Welcome to the Christian Worship Hour

"It is true that the whole world can see and hear what we do in our worship service, but that is precisely what we want to happen. We have no secrets here. All is open."

Dr Harold E. Salem
Pastor at First Baptist Church

Mission Statement

The Christian Worship Hour was ordained by God to proclaim the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ to the world. The Christian Worship Hour proclaims the Word of God simply and humbly in all its truth and purity, with special concern and compassion for the lost and with hope and encouragement for all believers. The Christian Worship Hour seeks to win the lost to Christ, to minister to the lonely, the elderly, and the shut-ins, and to nurture the saved in their daily walk with the Lord. Our purpose will always be to exalt the Lord Jesus Christ so that all may come to everlasting life through faith in Him, bringing glory to God the Father Almighty. Amen.

Broadcasting for over 30 years

The first live telecast of the Christian Worship Hour began in 1979 on KABY TV in Aberdeen, SD. Since then, over 50 TV stations have been added, along with numerous satellite networks and, recently, one worldwide network.

The vision of the CWH is to offer a worship service to those who are housebound. The telecast was never meant to be a substitute for worshipping in your own church.

The broadcast airs live on KABY in Aberdeen, SD: KSFY in Sioux Falls, SD: KPRY in Pierre, SD, and KSDN radio in Aberdeen, SD, has carried the service for more than 40 years. It is available as a 1 week and 2 week delay on more than 50 stations and satellite networks.

At exactly 10:00 o'clock AM and 10 seconds CST every Sunday morning cameras roll. Five volunteers run 3 remote controlled cameras, a video mixer, a computer that projects the words to hymns, sermon notes and the Scripture on the TV screen and 2 separate audio mixers. At exactly 10:58 and 26 seconds the service is cut off automatically by the TV station in Sioux Falls, SD. Four "atomic clocks" synchronized daily by the US Atomic Clock in Fort Collins, CO to ten billionths of a second are used to keep on schedule to the second. The services, along with the sermons, need to be timed exactly so they are completed on time.

In July of 2003 Internet access was established on the CWH website. Four services are archived with the current service available by 2:00 PM CST on the same day.