Old Fashioned Revival Hour
About Dr. Charles E. Fuller
As a young pastor in 1925, he was invited from time to time to preach on a local radio program, and he recognized the possibilities in using this new invention called “radio” to bring the simple gospel message to more people, especially to those who could not (or would not) attend church.
In 1933 he resigned as pastor to devote his energies toward that goal, and in 1937 the Old Fashioned Revival Hour could be heard coast to coast over 30 stations of the Mutual Broadcasting System.
During World War 2 it had expanded to 650 stations, but that network cancelled OFRH in 1944. Transitioning to a number of independent stations, OFRH began broadcasting “live” from the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium for one hour on Sunday afternoons until January of 1958. Until 1968 when Dr. Fuller went home to be with his Savior, a 30-minute version of OFRH emanated from a studio.
In 1997, and in the providence of God, a group of individuals came together who had been much affected by the original Old Fashioned Revival Hour. Each expressed a longing to see it back on the radio. Their gifts and backgrounds seemed to complement one another’s perfectly, and they sensed that the Lord was calling them to move ahead with assurance and boldness.
Finally, in June of 2002 on a single station in Ventura, California, Dr. Dan Fuller, son of founder Dr. Charles Fuller, gave the invitation for listeners to come to Jesus on that first Old Fashioned Revival Hour rebroadcast.
Today, the Old Fashioned Revival Hour is aired on some 120 stations across the United States and is available anytime right here at OFRH.com. Besides being a great joy to those who grew up with this broadcast many years ago, young people are discovering the Old Fashioned Revival Hour for the first time. We’re encouraged because today the younger generation is showing a genuine interest in vintage cars, the music of the Big Band era as well as art deco in architecture and home decor. In other words, retro is “in.”
Convinced that the good news about Jesus is vital and “in” for every generation, we are thrilled with the privilege of making the Old Fashioned Revival Hour available to a cross-generational audience today.
