Page 4 - GBS History

Broadcasting 1954-2018

Prior to the incorporation of The Gospel Broadcasting
System Ltd. (GBS) in 1956, programmes were made in
Mandarin and Cantonese with a Chinese evangelist
called Oliver Hsu. These were broadcast to China from
the missionary station in Manila, Philippines (FEBC) for
two years.

Pastor Harold Bogle of the Liverpool City Mission whose
vision for using radio as a Christian outreach led to the
founding of GBS.

Bert Ralfs, a founder member of GBS,
shared Pastor Bogle’s vision through his
interest in radio. He became our first
programme producer, and his home was
our first “studio”.
Our first programme in
English was called “Search
the Scriptures” and its aim
was to be an
encouragement to British
missionaries serving in the
Far East, as well as other
GBS Committee 1985 Christians. The programme
(left to right) was sent to FEBC Manila on
Bert Ralfs tape for broadcast to India
Keith Stuffins and S. E. Asia. (1960-1967)
Jean Stuffins
Broadcasts to West Africa
Duncan Fisher from Radio ELWA in Liberia
Mary Ralfs followed. (1964-1990)
The programme was also
broadcast to the Caribbean
area over Radio WIVV
Puerto Rico between 1978
and 1982.