News from the Reformed Witness Hour
June 2024
June 2024 Broadcast Schedule
In June, we will continue with Rev. Bruinsma’s series, Women of the Bible. Rev. Bruinsma is a recently retired minister of the Protestant Reformed Churches. He most recently served as Pastor of Pittsburgh PRC and continues to preach regularly where pulpit supply is needed. The Women of the Bible series was first broadcast in 2019. If you missed the first part of this series, visit www.reformedwitnesshour.org and search key word “Women of the Bible.”
June 2
Jael, Blessed Above Women
Judges 5:24-27
Rev. Wilbur Bruinsma
June 9
Ruth’s Vow
Ruth 1:16-17
Rev. Wilbur Bruinsma
June 16
Hannah’s Prayer for a Son
I Samuel 1:9-18
Rev. Wilbur Bruinsma
June 23
Abigail Pleads with David
I Samuel 25:28-31
Rev. Wilbur Bruinsma
June 30
Elizabeth’s Inspired Revelation
Luke 1:39-45
Rev. Wilbur Bruinsma
Did you Know?
The Reformed Witness Hour is now broadcasting in Detroit, MI. Our program is aired at 9:00am Sunday mornings on WLQV, FM 92.7 and AM 1500. Help us spread the word by recommending our program to friends and family near Detroit.
We Want You!
Are you good with managing schedules and timely communication? The Reformed Witness Hour needs you! We are seeking a new member to assist in coordinating our sponsorships. This includes tracking new sponsorship requests, ensuring the sponsor’s advertisement is scheduled for delivery during the sponsorship dates and following up with sponsors regarding billing. This work would require just a few hours each month but would have significant benefit for our committee. Male or female, young or not-so-young, we want you! Please contact Brian Key with any questions or to volunteer (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
Who is Listening to RWH?
We have several intriguing statistics to share this month regarding our listenership. On average, the number of digital message downloads for the past six months has been about 1,668 per month. Digital downloads include downloads from Sermon Audio, podcast apps, the RWH website and other Apps. In April this year, there were 3,811 digital downloads! Over 2,000 more downloads than average. For May, the rate of downloaded messages is also on track to far exceed prior months with an expected 3,600 message downloads.
Who is listening? Cambodia! In April, Cambodia was the country with the most digital downloads with 2,431 downloads. The U.S. had the second most digital downloads in April with 1,135 (less than half of Cambodia). In the prior six months, Cambodia typically had between 300 and 400 downloads while the U.S had about 1,000 downloads per month. Cambodia remains the leading country for downloads in May as well.
How are listeners listening? Podcasts. Over the past year, about 40% of digital downloads have been downloaded via podcast apps. In April, 71% of digital downloads were completed via podcast.
Praise the Lord for spreading the Gospel through this ministry!
