Global recordings network
Encyclopedia
Global Recordings Network (GRN) was founded by Joy Ridderhof
in Los Angeles, California
in 1939 as "Gospel Recordings." The mission of GRN is "to effectively communicate the gospel of Jesus Christ, through audio recordings, to all peoples in their own language." This is accomplished by recording the stories of the Bible
in the native language or dialect, by a native speaker and providing them in an audio format to the community. Often the languages do not have a written form. GRN has recorded over 5500 languages or dialects. The company's U.S. headquarters is located in Temecula, California
.
Hand cranked cassette players (TapeTalk) and cardboard based phonograph players CardTalk
are sometimes used to play the recordings in locations where electricity is unavailable.
GRN is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) and the Interdenominational Foreign Missions Association (IFMA).
Joy Ridderhof
Joy Fanny Ridderhof was an American missionary.The youngest child of Dutch and Swedish immigrants, Ridderhof was one of the first graduates of Columbia International University in 1923. In 1930, she traveled to Honduras, establishing her ministry in Marcala and neighboring villages...
in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
in 1939 as "Gospel Recordings." The mission of GRN is "to effectively communicate the gospel of Jesus Christ, through audio recordings, to all peoples in their own language." This is accomplished by recording the stories of the Bible
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
in the native language or dialect, by a native speaker and providing them in an audio format to the community. Often the languages do not have a written form. GRN has recorded over 5500 languages or dialects. The company's U.S. headquarters is located in Temecula, California
Temecula, California
Temecula is a city in southwestern Riverside County, California, United States with a population of 100,097 according to the 2010 United States Census, making it the lowest populated American city over 100,000 population. It was incorporated on December 1, 1989...
.
Hand cranked cassette players (TapeTalk) and cardboard based phonograph players CardTalk
CardTalk
CardTalk is an inexpensive player for recordings on vinyl records. It consists of a flat piece of cardboard creased and folded into a modified triangle shape. The base has a nub to hold the record in place. The upper "arm" forms the "pointy" part of the triangle and has a needle which is placed...
are sometimes used to play the recordings in locations where electricity is unavailable.
GRN is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) and the Interdenominational Foreign Missions Association (IFMA).
Books
- 1978 - Capturing Voices by Phyllis Thompson, a biography of Joy Ridderhof and Gospel Recordings.
Films
- 2006 - The Tailenders. Directed by Adele Horne.http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2006/tailenders/