February 20 Today in OPC History

On February 20, 1939 at 8:15 A.M. “The Presbyterian Hour” made its first appearance on the air over station WIBG in Glenside, Pennsylvania. “The Presbyterian Hour” had its origin in the minds of six students of Westminster Theological Seminary. On February 5, they made plans for such a program, desiring to find a way to proclaim the Reformed Faith over the air. They arranged a 15 minute program, visited the station, and were given the time.

On the first program Mr. Dwight Poundstone, a senior at Westminster Seminary, sang a solo, “There is a Green Hill Far Away.” Mr. William Welmers, also a senior at Westminster Seminary, spoke on the subject, “Facts and Faith.”

Picture: Dwight Poundstone at the piano with his fellow classmates at Westminster.