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News & Views
June 5
Topics this week:
Mi Camp Meeting on STR
Apricots on the June Garden Guy
Father Leadership Interview
22nd Station, Bridgman, at full power
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MiSDA Camp Meeting 2025 theme
Photo credit: Michigan Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
MI Camp Meeting on STR
Strong Tower Radio has a big presence at the Michigan camp meeting starting on June 13. Sabbath afternoons are always high energy in the Strong Tower Radio booth. Staff, volunteers, and campers mingle, and the excitement is real!.
This year, 'The Garden Guy', Gary Heilig, will hang out at our booth so listeners can meet him and ask questions. A newcomer, veterinarian and Creation Animal Care host, Dr. Edyie Hanna, will be available at our booth on the first Sabbath. In addition, Strong Tower Radio will be giving away Father's Day stickers to fathers and their children.
Then, on Sunday, Father's Day, STR will give a gift to the fathers brought to the STR booth by at least one of their children. That same day, we will record a special question-and-answer interview with Gary and Edyie.
Michigan Camp Meeting evening sermons by Pastors Jim Micheff, John Bradshaw, and Pavel Goia will air on STR from June 13 to 20, beginning at 9 pm. Sabbath meetings will be aired starting at 9 am on STR stations, STR apps, or STR.fm.
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STR's Bridgman station increased power to 100%
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Can You Hear Us Now?
The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) authorized Strong Tower Radio (STR) to increase the Bridgman 89.1 fm station from 50% to 100% on Tuesday, June 3. Can you hear us now?
The Bridgman Strong Tower Radio station went on the air on Thursday, May 29, at 50% and petitioned the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) to increase to full licensed broadcast power. The FCC granted permission on Tuesday, June 3. WLWP (Where the Lord Will Provide) 89.1 fm is now broadcasting at 100%.
We appreciate people living in and traveling through this station's broadcast area reporting their location and signal strength back to the station. Please call the station at 231.567.2087 or message Tom@StrongTowerRadio.org.
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STR's 12-week billboard campaign in Kalamazoo and SW Michigan
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Can You See Us Now?
Coinciding with Strong Tower Radio's 22nd station going on the air is a billboard campaign to attract listeners in southwest Michigan. Local churches and donors underwrote the cost of ten billboards. Three are posted in the new Bridgman station area and seven in Kalamazoo's high-traffic areas for 12 weeks.
The backstory is that we did digital boards in Grand Rapids in 2020 when the board rent price dropped to a level we and our donors could not pass by. Earlier this year, our Strong Tower Radio advisory committee desired to do billboard advertising again. A proposal of $750 per month per board package was considered. The sales representative called us back a month later and said there was a once-in-a-blue-moon offer for ten boards for 12 weeks at $400 per four weeks each. Local churches and key donors jumped at this offer.
Above are two of the graphic designs. The signs advertise STR's brand, programming, and the three radio frequencies in the southwest Michigan area. If you would like to extend this campaign to 24 weeks or sponsor a billboard in your area, please get in touch with Tom@Strong TowerRadio.org or call 616.550.3555 as soon as possible. This offer will not last long.
PS: The Mio church has billboard space available and will post a permanent sign on its site. The expected serviceable life of the billboard vinyl covers is two to four years.
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STR Ministry News lead article author's book
Photo credit: Mike Winter
Relationship Tips
Next week, we air a Father's Day-themed program with Mike Winter of the Michigan Christian Business Men's Connection. Mike, the father of ten and father-in-law to young men, has some sage advice. We talk to him about his book, Man Up!: A Guide to Restoring Biblical Manhood. This father-focused interview is on Strong Tower Radio this Sunday at 3:30 am, Monday at 4 pm, Wednesday at 9 pm, and Thursday at 1 pm on STR radio stations, STR apps, and STR.fm.
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Apricots drying in Fergana, Uzbekistan
Photo credit: Shuhrataxmedov
Homestead Gardening
Homesteader Craig Schaaf will continue his gardening series this coming Sunday at 3:30 am, Monday at 4 pm, Wednesday at 9 pm, and Thursday at 1 pm, only on STR stations, STR apps, or STR.fm.
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STR Father's Day Card, children personalize at camp meeting.
Graphic credit: Strong Tower Radio
STR at Camp Meeting
The Michigan Conference Camp Meeting at Cedar Lake, MI is one of the best times to meet STR's staff and volunteers at our exhibit space and around campus, as well as to attend seminars and live recordings.
For the first time, we will be recording live question-and-answer programs with Gary Heilig from Good Growing with the Garden Guy and Dr. Edyie Hanna from Creation Animal Care. Join us for these sure-to-be-fun recording sessions after lunch on June 15 in the administration building. Bring your questions!
Tom Mejeur
Program Director
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3ABN's Summer Camp Meeting speakers
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3ABN Camp Meeting
You love the 3ABN camp meeting, and so do we. Hear guest speakers and 3ABN on the Preparing to Proclaim the Final Cry theme, weeknights, starting June 4, from 9 to 11 pm, and Saturday, 10 am to 1:30 pm, and continuing 7 to 9 pm.
STR Airing of the 3ABN Camp Meeting, Summer 2025
June 4 - 7, 2025
Wednesday, June 4
09 - 10 pm Wake Up, the Hour is Urgent! - Christopher Hudson
10 - 11 pm Power of the Everlasting Gospel - Carlos Muñoz
Thursday, June 5
09 - 10 pm Are We Ready for the Latter Rain? - David Shin
10 - 11 pm Latter Rain Prep: Repentance & Humility - Pavel Goia
Friday, June 6
09 - 10 pm Understanding Final Deceptions - Christopher Hudson
10 - 11 pm People Need the Lord: Harvest is Ripe - Ryan Johnson
Sabbath, June 7
10 - 10:15 am Sabbath School Panel - The Ends Have Come
Sun - The Wrath of the Lamb - Jill Morikone
Mon - Noah's Evangelism - Ryan Johnson
Tue - The Story of Sodom and Gomorrah - John Lomacang
Wed - The Judge of All the Earth - Shelley Quinn
Thu - The Pre-Advent Judgment - James Rafferty
(Break)
11:30 am - 1:30 pm Shockwaves - Danny Shelton
(Break)
3 - 4 pm Power of Prayer in Proclamation - David Shin
4 - 5 pm Fearlessly Sharing the Final Cry - Kenny Shelton
(Break)
7 - 8 pm Receiving the Remnant - James Rafferty
8 - 9 pm Standing Firm till Christ Returns - John Lomacang
Tom Mejeur
Program Director
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Opportunity Still Knocks
Four months remain until the new radio stations in Houghton and Iron Mountain are fully funded. These Federal Communication Commission (FCC) permits expire after August 2025. NOW is the time to take action!
Developments are still fluid for moving WUPJ to the Trenary tower, and FCC approval will bring a time extension. This only applies to moving WUPJ. Please share this with your network and mark gifts “STR UP Expansion!” Many seek the truth. Reach them with STR! Thank you for investing eternally!
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WDET-fm transmitter.
Graphic Credit: Lucky Louie on Wikipedia
Strong Tower Radio Match Grants Update:
Both the $6,000 and $3,000 match grants for station 90.7 fm, WBHL’s new transmitter, have been met—praise God, who is so generous through His people!
Thank you to all who have given and prayed for this need. Your wise investment will pay off in eternity.
Kam Ferguson
Development Director
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David Bolduc, Strong Tower Radio President
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STR Events Calendar
Be a part of Strong Tower Radio by joining us in person at one or more of the following events:
6/07 11:00 am David @ Marion SDA Church
6/13-thru 6/20 STR staff at the Michigan Camp Meeting
6/28 11:00 am Kam @ Delton SDA Church
"David" is David Bolduc - Founder and President
"Jilane" is Jilane Fenner - PR and Board Member
"Kam" is Kam Ferguson - Development Director
"Tom" is Tom Mejeur - Production & Marketing Director
"CAS" is the abbreviation for Camp Au Sable
"SDA" is the abbreviation for Seventh-day Adventist
"STR" is the abbreviation for Strong Tower Radio
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Pastor Jermaine Gayle
Photo source: University Church, East Lansing, MI
Sermons on STR
Strong Tower Radio is airing seven pastors' testimonies. Check upcoming Fresh Manna sermons and speakers streaming on StrongTowerRadio.org, STR.fm, and STR's local stations Monday-Friday at 2 am and 11 am.
This Week's Pastor Testimonies:
6/5 Jacob Gibbs - "Gravity"
6/6 Chris Holland - "Love at the Depths of the Sea"
Next Week's Classic Father's Day Sermons:
6/9 Jermaine Gayle - "God Blessed Them"
6/10 Rod Thompson - "Train Up a Child"
6/11 Pat and Tami Milligan - "Raising Godly Children in an Ungodly World"
6/12 Jermaine Gayle - "It May Be"
6/13 Raymond Holmes and Sean Brizendine - "My Father and I"
STR Sabbath Sermons: Saturdays at 11 am
6/07 Danny Shelton - (3ABN Camp Meeting)
6/14 John Bradshaw - (Michigan Conference Camp Meeting)
6/21 Pavel Goia - (Michigan Conference Camp Meeting)
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Thank you
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Thank You,
I Needed That!
The everlasting gospel broadcasts 24/7/365 from Strong Tower Radio’s (STR) 21 FM signals (1 AM) and internet stream, thanks to many faithful prayers and financial support from many of you. We received a call from a central Michigan area pastor who praised God for the message he’d just heard on the Fresh Manna program at 11 a.m. He stated that “He heard much that he wanted to share with his congregation, and that he also needed the message personally.” Ministering in another denomination, he requested the contact info of the pastor who had preached that message, which we gladly provided.
We also received a voicemail from a long-time listener who had just heard seven calls to give his life to Jesus within the message from another pastor broadcasted on STR. Past phone calls from this listener requested prayer for medical or travel needs; this voicemail asked that we call back and pray with the listener for a closer walk with God!
Friends, we are seeing the world increasingly discard truth in favor of lies. Yet many people are searching for truth, and you are helping them find it on STR! We recently alerted supporters that we were experiencing a funding shortfall, and many responded. Praise God, and thank you.
Through STR, you reach a multitude with present truth as you pray for and financially support this ministry. Lives are being changed! Through testimonies we share, via phone calls we receive, and by our hand extended to you, we each say, “Thank you, I needed that!”
Kam Ferguson
Development Director
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Photo Credit: Adventist Giving
Ways to Support STR
You can donate to Strong Tower Radio in several ways with different effects.
The fastest and most effective ways to donate include giving directly via a mailed check, calling in a donation, or donating on our website at StrongTowerRadio.org. These allow you to designate a specific station.
Another way is to give a gift to the Michigan Radio Ministry Fund via a tithe envelope or your church's Adventist Giving online https://adventistgiving.org/donate/ANFFFF
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STR now accepts PayPal.
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PayPal:
Another Way to Give
PayPal is an easy and popular way to make payments, transfer money, and give to Strong Tower Radio. We have now arranged to accept PayPal for giving.
Go to:
1) STR.fm,
2) StrongTowerRadio.org/donate,
3) https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=HUSEG6XLACE2E,
4) or your PayPal account. Designate West Central Michigan Media Ministries (our legal name for doing business as Strong Tower Radio).
You may give, as with other methods, one time, or give automatically. You choose. Thank you for your prayers and your financial support of Strong Tower Radio.
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Strong Tower Radio giving QR code
Graphic Credit: Jennifer Brooks
STR Giving
You can give to Strong Tower Radio by accessing the giving page with your smartphone. Point, click, and give!
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