Omega Christian Television is a Christian television station founded by Eiríkur Sigurbjörnsson which started broadcasting on 28 July 1992. Initially it only broadcast in Iceland but it has since expanded its coverage to a large part of Europe. It broadcasts in the United Kingdom on Sky as The Gospel Channel. The programmes include well-known evangelical preachers and self acclaimed faith healers such as Peter Popoff and Benny Hinn.
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“Blest be the tie that binds
Our hearts in Christian love;
The fellowship of kindred minds
Is like to that above.”
—John Fawcett (1739/40–1817)
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