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[PICTURED L-R]: JEAN ROSS, VP EVANGELISM | ANDREW TAYLOR, VP DEVELOPMENT | DOUG BATCHELOR, PRESIDENT | ALLEN HRENYK, VP FINANCE
mazing Facts International’s with its unique take on Christianity, even in
mission “is to take God’s places not typically open to ministry, such
message to the world,” and as China and Cuba. It also broadcasts on
it is accomplishing this with a sound television in more than 90 countries, while
organization and a global reach that utilizing a robust online presence to reach
begins right here in Placer County. millions more every month.
Launched 55 years ago in Maryland and
now headquartered in Granite Bay, this
popular multimedia ministry offers services,
resources and education to anyone seeking
to better understand the Bible.
“However, while our mission is a global
one, we hope to be a ‘light on a hill’ to our
neighbors here in Placer County and the
greater Sacramento area — a beacon of
hope to those in our community struggling
The ministry’s new 34,000-square-foot in the rat race of life and who have maybe
office building opened last August on a forgotten their spiritual journeys,” says
prominent hilltop in Granite Bay, featuring Batchelor.
spectacular views of surrounding woods,
the Sierra Nevada and the Sacramento
skyline. About 100 employees and a
multitude of volunteers count this new
facility as a centerpiece to bringing hope
to billions worldwide. The new Granite Bay
Hilltop Adventist Church is scheduled to
open in June on the same property.
Pastor Doug Batchelor, president, says that
Amazing Facts has reached millions globally
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We hope to
be a ‘light on
a hill’ to our
neighbors
in Placer
County.
— DOUG BATCHELOR
He says, “We look forward to meeting the
unique members of our community and
serving them in their walk with God.”
Through its new W.O.R.D. Center and
church, Amazing Facts hopes to bring Bible
clarity and a hopeful future to millions
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worldwide, starting with those in its own
backyard.
For more information, visit
amazingfacts.org and granitebaysda.org.
3785 Placer Corporate Dr., #600
Rocklin, CA 95765
roseville.ca.us
amazingfacts.org | granitebaysda.org
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