1973
A Historic Moment:
Believer’s Voice of Victory
A Newsletter for the Power People!
When the Lord instructed Kenneth and Gloria Copeland to publish the "Believer’s Voice of Victory" magazine, He said to them: 'This is your seed. Give it to everyone who ever responds to your ministry, and don’t ever allow anyone to pay for a subscription to it.'
Acting in obedience to those instructions, in September 1973 they published the first BVOV, subtitled “A Newsletter for the Power People,” and mailed it to about 3,000 people. Within two years, circulation had grown to 20,000. Under the direction of their son-in-law George Pearsons, who today heads up Kenneth Copeland Ministries as its CEO, "BVOV" quickly became a pacesetter in the growing sphere of Christian magazines.
In describing the magazine in those early days, Gloria said: “There’s a ceiling on worldly publications that we don’t have. They can’t reach beyond where they are into the realm of the anointing. Yet, the whole purpose of our magazine is to present the Word of God on paper through the anointing.”
And the anointing has truly made the difference in "BVOV," and in the lives of people around the world. Since those early days of "BVOV," our Partners and Friends have sent in thousands of letters with their own stories of faith. These have become the foundation for the testimonies and feature articles that now appear in every monthly issue.
In 2021, we mailed over 3.8 million free issues of "BVOV" to over 159 countries in six languages around the world. Knowing the good news is being spread throughout the world on the powerful voice of the printed page is as exciting today as it was 49 years ago when it all began. God is working through its pages month after month!
And the most exciting part is the lives that continue to be changed every day because the "Believer’s Voice of Victory" magazine is delivering the Word and telling the stories, sowing them into nations around the world. Here’s an example of how God has continually used "BVOV!"
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