TV Verdade

{{See also|Broadcast ministry of Members Church of God International}}

On December 26, 2009, During the second day of the International Thanksgiving of MCGI, Bro. Eli Soriano (via live video streaming) announced the launched of a new television channel outside the Philippines, the Brethren of the church gathered worldwide. A huge crowd gathered at the ADD Convention Center in Apalit, Pampanga cheered as the then-Presiding Minister showed the new TV network's logo on LED screens positioned across the center.{{Cite web|date=2012-07-05|title=Members of the Church of GOD Intl Broadcasts Yield More Members|url=https://www.mcgi.org/tales-of-changed-lives-mcgi-broadcasts-yield-123-more-members-in-the-west/|access-date=2021-02-27|website=MCGI.org|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2018-04-10|title=Bro Eli: Televangelist Extraordinaire|url=https://www.elisoriano.com/bro-eli-filipino-international-preacher/|access-date=2021-02-27|website=EliSoriano.com|language=en-US}}

TV Verdade's test broadcast started in December 2009. Its broadcast feed originates from a small garage, around 48 square meters, transformed into a makeshift broadcasting studio located in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil. It originally aired the Portuguese and Spanish versions of Ang Dating Daan until 2012 when TV La Verdad was release.{{Cite web|date=2012-07-16|title=Members of the Church of God Intl 24-hour Spanish Broadcast|url=https://www.mcgi.org/from-a-small-and-cramped-garage-to-the-world-mcgi-airs-new-24-hour-spanish-language-broadcast/|access-date=2021-02-27|website=MCGI.org|language=en-US}}

The station currently carries the 24-hour Portuguese broadcast of O Caminho Antigo (English: The Old Path, Tagalog: Ang Dating Daan), the longest-running religious program in the Philippines.{{Cite web|date=2013-08-31|title=MCGI Sends Workers to Aid in Global Propagation Effort in South America|url=https://www.mcgi.org/mcgi-sends-workers-aid-global-propagation-effort-south-america/|access-date=2021-02-27|website=MCGI.org|language=en-US}}

In 2015, TV Verdade was granted the authority by the Ministry of Communications (Portuguese: Ministério das Comunicações, abbreviated MiniCom) to build and operate its own television network in Brazil, initially in Minas Gerais, the second most populous state the country. Roll-out of its analog relay stations in various cities in the state of Paraná is ongoing.{{Cite web|title=TRANSMISIÓN|url=https://ocaminhoantigo.tv/transmision/|access-date=2021-02-27|website=O Caminho Antigo|language=en-US}}

In December 2016, TV Verdade HD was launched in high definition (HD) format (1080p) for households in South and Central America and some parts of North America via SES-6 for free.{{Cite web|date=2017-02-24|title=TV Verdade Begins High Definition (HD) Telecast in South America|url=https://www.elisoriano.com/tv-verdade-high-definition-broacasting-south-america/|access-date=2021-02-27|website=EliSoriano.com|language=en-US}} It also completed the upgrade of its satellite systems, production facilities, including the acquisition of HD cameras in South America to comply with the requirements of the Ministry of Communications in Brazil.

In April 2020, O Caminho Antiguo began its live broadcast with all of its host and viewers are online, as the world prepares for the COVID-19 Pandemic.{{Cite web|date=2020-05-18|title=Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: MCGI Launches "Ang Dating Daan" Daily Bible Study Online|url=https://www.mcgi.org/mcgi-ang-dating-daan-online-live-bible-study/|access-date=2021-02-27|website=MCGI.org|language=en-US}}

In May 2020, the Members Church of God International announced the release of the Oração Global pela Humanidade (English: Global Prayer for Humanity) in different languages including Portuguese virtually, it aims to gather people from across the globe, with different races and religions in praying together and asking for God's help and mercy during these perilous times in the pandemic.{{Cite web|date=2020-05-25|title=Everyone is Welcome: MCGI Initiate Daily Global Prayer for Humanity|url=https://www.mcgi.org/daily-mcgi-global-prayer/|access-date=2021-02-27|website=MCGI.org|language=en-US}}

In June 2020, O Caminho Antiguo introduced for the first time to the public the O Caminho Antiguo: Doutrinação em Massa through TV Verdade and different social media platforms in preparation for the new normal.{{Cite web|date=2020-05-31|title=MCGI's Live Mass Indoctrination Goes Online|url=https://www.mcgi.org/first-online-mass-indoctrination/|access-date=2021-02-27|website=MCGI.org|language=en-US}}

The Members Church of God International has conducted a series of relief operations in Latin America where cases of COVID-19 continue to surge. Volunteers have brought food and supplies and church members delivered relief assistance using their own vehicles, while still observing all the safety protocols while distributing the goods.

• O Caminho Antiguo (2009)
• O Caminho Antiguo: Doutrinação em Massa (2020)
• Oração Comunitária (2011)
• Oração Global pela Humanidade (2020)
• Pergunte ao Irmão Eli Soriano, A Bíblia Responderá (2009)

• El Camino Antiguo (2009-2012; moved to TV La Verdad)

TV Verdade can be received via satellite in Brazil and other countries in Asia, Australia, North America, South America, Europe and Africa.{{Cite web|title=SATÉLITE|url=https://ocaminhoantigo.tv/transmision/|access-date=2021-02-27|website=O Caminho Antigo|language=en-US}}

* On-Air

On February 11, 2014, MCGI launched the MCGI Broadcast App for iOS and Android for mobile and tablet devices. In 2016, it was also made available to Windows Mobile device users. By downloading the mobile application, users with stable internet connection will be able to watch the broadcast feed of TV Verdade for free.

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