Christian History Institute

Founded by A. Kenneth Curtis (1939–2011) in 1982, Christian History Institute from its inception has issued film and print resources for laity education in Christian history, and now also offers online resources, including supplemental material for Christian films and videos, Christian History magazine, and Glimpses bulletins.

In 2004 the Institute moved its offices from Worcester to the campus of the Missio Seminary in Hatfield, Pennsylvania. Dr. David Dunbar, president of the Seminary, joined the board of trustees of the Institute and Institute President, Dr. Ken Curtis, joined the Seminary's board of Directors.

In 2019, Gateway Films/Vision Video became part of the Christian History Institute. Vision Video was also founded by A. Kenneth Curtis. In 2020, Vision Video launched the streaming service Redeem TV.

Print publications

Today, Christian History Institute produces study guides on historical subjects, new issues of Christian History magazine, and Christian history videos for DVD and Television. It is most well known for producing the ongoing series The Torchlighters: Heroes of the Faith series, in cooperation with Voice of the Martyrs and International Films. The Torchlighters is a series animated biographies of Christian heroes for children, which has won numerous awards.

Film and television

The organization has produced a number of film and television productions.

John Wycliffe: Morningstar. (1984) Best film of the year from Christian Film Distributors Association

From Christ to Constantine: The Trial and Testimony of the Early Church. (1990) • Chris Award from Columbus International Film & Video Festival • Gold Award from Houston International Film & Video Festival;