It Is Written has won ten Telly Awards this year for five different programs—one gold, seven silver, and two bronze. Four awards, including the gold, were given to The Trail of Tears, the first It Is Written program examining the forced relocation of Native Americans. Additionally, Every Word, the It Is Written one-minute daily devotional, was recognized for the first time. 

The Telly Awards honor video and television excellence across all screens. Last year, It Is Written garnered five Telly Awards.

“The reason we produce programs is not so we can win awards,” said John Bradshaw, It Is Written speaker/director. “Our programs are designed to reach souls with the everlasting gospel and encourage people to know and follow Jesus in preparation for His return. But these awards indicate that It Is Written is producing high-quality content, and they are a reflection of the outstanding work being done by our media production department. In addition, this recognition tells our ministry supporters that they are partnering with a ministry operating at an extremely high level.”

The Trail of Tears won for the following categories:

• Gold—Television: Religious/Spiritual

• Silver—Television: Editing

• Silver—Television: History

• Bronze—Television: Writing

Jesus and Racism is a program that looks at racism through the lens of an unlikely New Testament story, showing how God feels about racism and demonstrating that love and unity can be accomplished when the Holy Spirit is allowed to change hearts. Jesus and Racism won in the following categories:

• Silver—Television: Editing

• Silver—Television: Religious/Spiritual

• Bronze—Television: Writing

Hope Awakens, the nationwide, online evangelistic series held by It Is Written at the start of the pandemic, won a Silver award for Online: Talk Show/Interview. View Hope Awakens at itiswritten.tv/programs/hope-awakens.

The Every Word program “The Blessed Hope” won a Silver award for Television: Religious/Spiritual. It may be watched at itiswritten.tv/programs/every-word/the-blessed-hope-2.

“Worse Than the First,” also an Every Word program, won a Silver award for Television: Religious/Spiritual. It may be viewed at itiswritten.tv/programs/every-word/worse-than-the-first.

About It Is Written

It Is Written is a media evangelism ministry that has been sharing the everlasting gospel worldwide for 65 years. The first religious television program to broadcast in color, It Is Written is also the tenth-longest-running television program in the United States. It is impacting lives for Christ through satellite and digital television, websites and mobile apps, global evangelistic ministry, and faith-sharing resources. 

This article was originally published on the North American Division’s news site