CHBC HISTORY
The year CHBC was founded
1902
Originally a flop, this 1946 Christmas movie became a classic only after repeated broadcasts spurred interest
It's a Wonderful Life
This OKC native's 1953 Christmas hit led to the zoo receiving a baby hippo, Matilda
Gayla Peevey
This 1939 novel begins with the line "Scarlett O'Hara was not beautiful"
Gone With the Wind
Cain
The year all services moved to the current location at 304 SW 134th St
1995
This carol is the most-published hymn in North America
Joy to the World
Born in Edmond, this Olympian led the "Magnificent Seven" to gold at the 1996 Atlanta games
Shannon Miller
Portrayed by Henry Winkler, this leather-jacket-wearing TV character became a cultural icon of the 1970s
Fonzie
The Fonz
Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli
"Do or do not, there is no try."
Yoda
The intersection of CHBC's former location in the Capitol Hill neighborhood
SW 25th & Harvey
This character recites Luke 2:8-14 in response to Charlie Brown's quest to discover what Christmas is all about
Linus
This year marked the debut season in OKC after our NBA CHAMPIONS relocated from Seattle
2008
With hits like "Puppy Love" and "Go Away Little Girl," he became a teen heartthrob in the early 1960s
Donny Osmond
"Houston, we have a problem."
Jim Lovell
He pastored CHBC 1944-1973 and served as BGCO President
Rev. Hugh Bumpass
According to legend, he punched the heretic Arius in the face (making it shake like a bowl full of jelly) during the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD
St. Nicholas
This aquatic sculpture is one of the quirkiest photo ops along Route 66
Blue Whale of Catoosa
This city is home to the famous Christ the Redeemer statue
Rio de Janeiro
"To be, or not to be: that is the question."
Hamlet
Rev. Charlie Curb (pastor 1913-1916) would walk with church members - singing hymns along the way - to this body of water for baptisms
Lightning Creek
This department store created Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer for a 1939 Christmas promo booklet
Montgomery Ward
This astronaut flew on Gemini and Apollo missions and was the sixth person to walk on the moon
Thomas P. Stafford
Before becoming U.S. President, he was a peanut farmer and the governor of Georgia
Jimmy Carter
"I will honor Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year."
Ebenezer Scrooge