On Friday, May 19, CBN Newswatch aired a feature story on The League of Grateful Sons film project. Wendy Griffith, CBN’s senior reporter, interviewed Doug Phillips for the news segment. To watch the interview, click here.
[A] very emotive movie that helps the viewer understand the importance of godly fathers, sacrifice, loyalty, and all the Christian virtues.—Ted Baehr, MovieGuide
Memorial Day Picnic
A Day to Honor our Veterans
Featuring Screening of Iwo Jima film,
The League of Grateful Sons
Free Public Admission
Come and celebrate Memorial Day in a fantastic farm setting and hear great speeches honoring our veterans. “Rain or shine” ceremonies will be held under a large outdoor tent.
When: Monday, May 29
Time: 10am-4pm
Where: 3721 Quarry Road, Wake Forest, North Carolina
What to Bring: Lawnchairs (Tent Seating is provided)
SCHEDULE
10:00-11:00....Hayrides and Games
11:00-12:00....Veteran Testimonies
12:00-1:30......Lunch Break
1:30-3:00........Special screening of new Iwo Jima film,
The League of Grateful Sons
3:00................National Moment of Remembrance
3:00-4:00........Hayrides and Games
Taps
FEATURING
Outdoor games
Hayrides, Antique tractors
Rides in Authentic Military Jeeps
Noon Lunch - traditional Southern BBQ!
DIRECTIONS
From 401, take Rolesville Road (East Young St.) east for one mile. Then take left on Quarry and go 1.3 miles. Then turn left on Asphalt Road. Follow signs to the picnic.
Donation Appreciated for BBQ Lunch
For an engaging tribute to this Memorial Day Picnic, click here.
For accommodations, directions, or more info, visit: www.brownfamilyfarm.org
[A] truly wonderful documentary.... After watching it, my heart was moved so much within the next two weeks I started interviewing WWII vets (one of whom gave me his entire war journal) and will interview more for a article in our local paper.— Austin C.
The League of Grateful Sons... is the most incredible thing I have ever seen. Thank you so much for researching and making this wonderful documentary possible. I’m a son of a WWII veteran. My father was stationed in New Jersey watching for German planes. Near the end of the war, he then went to Germany. I’m the choir director at my church, and we’re planning a patriotic musical in the local high school auditorium on July 2. The purpose is to thank military people — past and present — and their families. I’m working on how I might be able to use a small clip from “Sons” in the musical... Thanks again for the work you’ve done and will be doing. God bless you for it!— Jim M., First Baptist Church, Michigan
Wonderfully done... may prove to be a modern Christian classic. —Lt. Col. E. Ray Moore (Ret.)
First Baptist Church
Springville, Alabama
Screening Date: May 28
Contact: Mary Ann Burttram
Phone: (205) 467-7979
E-mail: office@fbcspringville.com
Bloomington Christian School
San Bernardino, California
Screening Date: May 26, 27, and 29
Contact: Scott Folkens
Phone (909) 327-5264
E-mail: folkens4congress@afo.net
Celebration Center Church of the Nazarene
Woodland, California
Screening Date: May 28
Contact: Pastor Bob Hargrave
Phone: (530) 662-7166
E-mail: bob@celebrationcenterchurch.com
Cornerstone Baptist Fellowship
Sebastian, Florida
Screening Date: May 28
Contact: Brenda H. Sistler
Phone: (772) 321-3342
E-mail: brendahsistler@alum.mhc.edu
Heritage Bible Church
Panama City, Florida
Screening Date: May 28
Contact: Tom Holmes
Phone: (850) 785-9897
E-mail: hbiblech@bellsouth.net
Lakeside Community Church
Middleburg, Florida
Screening Date: May 28
Contact: Craig Bowen
Phone: (904) 272-3302
E-mail: cboweniz@bellsouth.net
Milestone Baptist Church
Cantonment, Florida
Screening Date: May 28
Contact: James Harris
Phone: (850) 494-3010
E-mail: jimharris@milestonebaptist.com
Elk Grove Baptist Church
Elk Grove Village, Illinois
Screening Date: May 30
Contact: Curt Hansen
Phone: (224) 595-2506
E-mail: chansen@baptistgeneral.org
Naperville Congregational Church
Naperville, Illinois
Screening Date: May 26
Contact: Sue Colbert
Phone: (630) 357-4092
E-mail: office@napervillecongregational.org
Wheaton Bible Church
Wheaton, Illinois
Screening Date: May 28
Contact: Rob Rienow
Phone: (630) 588-7145
E-mail: rrienow@wheatonbible.org
Evergreen Baptist Church
Trail Creek, Indiana
Screening Date: May 28
Contact: Jon Rumley
Phone: (219) 874-8713
E-mail: jrumley@evergreenonline.org
Fellowship Baptist Church
South Bend, Indiana
Screening Date: May 28
Contact: Virgil Wes
Phone: (574) 220-1926
E-mail: jeffparkchurch@juno.com
New Harvest Fellowship
Tipton, Iowa
Screening Day: May 29
Contact: Melinda Stonebraker
Phone: (563) 886-1630
E-mail: stonebrakerm@arrowquick.com
Stonebrook Community Church
Ames, Iowa
Screening Date: May 28
Contact: Gary Harris
Phone: (515) 232-6290
E-mail: gary@stonebrook.org
Teens for Christ
Concordia, Kansas
Screening Date: May 20
Contact: Kent Otott
Phone: (785) 243-1154
E-mail: nckpfc@sbcglobal.net
Covenant Family Church
Chesapeake College
Todd Performing Arts Center
Wye Mills, Maryland
Screening Date: May 28, 9:30am
Contact: Derrick Comfort
Phone: (800) 878-9727
E-mail: cgi2@intercom.net
Calvary Baptist Church
Mikado, Michigan
Screening Date: June 11
Contact: Tim Steiner
Phone: (989) 736-8345
E-mail: cbcmikado@juno.com
Hills Corners Baptist Church
Buchanan, Michigan
Screening Date: May 30
Contact: Pastor Boersma
Phone: (269) 695-2962
E-mail: pastor@hcbbc.org
Dupuyer Baptist Church
Dupuyer, Montana
Screening Date: May 28
Contact: Kevin Bryant
Phone: (406) 472-3237
E-mail: family7@3rivers.net
Ronan Alliance Church
Ronan, Montana
Screening Date: May 28
Contact: Jeff Kingery
E-mail: rachurch@ronan.net
Boardwalk Chapel
Wildwood, New Jersey
Screening Date: May 27, 9:00 p.m.
Contact: Jon W. Stevenson
Phone: (609) 522 5616
E-mail: chapelbwk@aol.com
Cedarville United Methodist Church
Millville, New Jersey
Screening Date: May 27 & 29
Contact: John Mitchell
Phone: (856) 825-2987
E-mail: jmcon@juno.com
Clarks Chapel Baptist Church
Lenoir, North Carolina
Screening Date: May 28
Contact: Pastor David B. Roberts
Phone: (828) 728-7312
E-mail: clarkschapel@yahoo.com
Memorial Day Picnic and Film Screening
Brown Family Farm
Wake Forest, North Carolina
Screening Date: May 29
Contact: Scott Brown
Web Address: Brown Family Farm
For more details, click here.
First Baptist Church
Hendersonville, North Carolina
Screening Date: May 28
Contact: Stephen J. Briggs
Phone: (828) 693-3493
E-mail: briggss@fbchnc.org
North Carolians for Home Educators Conference Book Fair
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Screening Date: May 25 and 26
Contact: NCHE
Phone: (919) 790-1100
E-mail: nche@nche.com
Trindale Baptist Church
Trinity, North Carolina
Screening Date: May 28
Contact: Angela von Kohler
Phone: (336) 431-2318
E-mail: tmoore@northstate.net
Western Hills Church
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Screening Date: May 31
Contact: Wayne Fagala
Phone: (405) 634-1454
E-mail: wayne@westernhillschurch.com
Eastgate Baptist Church
Cincinnati, Ohio
Screening Date: May 28t
Contact: Dr. Bill Boyd
Phone: (513) 528-9191
E-mail: dr.billboyd@juno.com
Iris Theatre
Cochranton, Pennsylvania
Screening Date: May 28
Contact: Jack Motzing
Phone: (814) 425-2900
E-mail: jmotzing@csonline.net
Fairview RP Church
Industry, Pennsylvania
Screening Date: May 28
Contact: Jeff Lyden
Phone: (724) 643-6442
E-mail: j.lyden@nase.org
Pennwood Bible Church
Everett, Pennsylvania
Screening Date: May 27
Contact: Pastor Floyd Rinehart
Phone: (814) 623-9444
First Baptist Church
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Screening Date: May 28
Contact: Kenneth Lee
Phone: (843) 884-8521
E-mail: kenlee@fbcmtpleasant.org
Flandrew Baptist Church
Flandrew, South Dakota
Screening Date: May 28
Contact: Jon Sanders
Phone: (605) 573-0080
E-mail: fbc65@iw.net
Trinity Baptist Church
Franklin, Tennesee
Screening Date: May 28
Contact: Vicki G. Holmes
Phone: (615) 794-6447
E-mail: church@trinityfranklin.com
Katy Bible Church
Katy, Texas
Screening Date: May 28
Contact: Ron McDonnel
Phone: (281) 391-7284
E-mail: rmcdonnel@yahoo.com
Community Baptist Church
Chantilly, Virginia
Screening Date: May 28
Contact: Mike Aylestock
Phone: (703) 968-8871
E-mail: office@cbc4me.org
Emmaus Church
Chesapeake, Virginia
Screening Date: May 28
Contact: Stephen R. Smith
Phone: (757) 488-6778
E-mail: emmaus4sq@aol.com
Heritage Bible Church
Vinton, Virginia
Screening Date: May 28
Contact: Bob Barton
Phone: (540) 314-3608
Jefferson Park Baptist Church
Charlottesville, Virginia
Screening Date: May 28
Contact: Bonnie Beach
Phone: (434) 293-6175
E-mail: jeffparkchurch@juno.com
Trinity Baptist Church
Christiansburg, Virginia
Screening Date: May 28
Contact: Monroe Hedrick
E-mail: Lu90@verizon.net
Calvary Assembly of God
Beckley, West Virginia
Screening Date: May 28
Contact: John K. Jordan
Phone: (304) 252-0717
E-mail: pastor@outoftheboxchurch.org
Geneva Lakes Church
Williams Bay, Wisconsin
Screening Date: Sometime in May
Contact: Dave Layhew
Phone: (262) 903-4167
Grace Evangelical Church
Madison, Wisconsin
Screening Date: May 27
Contact: Linda Johnson
E-mail: dljatj@tds.net
On Memorial Day, May 29, the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) will host the world television premiere of The League of Grateful Sons, Vision Forum’s World War II documentary chronicling the journey sons and grandsons took to the black sands of Iwo Jima in honor of their fathers who fought there in 1945. TBN will broadcast the film at 7 p.m. PST on Monday.
TBN founder and president Dr. Paul Crouch noted the importance of remembering the men and women who made defending America and keeping her strong during WWII their enduring legacy. “So many thousands died on the beaches of the Pacific, in the deserts of Africa, and on the battlefields of Europe,” he said. “So many more who survived are being taken from us day by day as the years take their toll. The League of Grateful Sons reminds us of our responsibility — and our privilege — to remember the sacrifice they made so that we could live as free Americans.”
TBN is the world’s largest religious network and America’s most watched faith channel. Each day TBN offers 24 hours of commercial-free programming, reaching every major continent via 54 satellites and more than 12,000 television and cable affiliates worldwide.
I showed the video to my family... and my Father who fought at Iwo Jima was much moved. For the first time, he opened up and started answering our questions about [the battle].—Mark C.