Our History

OUR HISTORY

How It All Began

As the Internet made its way into homes worldwide, a man named Walt Wilson was sitting in an MIT meeting. God spoke a question: What if technology is the way to fulfill the Great Commission?

An Unchanged Mission

Since 2004, Global Media Outreach has been committed to a singular mission: to give everyone on earth multiple opportunities to know Jesus. Take a look at some of our biggest milestones.

2004

Global Media Outreach (GMO) is born with a driving question: “What if we can reach 1 billion people with the Gospel by 2020?”

2007

Online ads explode, proving the power of Gospel advertising on the Internet. GMO creates a secure response system for volunteers to safely communicate with people responding to Gospel presentations.

2009

Within 5 years, GMO shares the Gospel with 66 million people across 14 languages. More than 10 million people decide to follow Christ.

2013

Over 100 million people indicate decisions of salvation through Jesus.

2014

A vision becomes a reality. Six years ahead of schedule, GMO presents the Gospel to 1 billion people.

2016

Global Media Outreach becomes YouVersion’s largest referral partner, resulting in more than 430,000 downloads of the Bible app.

2020

GMO hits double the original goal, reaching 2 billion people with the Gospel.

2021

GMO acquires the online ministry Explore God, vastly increasing the amount of Gospel content geared toward younger generations and Americans.

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