The Christian News and Information Institute initially was a response to the “news vacuum” in Christian television of the ‘80’s and ‘90’s.
CNI Institute develops and facilitates the flow of information to believers about what God is doing in the world, and assists, trains, and encourages Christians using or desiring to use the mass media.
In May, 1991 CNI Institute was registered in the Commonwealth of Virginia as the Christian News and Information Institute, Inc., a non-profit corporation, under the leadership of Stan Jeter and fellow Directors Forrest Boyd, Andrew Quicke, and Seph Barnard.
In 2016 CNI Institute launched the Global News Alliance, a nonprofit news agency similar in concept to the Associated Press. From its online platform, GNA provides TV reports of God at work to Christian media outlets around the world. Subscribers include TV channels and networks in Korea, Taiwan, South Africa, Germany, Romania, United Kingdom, United States, Canada and numerous Latin American countries.
In the first nine months of 2022, affiliates downloaded 1,283 reports from GNA, choosing specific videos to include in their programs.
CNI Institute is also training Smartphone Reporters to produce stories from their communities for international GNA distribution.
CNI Institute is recognized as a 501-C-3 non-profit organization by the IRS. Donations are tax-deductible in the United States.
There’s still a need for developing and facilitating the production and distribution of news about God’s work in the world, and other Christian media projects. As we focus on building the Global News Alliance, we want to keep developing four other areas of emphasis in CNI Institute’s mission:
GERMANY | We at Bibel TV Germany feel very blessed and privileged to be part of the Global News Alliance because being part of this great network gives us the means to tell the people in Germany, German-speaking Europe, and beyond the great story that God writes with his children worldwide...Being part of GNA is like being part of a great big global family of Christian broadcasters.
ECUADOR | We want to thank Global News Alliance for letting us be a part of your great family. Thanks to your great content, we've been able to develop a revolutionary news segment called "The Good News" where we share world news with a Christian perspective.
KOREA | I believe that Global News Alliance is the most innovative and effective way to share the good news of Jesus Christ which arrives from every corner of the world. It is a thrilling experience to hear and see what is happening at Christian churches and how God works through His people.
ROMANIA | We're thankful for this opportunity because we translate this news into Romanian language and use in the different media outlets we have...I think though Global News Alliance, God is showing His people here in Romania what He is doing all over the world.
CANADA | We really appreciate our relationship with the Global News Alliance, sharing content and bringing our viewers some of the biggest stories from around the globe, especially the stories that have an impact in the Christian community.
UNITED KINGDOM | I want to tell you that I'm blown away with the quality and the relevance of the material that is being provided by them. We want to say a big thank you to Peter Wooding and all the team at Global News Alliance for the work they are doing for the Kingdom of God...The material is helping our viewers to truly have a global perspective of what God is doing around the world.
TAIWAN | I thank God for the Global News Alliance and the wonderful work they are doing. Because of GNA, we can help the Chinese people around the world to know more about the Word of God everywhere.