Italian Film Crew Visits First Baptist Church

On Sunday, October 26, the RAI national television network based out of Rome, Italy made a brief stop in Hammond, Indiana to see how the nation's largest Independent Baptist Church is being affected by the national political race. They traveled from Rome, Italy, just two weeks ago to cover the American election.

Paula Contardo the representative from RAI's New York office said that "they were covering the Sarah Palin campaign trail and wanted to see what part, one of the nation's largest churches is playing in this exciting political race." She said, "We did our research and found that First Baptist Church of Hammond is one of the most influential conservative churches in the U.S."

The news crew was delighted with the service and said that they found themselves captivated by the traditional style that First Baptist presents. The lead reporter said "he found himself gripped by Dr Schaap's message about Christianity not being about religion, but about a man." (Jesus Christ)

The film crew will be following the elections in its entirety and then will be returning to Rome. The RAI network reaches five continents: America, Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia. According to their annual report, they have the possibility of reaching over a billion people, and their website alone has over 7 million unique visitors. You can visit their site at http://www.rainews24.rai.it.