Do you remember this TV mini-series

Some background Salty:


Billboard, 26 September 1953, p. 8

"Three More Films On Life of Jesus Shot by Cathedral
HOLLYWOOD, Sept. l9 — Cathedral Films this week completed shooting three additional half-hour films in a series of 13 depicting the life of Jesus, bringing to five the total number already filmed. Series when completed, will be made available to TV after first being shown in churches thruout the country. Films, titled 'The Living Christ Series,' is being produced by the Rev. James K. Friedrich, Cathedral president. Series deals with different phases in the life of Jesus and are being shot in episodic form. One of the first in the series, a 55-minute 'I Beheld His Glory,' was telecast last Easter season over 131 TV stations under sponsorship of the National Council of Churches. Its critical acclaim and public reception prompted Dr. Friedrich to complete the series. Titles completed this week are 'Escape to Egypt,' 'Boyhood and Baptism,' and 'Men of the Wilderness.' Others previously finished are 'I Beheld His Glory' and 'Holy Night,' the Nativity story."


Archives of the Episcopal Church

"Cathedral Films, Inc. was established in 1939 by the Reverend James K. Friedrich, an Episcopal priest who advocated film as a medium of Christian Education and ministry....It remained a leader in the production and distribution of religious educational films, filmstrips and recordings across denominations for the next 30-plus years"

 

The films can be viewed here:

The Living Christ : James K. Friedrich : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

 

I found it on the Free Movie Classics(FMC) app on my Roku.

 

Thanks for sharing the link!