The Grace Hour represents a continuation of the pioneering radio ministry of the late Carl H. Stevens Jr. Pastor Stevens enjoyed ministering to radio listeners for nearly 40 years after becoming the full-time host of Telephone Time in the late 1960s. Telephone Time was one of the first Christian talk shows to be heard over the airwaves of North America. Pastor Stevens was also the founding pastor of Greater Grace World Outreach and received both the Lifetime Achievement and the Gold Angel Awards given by the Excellence in Media Foundation based in Hollywood, California.