Pastor Greg is a Christian

Christian

A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...

 sitcom, the first Christian television show of this genre. It debuted in 2005, and it is now in its third and final season. The series is not filmed before a studio audience

Studio audience

A studio audience is an audience present for the taping of all or part of a television program. The primary purpose of the studio audience is to provide applause and/or laughter to the program's soundtrack . A studio audience can also provide volunteers, a visual backdrop and discussion participants...

 and uses a laugh track

Laugh track

A laugh track is a separate soundtrack invented by Charles "Charley" Douglass, with the artificial sound of audience laughter, made to be inserted into television programming of comedy shows and sitcoms.The term "laugh track" does not apply to the genuine audience laughter on shows that shoot in...

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The series was initially co-produced by Uplifting Entertainment

Uplifting Entertainment

Uplifting Entertainment is a Christian production company based in Pennsylvania. It was conceived by Greg Robbins in 1999, who portrays Pastor Greg, with the purpose of "informing with delight." It was formally founded in Oregon in 2003 as a limited partnership between Robbins, director Calvin...

 and Cornerstone Television

Cornerstone Television

The Cornerstone TeleVision Network is a non-commercial Christian broadcast and satellite television network based in Wall, Pennsylvania, United States. Its founder and CEO is Russ Bixler...

; when the series debuted, it was one of the first regularly scheduled religious television series to be produced in High Definition

High-definition television

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. However, to achieve this notoriety, Cornerstone added more infomercial

Infomercial

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s to its schedule and cancelled some of its other programs in order to defray the cost of two HDTV cameras bought for the show. In addition, following the lead of many American series (especially dramas), production would later shift to Canada

Canada

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; the show's second season was filmed in Orangeville, Ontario

Orangeville, Ontario

Orangeville is a town in south-central Ontario, Canada, and the seat of Dufferin County.-History:Before European settlers, Orangeville was thought to be a native hunting ground...

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Cast

• Greg Robbins as Pastor Greg
• Laura Romeo as Missy (2007 - present)
• Shelby Young as Lori (2005, 2008)
• Jim Young as John

Other notable castmembers include Dawn Wells

Dawn Wells

Dawn Elberta Wells is an American actress known for playing Mary Ann Summers on the sitcom Gilligan's Island during its run from 1964 until 1967.- Early life :...

 and Eddie Mekka

Eddie Mekka

Eddie Mekka is an American actor most famous for his role as Carmine Ragusa on the sitcom Laverne & Shirley.-Life and career:...

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