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 Moody
Publishers acquired Camp Hills, Pa.-based WingSpread Publishers on Nov. 4. The
acquisition brings another storied publishing house under the 117-year-old
Moody umbrella.
The
WingSpread division of now-former parent company Zur Ltd., also has a long
history in publishing, starting as a missionary periodical in 1880 under the
name The Gospel in All Lands.
The company expanded and developed its line of publications to include books,
and today has an extensive backlist of titles. Of the 138 titles acquired
by Moody, 57 were written by A.W. Tozer, from whose book, WingSpread,
the company’s current iteration takes its name. “We recognize this is a great opportunity for our authors
to engage with one of the leading Christian publishers,” said Raymond Paton,
Zur’s vice president of operations. “We are certain Moody Publishers will carry
on our legacy of printed Christian publications with impeccable integrity.” “Moody Publishers was
honored to be approached by WingSpread with this opportunity, and it will be
our great joy to continue the widest possible distribution of these
life-changing messages from A.W. Tozer and many others,” said Greg
Thornton, senior vice president of media at Moody Bible Institute—parent
company of Moody Publishers. “The Moody Bible Institute has a long-standing
history with the works of great men like Tozer in our publishing division and
the recorded messages preached by Tozer that have been preserved in the Moody
Radio archives.” The
newly acquired titles will be integrated into Moody Publishers’ Spiritual Life
and Ministry Team, led by Associate Publisher Duane Sherman. Sales of the
former WingSpread titles will continue to be available through stores and
online channels. 
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