GARDEN GROVE, Calif. — Blaming a struggling U.S. economy, the megachurch founded by Robert H. Schuller Sr. is pulling its TV program “Hour of Power” and taking other measures to offset an $8 million drop in revenue.

“Hour of Power,” which has aired for 40 years, will continue to appear on cable networks such as Lifetime and TBN, and on broadcast TV in markets including California, Colorado, Florida and Ohio, said John Charles, director of development.

“If we can just hang in there and be smart about surviving the downturn in the economy, this storm will pass and we will be OK and we can begin to grow again as a ministry,” Sheila Schuller Coleman, Schuller’s daughter and the church’s recently appointed leader, said.

The church saw revenue drop 27 percent from roughly $30 million in 2008 to $22 million in 2009, church spokesman Mike Nason told The Associated Press.