In 1982, when the Lord of the Harvest called me to serve Him among the poor, there were 4.66 billion people living on earth. Now, forty-one years later, there are over 8 billion people.
Building strong and long-lasting urban churches requires developing and organizing lay leadership. World Impact is dedicated to assisting churches in achieving this goal by offering tools and assistance for building capable teams of leaders at all levels. Keep reading to learn about those tools.
As the season of Lent draws to a close, I’ve been reminded over and over in the past weeks of God’s kindness in sending Jesus, our Redeemer, to save the world. What radical love He displayed.
“The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy” (Psalms 126:3). As we look back on the last few months, we are very encouraged with how God is using our ministry programs for the glory of God.
Faithful people sometimes misinterpret scriptures or take verses out of context. It’s also not unusual to witness readers ignore challenging passages of the Bible. These examples of biblical illiteracy among readers of God’s word can greatly impact how you and I work out our faith and serve one other here on earth. But how does that affect organizations like World Impact? Keep reading to discover the connection.
Mt. Salem-New Wave Fellowship Church, led by Patricia Strong-Fargas, is a World Impact partner in Los Angeles. For her and the members of her church, the gates of hell looked like the overwhelming number of hit-and-runs happening in South Central L.A.
We’ve been praying for a revival on South Broadway for the longest time, because we can’t do it by ourselves…
Shampayne’s earliest memory was when she was raped at three years old. Adding insult to injury, her church-going foster family also abused her. Shampayne ran away at age 14…
Alberto was a leader in a gang, ready and willing to use violence to take out anyone who threatened him…
World Impact celebrates 50 years of community impact and works to develop healthy churches in every urban neighborhood in the US…
With Thanksgiving around the corner, I invite you to rejoice with me by taking a few minutes to watch three stories of transformation…
Shampayne endured abuse, gang activity, and her children were removed from the home. But something changed for her…
