Teen Challenge, 60 Years of Ministry | Living the Legacy 2018 [#4]

Описание: Teen Challenge started in Brooklyn, New York in 1958 by Rev. David Wilkerson. Wilkerson was a young country preacher pastoring a church in eastern Pennsylvania. One February afternoon, Wilkerson read an article in LIFE magazine about seven teenagers who were on trial for murder.

During a gang fight in Manhattan, these teens beat a young man to death. Troubled by what he read in the article, and sensing God wanted him to do something for the teens, Wilkerson made a trip from his hometown in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania to the urban area of New York City.

Sometime after this, Rev. Wilkerson resigned his church in Pennsylvania and moved to the New York City area to work full time with teenage gang members. This new work was eventually called “Teen Challenge.” Soon, Teen Challenge began to also offer help to those addicted to drugs and alcohol.

During these early years, a large home was obtained on Clinton Avenue in Brooklyn. A year-long residential discipleship program was started in this facility. This Teen Challenge program is still helping people change their lives in today! Due to its success, residential Teen Challenge centers began cropping up in cities all across America.

Most of the centers offer a 12-18 month residential program for men, women, boys, or girls. These centers are designed to help individuals learn how to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, and in turn, live drug-free lives. The programs offer a balance of Bible classes, work assignments, and recreation.

As of January 2002, at the beginning the 45th year, there were 178 Teen Challenge programs in the United States and another 150 in other countries around the world.

The rest of the story of Teen Challenge is told in the best-selling book, The Cross and the Switchblade. This book has sold tens of millions of copies and has been translated into 35 different languages. Another exciting book that is available, Run Baby Run tells of notorious gang member Nicky Cruz who was one of David Wilkerson’ s early converts in New York City. Beyond the Cross and the Switchblade and The Cross is Still Mightier than the Switchblade also detail important early history of Teen Challenge.
Teen Challenge has grown into one of the largest and most successful programs of its kind in the world. Our men's program in Colfax, Iowa is a year long faith-based residential program for men ages 18 and older. Residents live in a structured, disciplined environment created to provide complete 180 degrees of life change!

Our Program:
As a resident of Adult & Teen Challenge of the Midlands, you will receive personalized mentoring in both one-on-one and group settings. You will also be involved in discipleship and character classes, as well as the opportunity to receive your GED if needed. Married residents will be involved in our Family Ministry with their spouses. Oftentimes, there is healing needed for the entire family, and it is our desire to see marriages reconciled and families restored.

Our Re-Entry:
After spending a minimum of 7 months at our Colfax Center, residents will move to our home in Omaha, Nebraska to complete the final phase of Adult & Teen Challenge of the Midlands. In Re-Entry, residents find full-time employment, get involved in the community and a local church; all while living under the structure and security of the Adult & Teen Challenge program. We believe this is a critical phase of the program designed to give residents the foundation they need to succeed outside of Adult & Teen Challenge.

The Cost:
Residents are required to pay a minimal intake fee upon admittance into the program. Adult & Teen Challenge is not about generating funds, but changing lives.

To learn more about Adult & Teen Challenge of the Midlands, visit our website www.tcmid.org or call us today at 1 (800) 718-8804

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