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A Brief History of
Word of Life International
When Word of Life Founding Director, Jack Wyrtzen, began preaching in street meetings in 1934, no one envisioned the world-wide ministry that Word of Life Fellowship would become.
As the ministry expanded into radio broadcasts, rallies, youth camps, overseas missions and Bible Clubs for local church youth programs, the evangelistic zeal never changed. The primary goal of Word of Life has always been to share the Bible's message that men can have their sins forgiven, receive eternal life, and begin a personal relationship with God through faith in Jesus Christ.
Eventually this goal led to a Bible School program to train young people as future Christian workers and leaders. The first Word of Life Bible School was started in Brazil in the 1960's. In 1970, the second Bible School (with a present enrollment of over 700 students) was started in the United States, near the location of the Word of Life International Headquarters in Schroon Lake, New York.
Since that time other Bible Schools have been founded in several of the nearly 50 countries around the world where Word of Life missionaries are working.
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