Teen Challenge - Organization

Organization

Teen Challenge USA is a department of the U.S. Missions division of the Assemblies of God USA, but maintains a governing board separate from the denomination. Global Teen Challenge has its own independent Board of Directors and denominational relationships are voluntary and cooperative.

The Teen Challenge program model has multiple structural designs. Some Teen Challenge centers operate as licensed chemical dependency treatment programs, offering both short-term and long-term rehabilitative options. Others operate as board and lodges focusing on helping those with any addiction or life damaging habits recover from the decisions, choices, and belief systems that have kept them in the vicious circle of using drugs and alcohol to cope with life.

Global Teen Challenge represents more than 1000 centers in 82 countries, and is headed by Jerry Nance, President and C.E.O.

Global Teen Challenge is divided into seven regions with a director or representative for each region. The seven regions with their directors and basic residential statistics as of November, 2010:

• Latin America and Caribbean - Duane Henders; 1,250 beds in 102 centers in 17 countries.
  
• Europe - Tom Bremer; 892 beds in 58 centers in 28 countries.
  
• Africa - Doug Wever, 1,034 beds in 14 centers in 9 countries.
  
• Asia Pacific - James Lowans; 357 beds in 51 centers in 9 countries.
  
• Northern Asia - 30 beds in three centers.
  
• Eurasia - Kevin Tyler; 11,600 beds in 370 centers in 14 countries.
  
• North America - Jack Smart, 7,536 beds in 223 centers in 2 countries.

Global Teen Challenge is also represented by additional non-residential Teen Challenge ministries such as coffee houses and evangelistic centers and efforts.