Mustard Seed Ministries was founded in 1972 by Erskine College students. Originally named Open Door Ministries, Mustard Seed Ministries started as a Christian ministry that organized meetings in college dorms that provided an open and free discussion of spirituality among students.
Open Door Ministry was renamed Mustard Seed Ministries in 1974 when it began working with high school and middle school youth, creating peer-led Bible Studies among youth.
Mustard Seed Ministries began publishing books in 1995.
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