Word Of Life Fellowship
Word of Life Fellowship, Inc. is an international evangelistic Christian youth ministry headquartered in Schroon Lake, in the Adirondack Mountains region of New York in the United States. It was founded on Long Island in the 1930s by John Von Casper "Jack" Wyrtzen and Harry Bollback. By 1940, Word of Life owned a camp and conference center in Schroon Lake, and the first Bible Institute was founded in 1971. Today, Word of Life has active youth ministry operations in over 62 countries and is involved in a wide variety of activities such as youth camps, Bible clubs, evangelistic campaigns, and radio ministry. It also operates several Bible institutes, including two located in Schroon Lake, New York, and Hudson, Florida, in the United States.
Read more about Word Of Life Fellowship: Jack Wyrtzen, Camps, International Ministries
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