Youth With A Mission
Youth With A Mission is an international Christian organization with the goal of giving young people the opportunity to participate in mission work. It has been accused of being a cult.1
Fast Facts
- Also known as: YWAM
- Began: 1960
- 1,000 locations in 149 countries2
- Staff of 16,0002
- Founder: Loren Cunningham
- Chairperson: Lynn Green
- President: John Dawson
- Phone number: (808) 326-7228, (808) 326-4400
- Fax: (808) 329-2387
Denver Shooting
In December of 2007, Matthew Murray entered a Denver-area Youth With A Mission building and opened fire. He killed two people and wounded two others, all in their 20s.3 Murray later opened fire at a church in Colorado Springs where he was killed by a security guard. He reportedly had been seeking revenge for being kicked out of YWAM.4
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