• EXPECT 2013 – Church Leadership Conferences

    All sermons from our Expect conference in NYC are now available online. Watch / Listen

  • Please Pass the Bread – Mathare Light Academy

    We recently visited one of our partner schools in Kenya – the Mathare Light Academy in the Mathare 4A slum of Nairobi. When we arrived we were greeted by the laughter and smiles… Read More

  • 2013 Promise Calendar

    We have added the 2013 Promise Calendar — Your Promised Hope. View 2013 Promise Calendar

David Wilkerson

David Wilkerson

Founder of World Challenge, Inc., David Wilkerson is perhaps best known for his early days of ministry to young drug addicts and gang members in New York City, as published in the best-selling book The Cross and the Switchblade.

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World Challenge, Inc.

World Challenge, Inc.

Founded in 1971, World Challenge, Inc. is the home of David Wilkerson Ministries. Our mission is to promote and perpetuate the message of Christ through public teachings.

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David Wilkerson

David Wilkerson

Founding pastor of Times Square Church in New York City, David Wilkerson preaches powerful biblical messages that encourage righteous living and complete reliance on God.

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Gary Wilkerson

Gary Wilkerson

Gary Wilkerson comes from a long lineage of godly ministers. The primary call on Gary’s life is to be a pastor. In 2009, through God’s direction Gary, along with a few close friends, founded The Springs Church in Colorado Springs.

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Pulpit Series

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Dearly Beloved




Dearly Beloved

There is so much pain and affliction in these troubling times. So many are opting out, giving up, feeling that God has forsaken them. They no longer believe God hears or answers prayers. This book was written to comfort and encourage hurting people. It offers hope for those who are at wit's end, wondering if they can take on any more trouble…

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The Cross and the Switchblade




The Cross and the Switchblade

David Wilkerson, a man on a mission, stepped onto some of the world's most dangerous streets armed only with the simple message of God's love and the promise of the Holy Spirit's power. Then the miracles began to happen.

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Upcoming Conference
February 14-15, 2013

Cote d’Ivoire

 All over the world, pastors and church leaders labor day in and day out to bring His love to those in need. As a minister, you have no doubt experienced the joy of His hand guiding you. But like many, you may also have experienced the difficulty, the loneliness, the dryness, even the despair which can occasionally come to all of us who serve.

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Upcoming Conference
April 24-25, 2013

New York, NY

All over the world, pastors and church leaders labor day in and day out to bring His love to those in need. As a minister, you have no doubt experienced the joy of His hand guiding you. But like many, you may also have experienced the difficulty, the loneliness, the dryness, even the despair which can occasionally come to all of us who serve.

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World Challenge - Nicaragua

Imagine what would happen to our nation if one of every four Americans died. That was the death toll among Nicaraguans in the 1980s during one of the world’s bloodiest civil wars. With one quarter of the population wiped out this Central American country was devastated.

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Serving Up Blessings and Purpose to Orphans from Uganda and Rwanda

Two hours north of Uganda’s capital, Kampala, runs a long, nondescript dirt road that ends at a makeshift gate. Just beyond the gate, ready to greet all visitors, are nearly 180 precious, wide-eyed children.

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