Ministries Making a Difference

Training centers in Haiti, KFUO Radio Turns 100, free home repairs, Palm Beach Atlantic celebrates enrollment growth

Christian World Outreach operates two Feminine Training Centers in Haiti, where inflation is compounded by crushing gang violence and rampant poverty. Women in Le Jeune and Mirabalais can learn sewing, cosmetology, baking, cooking and handcrafts (the center in Port-au-prince closed temporarily for safety reasons). The women also hear the Gospel. The women pay what they can to participate, but there are scholarships available, also.

Volunteers of The Carpenter’s Apprentice repair homes in Irwin, Pennsylvania / Photo via Church of the Nazarene

Churches from various denominations in the Irwin, Pennsylvania, area have partnered to offer free home repairs through the nonprofit The Carpenter’s Apprentice. Nazarenes, Presbyterians, Methodists, Assemblies of God, and Catholics work arm in arm to build decks and patios, and repair stairs for residents who have filled out an application. All projects are funded by donations.

KFUO Radio in St. Louis turns 100 this year. Launched in December 1924 from a cramped attic room on the campus of Concordia Seminary, KFUO has since grown from limited programs and air time to national coverage spreading “The Gospel Voice,” including its flagship show “The Lutheran Hour.” In the 1990’s KFUO fought and won a lawsuit defending its right to hire employees with knowledge of Lutheran doctrine.

This fall, Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, Florida, celebrated its third consecutive year of record-breaking enrollment. More than 950 first-year traditional undergraduate students enrolled in the 2024-2025 year, bringing overall enrollment to 4,147 students. In June, the 56-year-old university also ranked third in the country for application growth, compared with pre-COVID numbers. PBA has 3 stars and a “C” transparency grade in the MinistryWatch database, and a donor confidence score of 68 (“Give With Confidence”).

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