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At World Impact, we believe the local church is the hope of the world. The local church is God’s primary broadcaster of the Gospel, and strongly influences the quality of life within urban neighborhoods. This is why we work tirelessly to achieve our goal of building a healthy church in every community of poverty.  THE […]

This year, World Impact celebrated 50 years of community impact.  From our humble beginnings in 1971 to our incredible impact today, we are looking forward to partnering, reaching, and empowering more urban leaders in the coming years.  Big Goal In the next 50 years, we dream of a healthy church in every community of poverty. […]

Shampayne’s earliest memory was when she was raped at three years old. Adding insult to injury, her church-going foster family also abused her. Shampayne ran away at age 14. Years passed, and she was so full of pain, anger, and bitterness that when she was 24 years old, her own four children were taken from […]

Discipleship has come to mean different things to different groups. Today, we’ll break down what the Scriptures say about discipleship, and we’ll even give you a 5-point checklist to help you spot (or make) a disciple. If you want to head straight to our checklist of 5 Quick Ways To Spot a Disciple, use the […]

Alberto was a leader in a gang, ready and willing to use violence to take out anyone who threatened him. His family faithfully shared Christ with him and prayed for his conversion. However, one day Alberto was involved in a gang shooting. He was convicted of first-degree murder and was given a life sentence. The […]

Without a dad to look up to at home, Bernard was initiated into a gang at ten years old. His high school was mainly Latino and Black. He wouldn’t go so far to say that he hated white people, but as he says, he didn’t like them much. His life changed when his mother took him […]

by Alvin Sanders | President & CEO of World Impact As someone who has lived and ministered among the working poor, I understand how important redemption is. I know what it feels like to desire to have a better life. I’ve felt the weight of being a part of the fabric of a broken community. […]