Contact | Darren Coté | darren.cote@glww.org | (805) 535-2424
Gospel Light Worldwide
1957 Eastman Avenue
Ventura, CA 93003 USA
T +1 (805) 644-9721 | F +1 (805) 477-4987
Fast Facts
Corporate Structure | 501(c)3 not-for-profit religious California corporation (#77-0561762), originally incorporated under the name Wordirect.
International Ministry Headquarters | Ventura, California
President | Darren Coté
Mission | To know Christ and make Him known through Bible-based, culturally relevant teaching resources, books, and curriculum worldwide
Three Main Corporate Objectives | (1) Preserve our core and simultaneously adapt to a changing world, (2) Help One Million Children enter and grow in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, and (3) Shape a strong organization that can prosper beyond any leader, great idea, market cycle or well funded program.
International Ministry Reach | Children’s ministry and international publishing partners in almost 50 countries.
Faith | Gospel Light Worldwide is a nondenominational Christian organization. Click here to view our complete statement of faith.
Unique Offering | For only $1 per child, we can translate, provide the teacher training, print the appropriate study materials, deliver the lessons and provide evaluation for an entire year.
Why We Exist | Almost 50 years ago, the legendary Bible teacher and Gospel Light founder Henrietta C. Mears established the foundation of Gospel Light Worldwide to fulfill one vital purpose: to put the best possible Bible teaching tools into the hands of teachers and learners around the world.
Finances | As a member of the ECFA, Gospel Light Worldwide reports ministry results to our financial partners through stringent and detailed accountability procedures. Each month our finances are reviewed by our Board of Directors and audited each year by an independent auditing firm.
Our Roots | Henrietta C. Mears was one of the great Bible teachers of the 20th century. As Christian Education Director at First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood, she built one of the largest Sunday Schools in the world and wrote curriculum that was in such high demand that to publish it she founded Gospel Light in 1933. Such notable Christian leaders as Richard C. Halverson, Luis Evans, Jr. and Bill Bright were among her students.
