Organizations Filed Purposes:
To share the Gospel of Jesus Christ, teach Biblical Christianity (discipleship) and do leadership training with college students. Activities include weekly connect meetings, Bible studies, retreats, counseling and mission projects.
Campus Ministry - The organization have staff teams at Fort Lewis College, Colorado Mesa University and Alamosa State University. The major purposes include outreach/evangelism, discipleship, and leadership development. The many activities that result include: one on one Gospel conversations, evangelistic speaking and outreach tables in the student center buildings, one on one discipleship appointments that help students to grow stronger in their Biblical knowledge and relationship with Christ, small group Bible studies for both men and women, Biblical counseling, large group weekly teaching and fellowship meetings as well as leadership training that helps students learn how to pass on effectively all they are learning to others. Due to COVID-19 resrictions and safety concerns our normal activities and large group meetings were limited. The over all number of students served regularly was 300.
Lodge Ministry - the Lodge is used to develop the moral and spiritual values of the youth, to promote traditional family values and to expose groups to the gospel of Jesus Christ. Due to COVID-19 resrictions and safety concerns our normal activities and lodge rentals were limited.
Ranch Ministry - in 2019 Three Trails Ranch just finished the large renovation of the last 10 years to become a Great Commission Training Center and retreat facility. The Ranch's purpose statement includes to develop the moral and spiritual values of the youth, promote traditional family values, to train and develop the youth in the basics of the Great Commission of Jesus Christ, to provide a place for the poor at little or no cost to be spiritually encouraged. Due to COVID-19 resrictions and safety concerns our normal activities and large group meetings were limited to 6 retreats.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Russell J Akins | President & CEO | 60 | $28,382 |
| Mark Vanderhoven | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Georgia Gushue | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Melissa Taylor | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Tom Hurd | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Grizzard | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Linda Akins | Treasurer | 30 | $0 |
| Gordon Herrick | Chairman | 1 | $0 |
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public 990 form dataset) from:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/irs-form-990/202101339349300130_public.xml