Dewey and Minna Lockman donated over 75 percent of valuable land they owned in the La Habra Valley (California) to establish the Foundation on Dec. 3, 1942. They formed a "non-profit corporation, with the established purpose to promote Christian evangelism, education, and benevolence."<ref>http://www.lockman.org/tlf/tlfhistory.php</ref> | Dewey and Minna Lockman donated over 75 percent of valuable land they owned in the La Habra Valley (California) to establish the Foundation on Dec. 3, 1942. They formed a "non-profit corporation, with the established purpose to promote Christian evangelism, education, and benevolence."<ref>http://www.lockman.org/tlf/tlfhistory.php</ref> |