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His book, ''The Cross and the Switchblade''<ref>Wilkerson, David.  ''The Cross and the Switchblade''.  1963</ref>, tells of how he left his small-town [[Pennsylvania]] church at the urging of [[God]], to try to reach teenage members of [[gang]]s in [[New York City]] with the [[Gospel]] of [[Jesus Christ]].  The book is also in part about the born-again conversion of former gang member [[Nicky Cruz]], and in part about how Teen Challenge came to be founded.

His book, ''The Cross and the Switchblade''<ref>Wilkerson, David.  ''The Cross and the Switchblade''.  1963</ref>, tells of how he left his small-town [[Pennsylvania]] church at the urging of [[God]], to try to reach teenage members of [[gang]]s in [[New York City]] with the [[Gospel]] of [[Jesus Christ]].  The book is also in part about the born-again conversion of former gang member [[Nicky Cruz]], and in part about how Teen Challenge came to be founded.

Today, there are two Teen Challenge organizations, Teen Challenge USA headquartered in Springfield, [[Missouri]], and Global Teen Challenge headquartered in Columbus, [[Georgia]].

Today, there are two Teen Challenge organizations, Teen Challenge USA headquartered in Springfield, [[Missouri]], and Global Teen Challenge headquartered in Columbus, [[Georgia]].  Teen Challenge USA is affiliated with the Assemblies of God denomination; Global Teen Challenge is a separate organization and is non-denominational.  Teen Challenge works on [[drug]] and [[alcohol]] recovery and outreach to at-risk youth such as gang members.

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