Training Men Where They Live

A New Approach in Mission Work

For decades we have sent families into the mission field to reach foreign cultures with the Gospel. These efforts have had mixed results at best. Many works thrive as long as the missionaries stay in the field, but as soon as they return home the work they leave behind crumbles.

As a brotherhood, we have also spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to bring men to the States to be trained expecting them to return to their countries and evangelize. This has also had mixed results as once these men spend two or three years in the United States, they don't want to return to their home countries. If they do return, they often want to live much like they did while they were in the States. Obviously, this poses many problems.

At Bear Valley, We take a different approach to these problems - we train preachers in their native country. Working with congregations throughout the brotherhood, preaching schools have been established in many foreign countries with more on the way. We train men to be preachers and evangelists while they live within their own communities and culture. They become the preachers and missionaries to their own people. No culture shock, no dependence on American missionaries.

Keith Kasarjian - Director of International Studies

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2025 Year-End Report

International Schools

It is hard to believe, but 2026 is here and at Bear Valley, we have just finished an outstanding year! We want to share some of the excitement with you - our friends, partners, and supporters. 

Last year we started fourteen new schools which means there are now 88 schools, in 30 countries around the world. In 2025 we were privileged to teach 1378 students! Just think of all the potential in those men and their families in the years to come, considering the vast majority of them are serving in the most fertile places in the world. This is truly exciting! 

But we know that we aren’t doing this alone. We depend on partners and supporters to help us train preachers and church leaders around the world. In addition to our all-important supporters, 254 different local teachers taught in Bear Valley international schools this year and another 165 men taught a “short course” to our students. This truly is a team effort at every level. 

In addition to teaching these men how to preach and live, we want to instill in them a passion for soul-winning. This is borne out in the many studies, campaigns, and gospel meetings that they are involved in throughout the year.

As a result of these efforts by the current students and teachers, we know of at least: 

251 graduates

3918 baptisms

82 new congregations started

305 campaigns and gospel meetings

27 restored churches

1705 Restored Souls

Our International Staff