Ministry

America stands at a crucial moment in her history. Despite our strong foundation, we are clearly in decline as a nation. The tipping point? The state of our youth – especially the young men who become our nation’s husbands, fathers, workers, and leaders – will determine the state of our future. To be honest, the outlook isn’t good. Our culture will continue its precipitous downhill slide unless we can change the direction of this generation.

Paul Anderson Ministries exists to do just that. For 50 years through the Paul Anderson Youth Home (PAYH), we have served troubled youth from all over the country, providing a Christian residential “home” environment in which they can rebuild broken lives through:

Recovery - Most of the young men who come to our home are involved with substance abuse. We help them take important steps toward freedom from addiction and unhealthy lifestyle patterns. Our youths learn to manage life-controlling problems with God’s help.

Restoration - Our work focuses on helping broken boys become strong men. We teach them how to rebuild their lives with an emphasis on physical work and play, rigorous academics, and restored relationships with God, their families, and society.

Redemption - All that we do is based on the redemption Christ offers us in the gospel. In that context, young men discover their intrinsic value, meet God in His Word, grasp the unconditional love of God for themselves, and learn how to walk under loving authority.


Our root system is strong, with 50 years of proven success in turning around the lives of troubled youth. We have begun to leverage our years of experience and the lessons we have learned into practical tools and resources that will bring hope to hurting families and restoration to the growing number of troubled youth across America.

“Since 1961, more than 1,000 troubled boys have been rehabilitated through the program Paul and Glenda Anderson developed, with over a 90% success rate for those who graduate from the program! It works, and we need to take a look at it. As a society, we need to look at it as an alternative to our juvenile and adult correctional institutions. As parents, we need to look at it for ways to build character into our own children. After all, there’s no greater legacy we can leave. Paul’s dream was unwavering: to strengthen America by building men of faith, men of discipline, and men of character.”

Truett Cathy
Founder & Chairman
Chick-Fil-A, Inc.