[10][11] Under Reverend Pudney's long tenure as General Secretary, UFM North America became the largest sending agency of the three offices.
[12] After serving in the Belgian Congo for twelve years with his wife, Jean, and leading the missionaries during the events of the 1964 Simba rebellion, Reverend Al Larson became General Secretary of UFM North America.
During his twenty-five-year tenure, he had a significant influence on the shape and continued growth of UFM North America, leaving the mission with workers in 20 countries on five continents.
[18] In 2010, through a joint shared services agreement with Avant Ministries, the headquarters of Crossworld moved to Kansas City, Missouri.
[19] In 2011, under president Dale Losch, Crossworld refreshed its vision to engage all followers of Jesus Christ in the task of making disciples.
Crossworld is a nondenominational organization and holds to an evangelical statement of faith: one true God, Jesus Christ as Lord, the Holy Spirit, the authority of Scripture, total depravity of man, the necessity of salvation, and eternal life.
Their goal is to “live and love like Jesus and help others to do the same.”[23] In its ninety-year history, three specific events brought Crossworld into the public eye.