In 1976, Coach Abe Brown picked up a newspaper and was shocked to see that one of his former football players had been charged with murder.
Upon visiting this young man in prison, Coach Brown realized that he had taught young men how to play football, but he felt he could have done more to teach them how to live.
Deeply moved with the tremendous spiritual needs of those confined to penal institutions, Coach Brown committed his life to spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ so that young men will know God’s rules of life.
It was then that he incorporated Prison Crusade Ministries, now known as Abe Brown Ministries.