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Ministry Roots

1982
Betty Coleman founded The Regeneration Center.

Prior to starting in Alexandria, The Regeneration Center operated two different residential training homes, counseled numerous people and sponsored seminars with several churches in many different communities.

1995
The Regeneration Center moved to Alexandria

Betty believed that God wanted to move the Regeneration Center to Alexandria, MN, so she moved there and began to look for people who shared the same vision for ministry.

1997
Betty and Tory began meeting to pray about starting the Regeneration Center in Alexandria

Over the next year, others became interested in being involved.

1998
Leadership team formed

A leadership team began to meet twice per month. In May, a board began to meet regularly.

1999
Regeneration Center purchased property

The property was used to house Betty and served as the Regeneration Center’s corporate office as well as men’s discipleship training home until it was sold in 2002.

2005
The Regeneration Center merged with Lifeline Counseling

Under the direction of John Johnson, The Regeneration Center provided Life Skills classes for individuals experiencing life challenges.

2007
The Regeneration Center purchased the 6th Ave Community Center

The Regeneration Center purchased and renovated a building on 6th Avenue East in Alexandria and named it the 6th Avenue Community Center. It is available to the community for events, meetings and seminars.

2008
Community Kids Program began

The Community Kids program was started as a way to provide kids in the immediate neighborhood with a safe place to have fun and experience the love of Jesus.

2010
The Regeneration Center went global

The Regeneration Center began an Audio Bible ministry in both Ghana and Mexico.

2012
The Regeneration Center added to their global outreach

The Regeneration Center partnered with Bread to the Nations in Haiti.

2013
The Regeneration Center added another ministry in Africa

The Regeneration Center partnered with Marv and Marie Bjorklund and their ministry Place of Hope Africa in South Africa.

2014
The Regeneration Center added a business

The Regeneration Center founded Opportunity Enterprises, LLC, which offers Life Skills and Vocation Training to individuals who have been recently released from jail or prison.

2015
The Regeneration Center partnered with COF

The Regeneration Center partnered with Christian Outreach Fellowship to plant churches, train church leaders and bring social transformation in the rural areas of Ghana.

2017
The Regeneration Center expanded to Sri Lanka

The Regeneration Center brought 100 audio bibles to Sri Lanka and partnered with Pastor Sathees Kumar and others to bring the Bible to people in their own language.

2020
The Regeneration Center became TRC Ministries

The Regeneration Center was renamed TRC Ministries to reflect the fact that we are a multidimensional, international organization with several ministries under our umbrella.