About SBM Worldwide, Inc.

SBM Worldwide, Inc. is an evangelistic, educational, exhortational and encouraging Christian ministry and organization, dedicated to ministering to homosexual-identifying men and women who are seeking change. SBM Worldwide provides biblical, practical and prayerful support and resources for men and women looking to overcome their unwanted same-sex attractions and identity. As a courtesy, SBM Worldwide will also gladly refer you to professional organizations dedicated also to helping you or someone you love. SBM Worldwide also ministers to parents, spouses, family members, friends and pastors of individuals who identify as GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender.)

SBM Worldwide, Inc. was founded in 2000 by Stephen Bennett, a man who once struggled all of his teenage and adult life and lived the homosexual lifestyle until he was 28 years old (click here to read God's Amazing Grace - the Testimony of Stephen Bennett.)  Today, by God's grace and through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, Stephen is now happily marriedalmost 20 years to his beautiful wife Irene and he is the father of the couple's two children.

The Bennett’s are Christian missionaries ~ sharing God's love, hope and power to transform lives  especially to those who struggle with unwanted homosexuality. Stephen and Irene Bennett educate churches and congregations worldwide through preaching and teaching - ministering the biblical truths about homosexuality, bringing to light God’s ordained plan for human sexuality. According to God’s infallible Word, everyone is created male or female. We are created in His image.  Sexual relations are only to be between one man and one woman – a husband and wife – and that within the grounds and confines of biblical marriage, for life. Anything outside of this – fornication, adultery, pornography or anything else – is considered impure, immoral and sin according to God’s Word. Biblical abstinence is to be adhered to until a man or woman enters the biblical covenant of marriage with a person of the opposite sex, as husband and wife. Biblical sexual purity is the ministry’s overriding and uncompromising message.

Stephen's story of being set free from the homosexual lifestyle through Jesus Christ was recorded in September 2000 on his first CD, I Believe in Miracles and re-released on his third CD, Let Me Show You Jesus.  A one hour special radio magazine was produced by the American Family Association several year's ago, available now on the SBM website as an immediate audio download in SBM's Online Ministry Bookstore & Resource Center. Bennett's testimony and music began spreading throughout Christian and secular media outlets early on in 2000, eventually leading him and his family into full time Christian ministry. Today, Stephen Bennett’s music can be heard nationally on Christian radio.

Stephen Bennett is a nationally sought after speaker, preacher, singer, evangelist and author.  His first book, his autobiography Everything Must Change is currently being written. Bennett travels the United States and worldwide ministering at conferences, churches, schools, rallies, special events and speaking engagements.  He can be heard and seen regularly on Christian and secular radio, television and print.

Irene Bennett, Co-Director and Founder of SBM, is President of www.TheParentsGroup.com, an online private, confidential and members-only support community of SBM Worldwide for parents, spouses, family members and friends with a prodigal loved one involved in homosexuality. Irene is also a national women's speaker, available for women's conferences and groups. She also speaks at churches around the country and teaches Sunday school on the subjects of raising godly children, and what do do when a prodigal child goes astray. Irene has just completed her first book Until Your Prodigal Comes Home - Encouragement Along the Way, to be published soon. She also appears frequently in the media on Christian and secular television.

SBM Worldwide’s National Offices are located in the heart of New England in a quaint community and town –Huntington, Connecticut – only a little over an hour outside of New York City.  SBM Worldwide is dedicated to biblically and practically encouraging men and women to successfully overcome their unwanted same-sex attractions.  SBM Worldwide also provides numerous resources for parents, spouses, family members and friends with a loved one who identifies as homosexual.

As of 11/28/2011, SBM Worldwide, Inc. has officially applied for it's 501(c)(3) non-profit status and gifts to the ministry will be tax-deductible very soon! Please check back often as our tax exempt status will be posted on the SBM Worldwide homepage once we receive word.

SBM Worldwide is governed by a Board of Directors and Advisors of doctrinally like-minded churches and Christian organizations – overseeing the entire operations of the ministry, as well as providing a spiritual covering for Stephen, Irene and staff.  All of SBM’s employees, volunteers, administrators, Board of Directors and Advisors are born-again, evangelical Christian believers who freely and wholeheartedly agree to strictly abide by biblical and doctrinal principles set forth in the Bible concerning faith, morality, sexuality and their Christian walk and talk as representatives of SBM Worldwide, Inc. and most importantly, the gospel of Jesus Christ.

All individuals are held strictly accountable to the Board of Directors and Advisors of SBM. SBM Worldwide, Inc. is grateful to all of its Directors, Advisors, Supporters and Prayer Partners, for without you – SBM Worldwide would not exist. Receipts are sent for each gift of $250 or over and a Statement of Giving is sent the following February for the current fiscal year (this January through December.)  For further information about SBM Worldwide, or how to become an Annual Member or Monthly Support Partner, please contact SBM Worldwide’s National Offices directly nationwide toll-free at 1-855-492-7429 or locally at (203) 926-6960.  Your support of this much needed ministry is greatly needed and very much appreciated at this time.

Contact SBM:
SBM Worldwide, Inc. 
P.O. Box 2095, Huntington, CT 06484-1095
Telephone 203-926-6960

If you need additional assistance, please call the National Offices of SBM Worldwide at the telephone number above during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, 9 am - 5 pm EST. For additional ways to contact SBM Worldwide, please click Contact SBM.

Please note: SBM Worldwide is a referral and reference based ministry for individuals looking to deal with their unwanted homosexuality. We provide biblical encouragement, prayer, education, information and resources to help you in your journey. This ministry does not provide counseling, psychological or medical services. If you are looking to get involved in a group setting or environment, or work with a licensed, clinical professional specializing in this area, please contact Exodus International (http://exodusinternational.org/) at 1-888-264-0877 or NARTH (National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality) (http://narth.com/) at 1-888-364-4744. We are here to help get you the information you need.

Supporting the Ministry of SBM

The best way you can support the ministry of SBM Worldwide, Inc. is to become a SBM Monthly Sustaining & Prayer Partner. You specify the gift amount, and your gift will be automatically deducted from your account each month between the 1st and 5th. You can also make a one-time gift to the ongoing evangelistic and educational work of SBM Worldwide. Receipts are sent by e-mail immediately. You can also send a one-time gift or on a monthly basis by sending your gift to the SBM Worldwide, Inc. address listed above. To give by phone using any major credit card, please call SBM Worldwide Nationwide Toll-Free at 1-855-492-7429. Your support is greatly needed and appreciated at this time. Lord bless you!