About Personal Freedom Outreach

Personal Freedom Outreach is a non-profit, non-denominational group with three goals: to educate Christians about the dangers and heretical doctrines of religious cults, to use the Gospel of Jesus Christ to reach members of those cults and to warn Christians of unbiblical teachings within the church itself.

PFO was founded by M. Kurt Goedelman in 1975, when it published its first tracts on the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Later, additional tracts, books and audio-visual materials were published on the Watchtower Society, Mormonism, The Way International, The Unification Church and other cultic groups and teachings.

In 1981, PFO began publishing a quarterly newsletter. In 1988, it became known as The Quarterly Journal. This periodical (which is mailed in the U.S. to those who help to financially support the work of PFO with an annual gift of $25 or more) carries articles and editorials on current cult-related topics, errant teachings within Christianity, book reviews, personal testimonies and brief news items on cult matters.

During the 1980s, PFO established corporate offices in other states, including Pennsylvania, Ohio and Arizona. In 1985, Goedelman entered the PFO ministry full time, in order to better meet the demands that this ministry was placing on him.

PFO was founded to provide Christians with material to help them know why they believe what they believe. Only then can they fully defend their faith when confronted by a Jehovah’s Witness, Mormon or other cultist.

PFO can be reached at any of our offices. However, for prompt delivery of witnessing tracts, books or other resource materials, please send your order to PFO’s St. Louis address.

Location	Mailing Address
PFO - Missouri (Resource Orders)	P.O. Box 26062 St. Louis, MO 63136 (314) 921-9800
PFO - New Jersey	P.O. Box 514 Bricktown, NJ 08723 (732) 477-6577
PFO - Pennsylvania	Route 3, Box 127, Kunkletown, PA 18058 (610) 381-3661

It isn’t easy. This ministry does not draw its sole support from any individual church, denomination or other religious group. PFO derives its money strictly from tax-deductible donations from individuals and through the sale of its resource materials.

James Bjornstad —
PFO’s Ohio director is professor of philosophy at Cedarville College. He is a recognized scholar and author in the field of cults, the occult and apologetics. Jim has spent nearly 40 years in religious research. He and his wife, Becky, reside in Cedarville, Ohio.

Joan C. Cetnar —
Director of PFO’s Pennsylvania office, is a former Jehovah’s Witness. Her husband, Bill, served as a PFO Director until his death in November 1991. Along with her late husband, Joan has co-authored several works on the Christian response to Jehovah’s Witnesses. She lives in Kunkletown, Pennsylvania.

G. Richard Fisher —
The senior researcher/writer for The Quarterly Journal. Dick is a member of PFO’s Board of Directors. He has served as pastor of Laurelton Park Baptist Church in Bricktown, New Jersey, since 1968, where he lives with his wife, Carol.

Gary E. Gilley —
Pastor, for over three decades, of the Southern View Chapel in Springfield, Illinois, where he lives with his wife Marsha. Gary is also the author of three books, “I Just Wanted More Land,” Jabez, This Little Church Went to Market, and This Little Church Stayed Home, and is a frequent writer for The Quarterly Journal.

M. Kurt Goedelman —
PFO’s founder and executive director, and his wife, Angela, oversee PFO’s ministry operations in the St. Louis office. Kurt and Angela began PFO in 1975 and currently handle much of the ministry’s office responsibilities and production of its resource materials and publications.

Robert L. Griffin —
Appointed as a PFO director in 2002, Bob served as pastor of Parker Road Baptist Church in Florissant, Mo., from 1992 until 2004. He earned his Doctor of Ministry from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Bob also served as the Executive Director of Bible Memory Association International from 1977-1989.

Keith A. Morse —
Keith is PFO’s vice-president and serves on our Board of Directors. Since the inception of our newsletter in 1981, Keith has been our editor and is responsible for editing all the material that appears in The Quarterly Journal. He and his wife, Beth, reside in Aurora, Colo.

David M. Tyler —
David has been a PFO director since 2002, and has pastored churches in Illinois and South Carolina. He holds a B.A. in Theology, a M.A. in Pastoral Ministry, and a Ph.D. in Biblical Counseling, all from Trinity Theological Seminary in Newburgh, Ind. David is Director of the Gateway Biblical Counseling and Training Center located in Fairview Heights, Ill.

PFO also has a Board of Reference, people who are sources of ideas and research documentation. They are:

Dr. Jay E. Adams —
World-known lecturer at ministerial congresses, has authored over 60 publications including The Christian Counselor’s Manual. Dr. Adams is the founder and former pastor of the Harrison Bridge Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church and lives in Enoree, South Carolina.

Dr. Norman L. Geisler —
Co-founder and President of Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina, Norm is the renown author or co-author of over 45 apologetic and theological works, including When Cultists Ask, When Critics Ask, and When Skeptics Ask.

Dr. Ron Rhodes —
Founder and president of Reasoning from the Scriptures Ministries, a Frisco, Texas-based apologetic ministry. He is the author of over forty works, including The Complete Guide to Christian Denominations and the heralded Reasoning from the Scriptures with... series. Ron holds a Th.M. and a Th.D. from Dallas Theological Seminary.

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