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About SBM Worldwide

For over 25 years, since January 2000, SBM Worldwide, Inc. (SBM) has equipped individuals, parents, families, and churches to understand same‑sex attraction (SSA) and transgenderism from a biblical, practical, and loving perspective, offering Christ‑centered guidance, resources, and compassionate support to all who seek God’s truth and hope.

SBM Worldwide, Inc. is a national Christian ministry providing compassionate, biblically grounded support for men and women who struggle with unwanted same‑sex attraction (SSA) that conflicts with their Christian faith. We offer one‑on‑one guidance, group support, prayer, biblical resources, and ongoing encouragement for individuals seeking God’s direction and healing.

Our ministry also extends to parents, spouses, family members, and friends of loved ones who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ). We walk beside families with tenderness, truth, and hope—helping them navigate their journey with Christ‑centered clarity and love.

SBM was founded in 2000 by Stephen and Irene Bennett, a devoted husband‑and‑wife team whose lives and testimonies reflect God’s transforming grace. The ministry’s National Offices are located in the heart of beautiful New England, in Shelton, Connecticut.

Stephen and Irene have been married for over 30 years and are blessed with two wonderful adult children. They are founding and active members of Haven of Rest Baptist Church in West Haven, Connecticut—a fundamental, independent KJV church established over 25 years ago under the leadership of Pastor Wayne Goodall.

The Bennetts have a God‑given gift, passion, and calling to minister to LGBTQ individuals who desire change, as well as to their families and loved ones. Their message is simple and full of hope:

Through Jesus Christ, complete change is completely possible (2 Corinthians 5:17).

At SBM Worldwide, we believe:

Relationship comes first — people respond to genuine love before they respond to information.

Truth and compassion must walk hand‑in‑hand — never one without the other.

No one is beyond God’s reach — His grace transforms hearts, families, and futures.

We are here to offer help, hope, prayer, and unwavering support to anyone seeking God’s healing and direction.

For more information on the ministries of SBM Worldwide or The Parents Group, or to invite Stephen to preach and share his testimony and rock-solid biblical message at your church, or to speak with someone confidentially about a loved one who identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, please call SBM Nationwide Toll-Free now at 1-800-832-3623, Monday-Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST (the Ministry offices are closed Fridays, weekends, and all holidays.) SBM will also gladly take your prayer requests over the phone and will commit to pray for you and yours on a daily basis.

Please take some time to browse our website, as it is jam-packed with important information and helpful resources. Be sure to check out What Does the Bible Say About Homosexuality? by clicking the link, Homosexuality & The Bible on the menu bar at the top of the page. Visit SBM Worldwide Online often, as new resources and updated content are uploaded frequently.

SBM Worldwide is an evangelistic and educational organization which relies completely on the financial and prayerful support from faithful ministry partners and friends like you. At this time, financial gifts to the ministry are not tax-deductible. The ministry expects gifts to be tax-deductible by the end of 2024. To become an Annual Member, a Monthly Sustaining Support Partner, or to make a generous one-time love gift to the ongoing work of SBM Worldwide and The Parents Group, please click on the Donation Portal in the right column of this homepage. This vitally important ministry can continue only through the generous support of friends like you. Your gifts to the ministry are greatly needed and much appreciated! Gifts can be made in honor of, or in memory of a child, spouse, family member, friend, or loved one. Won’t you let SBM know how much this ministry means to you through a generous love gift today? Your gifts make it possible for us to reach millions of individuals worldwide with God’s loving and encouraging Word. Thank you for visiting with us today, and may the Lord richly bless you!

Stephen Bennett

Stephen Bennett, now 62, experienced same‑sex attraction (SSA) throughout much of his childhood, adolescence, and young adult years. For more than eleven years, he lived an openly gay lifestyle until the age of 28. In 1990, while in a committed same‑sex relationship and outwardly content, Stephen was lovingly and biblically engaged by a Christian friend who shared the gospel of Jesus Christ with him.

Two years later—much to the astonishment of his family, friends, and everyone who knew him—Stephen was born again and fully surrendered his life to Jesus Christ. At that moment, he made a deliberate and courageous decision to confront the brokenness and trauma of his past, including childhood sexual abuse at age eleven. His journey of healing began as he faced long‑buried emotional pain with honesty, faith, and the transforming power of God’s grace. Stephen’s life became a testimony of hope, forgiveness, restoration, and new life in Christ.

In January 1992, Stephen left his male partner and began walking faithfully with the Lord. Later that year, in October, he met Irene; the two married in June 1993. Today—more than 33 years later—Stephen no longer struggles with same‑sex attraction. His life reflects the profound change he attributes entirely to Jesus Christ.

Stephen now preaches and shares the Lord’s truth of freedom and transformation in churches, conferences, events, and media worldwide. His message is clear, encouraging, and unwavering:

For individuals who desire change, complete change is completely possible through Jesus Christ.

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SBM Recent Posts

Irene Bennett’s first book

“Until Your Prodigal Comes Home — Encouragement Along the Way,”

It is published by WestBow Press, a division of Thomas Nelson/Zondervan. We are so excited to share this wonderful, compassionate book with those of you who pray daily for your loved one who has strayed from Christ.

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Meet Irene Bennett:

Co-Founder & President of www.TheParentsGroup.com

Are you a parent, spouse, or family member with a loved one who is struggling with homosexuality or transgender issues, or who has announced that he or she is “gay”?

Irene Bennett, Co-Founder, and President of SBM Worldwide’s www.TheParentsGroup.com ministry is here to speak with you, pray with you, and minister to you. Please contact Irene by calling SBM Worldwide, Nationwide Toll-Free at 1-800-832-3623, or click the “Contact SBM” link above for additional contact options.

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