Get to Know the Horst Family

Ministry Description

Our passion is to reach children and students with the life-transforming Gospel of Jesus Christ. We achieve this by partnering with evangelical churches to help them build vibrant, disciple-making ministries.

Our vision is for every student, everywhere, to hear the Gospel from a friend and to grow in a thriving relationship with Jesus.

We serve across Ohio and West Virginia, while leading our Midwest team, which includes staff in Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan. To make this ministry possible, we rely on raising financial support, allowing us to dedicate ourselves fully to equipping churches and reaching the next generation for Christ.

Learn more about the ministry in the United States.

About Dustan

As a child, I trusted Jesus Christ for salvation when I finally understood that my works and my family played no role in my standing before God. I had finally come to the point that I understood that I was completely unworthy of any relationship with God or even receiving His forgiveness; and yet in His loving mercy and grace, He provided a way for me to be saved through His life, death, and resurrection. As a teen, I slowly grew in my relationship with Christ, until the death of my mother after a short battle with cancer. It was in the months that followed my mother's death that I came to realize that God had much bigger plans for my life than what I had for myself. During my freshman year of Bible college at the Word of Life Bible Institute, I surrendered my life to serving the Lord wherever and however He would lead.

Beth and I got married in 2010, and in the same year, we began our ministry with Word of Life. We have lived and ministered in Ohio since 2011. It is our joy to minister to leaders, building relationships with them, the front-line workers of youth ministry. Our ministry has changed and grown over the years to the glory of Jesus alone! In 2023, we transitioned into a new role within the Youth Ministries/Local Church Ministries team, and we now lead the Midwest region staff in Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan.

We are grateful to all who partner with us in prayer and financial support. Our ministry partners are vital to our ongoing ministry here in the Midwest. If you are interested in learning more about our ministry or in partnering with us, please reach out to us.

My life verses are Romans 12:1-2 & Psalm 115:1.

Contact Information

dustanhorst@wol.org
Skype: dustanhorst
bethhorst@wol.org

Address:
5500 Boucher Dr.
Orient, OH 43146

Dustan: (513) 646-4477
Beth: (513) 646-3780