Alert is a youth organization similar to Boy Scouts
Christian boys organization in Big Sandy
ALERT is a christian organization for boys which has a similarity to the Boy Scouts of America but goes a whole lot further. The organization moved its headquarters to a 2,200 acre complex that used to be owned by an East Texas Cult known as the Worldwide Church of God which is also known as Armstronganism.
Garner Ted Armstrong the leader, was disfellowshipped from his father’s church (The Church of God International) and started up this church that has had over 40 different doctrinal changes since its founding. Once a very large organization with a huge media impact, Armstrongism has waned in recent years. It once had a yearly income reaching $200,000,000 million a year but is now down to several hundred thousand. Since Armstrong’s death there has been new leadership and new changes and many of the facilities they had once owned have been sold off, as for instance, the Big Sandy facility to the ALERT christian youth organization.
International ALERT Academy
The Air Land Emergency Resource Team (ALERT) is a unique training and service organization for young men who desire to achieve maturity and fruitfulness in service as Christian men. The training young men receive at ALERT equips them with the discipline, character, and skills necessary to meet the needs of people in crisis. These ALERT Responders will then be deployed to disaster-stricken areas such as those affected by hurricanes, tornados, floods, and mud slides. The Alert Campus is located near Big Sandy which is close to Tyler Texas. The Tyler Lindale area is known for several worldwide christian organization headquarters. The ALERT facility is another example of the magnetism the East Texas area has towards Christian related organizations.
