About Us
One base. A world of impact.
Welcome to YWAM Lausanne
Where it all started.
When you step onto the YWAM Lausanne campus, you encounter a rich heritage of missions. YWAM Lausanne was the first YWAM training location, and it continues to be a gateway into world missions today.
We are a community that trains and empowers leaders to go to the nations and engage their personal and professional world with the life-changing message of the Gospel.
New opportunities to become involved in missions are important. That’s why we offer training schools, local and international outreaches, and most importantly, an environment that allows you to cultivate an intimate relationship with God.
Today, the YWAM Lausanne campus finds itself on the brink of explosive growth. The current generation, like never before, is eager to create and participate in a new wave of missions.
We would like to invite you to discover more about us and pray how God could lead you to join the wave of missions and be a part of the YWAM Lausanne family.
Markus & Anita Steffen
Base Directors

A Missional Community
Engaging our world with the message of Jesus Christ
We are a part of something much bigger
Our Vision
To train and equip people to go forth and impact the nations
Transformed lives and communities
The vision of the Lausanne campus is to train and equip people from all over the world to be able to embrace a ministry vision for their future and their world.
For more than 40 years, the YWAM Lausanne campus has focused on equipping students to preach the gospel. The vision of the Lausanne campus is to train “young people of all nations” to embrace a ministry vision for their world. We are excited to pioneer into more nations using today’s advancing technology and the enthusiasm of our students. To achieve this vision, we focus on three themes: community, training, and outreach.
Our History
More than 40 years of walking with God through a rich adventure
We have had a great journey with God to bring us to where we are now. Although there have been challenges along the way, God has been glorified with every step.
YWAM Lausanne began in 1969 when Loren and Darlene Cunningham (founders of Youth With A Mission) started the first YWAM training program. Since that time, YWAM Lausanne has been and continues to be a community that equips young leaders who go to the nations and engage the world with the transforming message of the Gospel. Men and women who have come to reside in this dynamic, mentoring community have gone forth, telling thousands of people about Jesus, impacting communities and nations.

What’s happened throughout the years
Scroll through the decades to see our history.