Henrietta Mears was the director of the largest Sunday School program in the world at First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood, CA in 1950.
Henrietta Mears, Connie Haines, Colleen Townsend Evans, and Tim & Velma Spencer founded the Hollywood Christian Group in 1949.
Bill Bright came to Christ under the teaching of Henrietta Mears at First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood. Bill, Vonette, and their two sons, Brad and Zach, lived in Miss Mears's home across from the UCLA Campus for ten years. This is where they launched Cru.
