Dear Ramp Family,

First, we want to say thank you.

Thank you for praying for us. Thank you for giving. Thank you for sending your sons and daughters to Ramp University and your young people to our conferences. Thank you for the encouraging messages, checking in, and the patience you have extended to us as we have walked through one of the most difficult seasons in our ministry’s history.

We want to take a moment to share how the Ramp is doing and where we believe God is leading us. Through these past few months, we have seen His faithfulness, and we are moving forward with hope and a renewed commitment to the calling He has entrusted to us.

Over many years of ministry, we have seen how God can bring good out of difficult seasons and use them for His glory. This has become an opportunity to prayerfully evaluate our ministry and identify areas we can strengthen. Through honest conversations, trusted counsel, and much prayer, we are taking meaningful steps to better fulfill the mission of the Ramp.

Where We Are Today

This summer was a beautiful reminder of why the Ramp exists. Across three Summer Ramp conferences in June and July, 1,662 youth and young adults came through our doors hungry for God. We watched young people fill the altars, encounter Jesus, surrender their lives to Him, and make decisions that we believe will shape the course of their lives for eternity. We also baptized 529 people in Williams Creek.

Those are more than numbers to us. They represent sons and daughters. They represent stories. They represent young people publicly declaring that their lives fully belong to Jesus.

This August, we welcomed 149 students to Ramp University for the 2026–2027 school year, marking our 16th incoming class since the school began. Once again, students have moved from across the country and beyond to Hamilton because they are hungry to seek God, discover their individual purpose, be equipped, and ultimately be sent into the world to make Jesus known.

In October, we're celebrating nine years of the Ramp on the ground in the UK. Ramp Church Manchester continues to grow and is home for close to 700 members. Over the next few months, we'll be welcoming incoming college students to the city from over 170 nations, and teams from the Ramp will be hosting outreaches, holding worship and prayer nights, and baptising new believers on campus.

For 28 years, God has continued to change lives through this ministry, and we don’t take that for granted.

What We Have Learned

The Ramp grew from its beginning as a gathering of a few young people into a ministry encompassing 10+ conferences each year, three church campuses, a university, international missions, and much more. In some areas, our systems did not mature at the same pace as the ministry around them. We have and continue to address that not because we expect perfection, but because we believe stewardship requires us to keep learning, growing, and becoming healthier.

We have always valued relational accountability, and we still do. We believe ministers should have trusted people with whom they walk openly. We also recognize that healthy relationships are strengthened by healthy organizational structures. While no policy or procedure can prevent every circumstance, this season has caused us to look carefully at the systems already in place and ask where we can make them even stronger. We have taken that responsibility seriously.

Over the last few months, we have reviewed our policies, expanded training for Ramp Staff, and strengthened safeguards. There is a clear process for staff and students to raise concerns. Our commitment is to care for people well, take concerns seriously, and respond with integrity and appropriate action.

Strengthening Leadership and Financial Stewardship

We also want you to understand clearly how the Ramp is led today. The Ramp is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization governed by a Board of Directors consisting of Rusty Nelson, Harry Saylor, Randy Long, Patty Long, Richard Towe, and Karen Wheaton Towe.

Our founders, Karen Wheaton Towe and Richard Towe, oversee the ministry’s day-to-day operation. Under their leadership is the Executive Leadership Team. This team provides spiritual and ministerial direction, organizational processes, and administrative responsibilities, including the guidance of Ramp Staff, its policies, operations, and finances.

Faithful financial stewardship has always been a top priority for us, and we are building on that by strengthening our financial processes. As an organization, we have made a commitment to become debt-free and remain debt-free as we move toward the Ramp’s vision. We believe God will supply everything we need to fulfill every assignment He has given us. It is our desire to remain utterly dependent on Him.

Where We Go From Here.

Our mission is clear. For nearly three decades, the Ramp has existed to awaken a generation so they can live fully activated in their God-given purpose, influencing their world for His Kingdom. That has not changed. We still believe one moment in the presence of God can change the trajectory of a life. We still believe in training and sending a generation into churches, classrooms, businesses, nations, and every sphere of society carrying the presence and message of Jesus.

After watching hundreds of young people step into Williams Creek this summer to publicly declare their faith and after welcoming another class of students who have set apart this season of their lives to pursue God, we are reminded again, this mission matters.

As we move through the remainder of 2026 and into 2027, we are putting our hands to the plow with renewed urgency. We believe the coming of the Lord is near, and there are souls to reach. We want to give everything to reach as many young people as possible and bring them into the presence of God. There is work to do, and we are moving forward with faith and expectation!

For those who have continued to partner financially with the Ramp, we cannot adequately express our gratitude. Your generosity has changed the eternal destiny of young men and women. You are part of every story.

We are deeply grateful for where we have been, humbled by what this season has taught us, and hopeful about where God is taking us. Thank you for believing in this ministry. Thank you for praying when things were difficult. Thank you for celebrating the victories. There is still much work ahead of us, and there are still generations waiting to encounter Jesus.



With love and gratitude,

Ramp Leadership