Seven Promises

Promise Keepers was founded in 1990 by Bill McCartney, former University of Colorado football coach, who still heads the organization based in Boulder, Colo. Last year it took in $96 million.

McCartney plans to hold gatherings across the country for two more years, then assemble thousands of men from across the nation on the steps of each state capitol on New Year’s Day 2000.

A Promise Keeper makes seven promises:

To honor Christ through prayer and worship;

To develop “vital” relationships with a small group of men for support;

To practice spiritual, moral, ethical and sexual purity;

To build a strong marriage through love, protection and biblical values;

To support a member’s local church and pastor;

To reach beyond racial and denominational barriers;

To follow Christ’s commandment to spread the Gospel.

For more information on the organization, access its Web site at www.promisekeepers.org.