TCM was established in 1957 for church planting and radio evangelism in Toronto , Canada . As a result of relationships built with Russian and Polish expatriates, TCM began to spread the Gospel behind the Iron Curtain in 1963. TCM's European base of operations, Haus Edelweiss, near Heiligenkreuz , Austria was bought in 1971. Due to the environment in which the ministry had to work, TCM provided mainly encouragement and benevolence to Russians and Eastern Europeans until 1991. In that year TCM began the Institute of Biblical Studies , now the TCM International Institute, in response to a request by Eastern Europeans wanting Christian leadership training. TCM's mission is to prepare men and women for Christian Leadership and provide benevolent assistance in Europe and Central Asia . TCM also has twelve in-country teaching sites located throughout Eastern Europe and Central Asia . These sites provide opportunities for students to attend their courses while remaining close to their families and ministries.

  At present, 764 nationals from 20 Eastern European and Central Asian countries are being trained at the graduate level to share the Gospel and make an impact for Christ in their communities and regions. Our vision is to grow to 1,200 nationals being trained by 2012 so that the kingdom of God can expand even further throughout this part of the world. Following are ministry examples of how current TCM students (764) and graduates (288) are helping to grow God's kingdom: church-planting, missionaries, church elders, bible study leaders, military chaplains, radio evangelists, teachers, bible college presidents, Christian authors, marriage counselors, translators, etc.