History

at the height of the European punk rock movement. There, David and Jodi Pierce began a Bible study on a barge known as Steiger 14 behind the Central Train Station, reaching the city’s punks and anarchists.

Shortly after, David started a band called No Longer Music (NLM), as a tool to communicate the Gospel of Jesus to these young people who would never step foot in a church.

Over the years, NLM has served as a pioneer, going into previously unreached or difficult to reach places, and has been the catalyst for a worldwide movement. This has led to the creation of ministries, the planting of new churches, and the surging rise of a wave of Jesus followers who are passionate about bringing Christ’s love to those who would not otherwise experience it.

In 2003, in response to the need to raise up the next generation of radical missionaries, imparting to them the lessons and principles learned in over 20 years of front-line ministry, Jodi Pierce started the Steiger Missions School. As a direct result, a worldwide missions organization focused on reaching the Global Youth Culture was born.

The year 2010 marked Steiger’s purchase of a former communist agricultural center in a small town called Krögis in the East German countryside. The facility was converted into Steiger’s International Center, becoming home to the Steiger Missions School.

In 2018, in response to significant growth and global opportunities, Steiger’s leaders developed a multiplication strategy for establishing Steiger City Teams in major urban centers around the world.

Steiger launched the Steiger MVMT initiative in 2022 in order to make reaching the Global Youth Culture with the Gospel accessible for anyone who feels called.

Today, Steiger International is active in over 120 cities around the globe.