Frank Worthen

Frank Worthen (died 2017) was an American Christian apologist who described himself as a former homosexual. He was a prominent figure of the ex-gay movement, having founded the New Hope Ministry, a residential ex-gay program which became one of the most prominent in the United States, in 1973. He was also a founder of Exodus International, an umbrella group that covered 100 ex-gay groups, and also founded prominent ex-gay organization Love in Action. After New Hope Ministry closed down in 2013, he founded the Restored Hope Network and ran it alongside Anne Paulk.