In 1938, a California banker named Elwood Baugh was asked by one of his employees if she would ever again see her recently deceased mother. Elwood knew his wife Helen Duff Baugh , had a passion for sharing the Gospel with others, so he arranged for the two women to meet. This meeting turned into a dinner with a group of women from the bank, and the resulting gatherings brought more and more women together to hear the message of Jesus Christ. This became the foundation for Stonecroft Ministries.
What started in San Jose was rooted in prayer and prayer remains at the heart of everything Stonecroft Ministries does today.