Urban Saints, formerly called the Crusaders until January 2007, is an interdenominational Christian Youth Organisation founded by a missionary Albert Kestin in the United Kingdom in 1900. The Crusaders' Union was formed in 1906, and marked the start of the organisation. Crusaders celebrated their centenary at the Royal Albert Hall in 2006. Currently, over 20,000 young people in Britain are a part of Urban Saints groups.
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