Loren Duane Cunningham (born June 30, 1935, Taft, California), is a founder of the international Christian missionary organization Youth With A Mission (YWAM) and the University of the Nations. Cunningham founded YWAM in the United States of America in 1960 with his wife Darlene Cunningham at the age of 24. They currently reside in Kona, Hawaii and are both members of the YWAM Global Leadership Team.