In 1961, the Waldensian minister Tullio Vinay founded a Christian outreach centre named "Servizio Cristiano" ("Christian service") in the city to fight poverty. In the beginning, the key aims were to promote literacy among children and teenagers, with later initiatives promoting agriculture and vocational training. A modernist architectural complex named "Monte degli Ulivi" (Moint of Olives) was built to house the centre. Today, the Waldensian church operates a kindergarten, an elementary school, a guest house, a family health centre, a rehabilitation centre for the disabled, and a small farm.