Overview
A Good News Club® is a ministry of Child Evangelism Fellowship. Each club is led by a group of trained volunteers who meet with boys and girls in a local school, apartment complex, Boys & Girls Club, church, community center, or neighborhood. The children gather with their parent(s) permission to have fun, memorize scripture, sing songs, listen to a Bible story, and hear about the Good News. We use up-tempo songs and colorful materials to engage the children with the Gospel.
It is important to note that all of our volunteers and staff go through background checks and screening to insure the safety of all concerned, especially for the safety of the children. At CEF, we take this seriously and all volunteers must review our standing child protection policy.
As with all CEF ministries, the purpose of a Good News Club is to evangelize boys and girls with the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and establish (disciple) them in the Word of God and in a local church for Christian living.
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Yes! The Gospel has been taught freely in public schools all over the world for some time. Now children in the U.S. have that opportunity, too! In 2001 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Good News Clubs v. Milford Central School that Good News Clubs can meet in public schools in the United States after school hours on the same terms as other community groups. Children attend Good News Club® only with their parents’ permission.
A Good News Club ® can identify a home in the neighborhood that is safe for a child to go to in times of trouble. It brings the teaching of biblical morality to his neighborhood. It connects the child and his family to others where they live developing a good community spirit. When you teach God’s Word to children in your neighborhood, your neighbors learn what you believe. Community centers and housing complexes are also great places for a club.
Christians who are concerned for boys and girls work together volunteering their time and energy to teach Good News Club ®. They are trained by Child Evangelism Fellowship to have a club that is exciting and informative so that children will want to keep coming. Teachers are asked to sign the CEF Statement of Faith and agree to abide by the policies of the organization. Adults working with the program are screened according to our child protection policy.
There are GNCs happening throughout Middle Tennessee. There are several opportunities to be involved with a Good News Club ®. You can pray for the children and teachers in the club. Become a club teacher or helper by contacting our office and asking about training and opportunities. For further information on volunteering, click HERE.
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