What is a Good News Club?

Good News Club is a FREE weekly, action-packed program where children ages 5-12 can hear Bible lessons, missionary stories, learn memory verses, play games, eat snacks, and sing fun action songs.  Taught by trained teachers who have been thoroughly screened, each Good News Club takes place in either day cares, community centers, neighborhood homes, and even as after-school programs in local public elementary schools.  The materials used in each club come from http://cefpress.com  and a presentation of the Gospel is given during each Bible Lesson.   The purpose of the Good News Club program is the same as all other CEF Ministries: namely, 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.   To see a more complete overview of an After-School GNC, visit the Typical GNC Schedule page.

Can you REALLY teach the Bible in a Public School?

YES!  In 2001, the Supreme Court ruled in GNC 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.   This is an exciting opportunity that we have in our city to share the Gospel with the children in public elementary schools through the Good News Club program.    This is a window of opportunity: we don't know how long we will be able to openly share the Gospel within the Public Schools, so that is why it is our goal to establish a Good News Club in every public elementary school in our district.    For more information about the Supreme Court Ruling, visit: 2001 Supreme Court Ruling

Who teaches the Good News Clubs?

Each Good News Club is taught by trained volunteers who have been thoroughly screened and checked according to CEF's National Child Protection Policy process.    For the after-school Good News Club program, a church takes responsibility for a local school by "Adopting" that school.  That means that the church provides the volunteers for the school and CEF trains those volunteers, who will teach the club under the supervision of CEF.  The church can choose to conduct the GNC in the school for anywhere from six weeks (minimum) to a full school year.    If your church would be interested in adopting a local elementary school, contact Frances Sims: frances@cef-sc.org

Where can I find a list of all the schools with Good News Clubs?

A list of all the schools with current Good News Clubs can be found here: Current Schools with GNC   A list of all the schools that are pending to start in the next year can be found here: Pending GNC's   A list of schools in need of a church to adopt them and establish a Good News Club can be found here: Schools in need of GNC's

How else can I help?

If you are interested in being a volunteer to help in one of the Good News Clubs, contact our office: (803) 798-4405. If your church would like to adopt a local elementary school to establish a Good News Club program, contact Frances Sims: frances@cef-sc.org. Please continue to pray daily for this ministry.  We encourage you to pray through the list of schools that do not currently have a Good News Club program, asking God to provide churches and volunteers so we can continue towards our goal to be in every public elementary school in Lexington, Richland, Newberry, Fairfield, and Aiken counties! Consider giving a donation to the ministry.  Your gifts go towards helping to establish Good News Clubs not only in the community, but in the Public Schools as well!  Visit Donate to CEF page and pray towards giving a donation to the ministry of CEF Columbia-Midlands.