About
Child Evangelism Fellowship® is an international, Bible-centered organization comprised of born-again believers whose purpose is to evangelize boys and girls with the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and to establish (disciple) them in the Word of God and in the local Church. With a presence in nearly every country on earth and a Christ-ordained burden as believers to reach all children for Christ, CEF’s enduring mission since 1937 is to actively engage the Church in bringing the good news of the gospel to every child, every nation, every day.
Our Vision
Our vision for South-Central Indiana is for volunteers from the local churches to go into the elementary schools sharing the Gospel through an after-school program known as Good News Club®.
Sadly, there used to be 14 elementary schools with Good News Club® programs. Now there are only 4.
1 Corinthians 3:10-23 says, “For no one can lay any other foundation than that which has been laid, which is Jesus Christ.” Jesus is the rock and the only sure foundation.
The Great Commission is for children too!
64% of believers accept Christ by the age of 14 (Barna Research). According to Ministry-to-Children, “Once a person reaches adulthood, accepting Christ becomes increasingly rare. Evangelism is most effective in the childhood and teenage years.” Therefore, childhood is when most people find Jesus.
CEF Partners with Churches
We are training and equipping volunteers from local churches to go and share the Gospel in the public schools.
The Good News Club® after-school program can meet in public schools.
- It is not against the law to teach God’s Word in public schools. On June 11th, 2001, the United States supreme court decided that Good News Clubs must be granted the same access to school facilities as offered any other nonreligious organization.
- Does your school have a program? Go to Contact Us to find out.
You can start sharing the Gospel with children today!
Learn how by clicking here.
South-Central Indiana
The CEF South-Central Indiana Chapter serves the following 15 counties:
Brown, Crawford, Daviess, Floyd, Greene, Harrison, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Morgan, Jackson, Orange, Owen, Perry, and Washington.
Jada Royer, the local director for the SC Chapter, is based in Springville, IN (Lawrence County).
Within our chapter of fifteen counties, there are 147 public schools (Elem/MS/JH) and 106,324 children (Ages 4-14). (Sources: Home Town Locator, 2023, Indiana Youth Institute, 2021)
The green hearts on our chapter’s map represents active Good News Clubs at Grandview and Lakeview Elementary Schools (Monroe County), Eastern Greene Elementary (Greene County), and Mitchell and Burris Elementary Schools (Lawrence County).
Meanwhile, the yellow hearts represent a Good News Party Club at Helmsburg Elementary (Brown County) and LCIS (Lawrence County).
CEF of South-Central Indiana Needs You…
- to become involved in the ministry to children in your neighborhood
- to become a volunteer, instructor, or teacher with CEF
- to be trained in effective methods of outreach to the children
- to pray for the ministry on a daily basis
- to support CEF of South-Central financially
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