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Good News Club is a one-hour, fast-paced program where children take part in a Bible lesson using colorful materials from Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF), sing songs, practice Scripture memory, hear a missions story, play review games, and join in other activities focused on the lesson’s theme. Each club includes a clear presentation of the Gospel and an opportunity for children to trust the Lord Jesus as Savior, along with discipleship training that focuses on character and moral and spiritual growth. All children who attend Good News Club are encouraged to attend a local church.
• Schedule: Good News Clubs meet every week after school hours, and each session is one hour long.
Child Evangelism Fellowship, which conducts Good News Clubs, was founded in 1937 and is described as a Bible-centered, interdenominational, worldwide organization composed of born-again believers. Its stated purpose and mission are to evangelize boys and girls with the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, disciple them in the Word of God, and establish them in a Bible-believing church for Christian living. Teachers in Good News Club are Christians who are concerned for boys and girls, volunteer their time and energy, are trained by Child Evangelism Fellowship, 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 the child protection policy. Good News Clubs can meet in public schools in the United States after school hours on the same terms as other community groups, based on the 2001 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Good News Clubs v. Milford Central School, and children attend only with their parents’ permission. In the United States, there is a movement among churches to adopt a public school Good News Club, and community centers and housing complexes are also described as great places for a club.
A fourth-grade boy from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, said, “I came to Good News Club when my friend invited me so I could know about God. Now I know Jesus as my Savior, and He helps me with hard times,” and also said, “Now, I want to tell everyone else how good it is to know Jesus!” Local Director Lisa Kilgore of CEF of Lancaster County said, “It brings tears to my eyes to think how God is working in the lives of these children.” One former attendee, Karen, described how her mother opened their home to a Good News Club, how she herself trusted Christ after hearing the lessons, and how later her mother and about 15 family members entered different forms of Christian ministry. Another former attendee, Becca, described being led to the Lord by her brother who had been trained in a Teaching Children Effectively course, later attending 5-Day Club and Good News Club, then Christian Youth in Action, and eventually entering full-time ministry. An unnamed former Good News Club attendee from Sioux City, Iowa, recalled attending club in a teacher’s basement, listening to a lesson on the crucifixion, and deciding that day to believe in Jesus after hearing that He died to pay the price for sins.
Last updated March 18, 2026.
• Schedule: Good News Clubs meet every week after school hours, and each session is one hour long.
Child Evangelism Fellowship, which conducts Good News Clubs, was founded in 1937 and is described as a Bible-centered, interdenominational, worldwide organization composed of born-again believers. Its stated purpose and mission are to evangelize boys and girls with the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, disciple them in the Word of God, and establish them in a Bible-believing church for Christian living. Teachers in Good News Club are Christians who are concerned for boys and girls, volunteer their time and energy, are trained by Child Evangelism Fellowship, 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 the child protection policy. Good News Clubs can meet in public schools in the United States after school hours on the same terms as other community groups, based on the 2001 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Good News Clubs v. Milford Central School, and children attend only with their parents’ permission. In the United States, there is a movement among churches to adopt a public school Good News Club, and community centers and housing complexes are also described as great places for a club.
A fourth-grade boy from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, said, “I came to Good News Club when my friend invited me so I could know about God. Now I know Jesus as my Savior, and He helps me with hard times,” and also said, “Now, I want to tell everyone else how good it is to know Jesus!” Local Director Lisa Kilgore of CEF of Lancaster County said, “It brings tears to my eyes to think how God is working in the lives of these children.” One former attendee, Karen, described how her mother opened their home to a Good News Club, how she herself trusted Christ after hearing the lessons, and how later her mother and about 15 family members entered different forms of Christian ministry. Another former attendee, Becca, described being led to the Lord by her brother who had been trained in a Teaching Children Effectively course, later attending 5-Day Club and Good News Club, then Christian Youth in Action, and eventually entering full-time ministry. An unnamed former Good News Club attendee from Sioux City, Iowa, recalled attending club in a teacher’s basement, listening to a lesson on the crucifixion, and deciding that day to believe in Jesus after hearing that He died to pay the price for sins.
Last updated March 18, 2026.
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