CHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP of South Carolina, INC.
Every Child. Every County. Every Day.
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
It is estimated that less than 30% of South Carolina's children regularly attend church. Children are facing moral crisis as never before. In the past year throughout South Carolina, 35,000 children experienced domestic violence; 20,000 children were arrested for various crimes; 42 children were killed by firearms; 61,000 children were treated for drug or alcohol abuse; and 37% of SC teens experienced unplanned pregnancy. Children have not heard of their Creator God and the hope of salvation He brings to them through His Son, Jesus Christ. Our mission is to share the Good News to the children of South Carolina by supporting the local church with training, materials and opportunities to reach "the least of these" in their communities.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
After-School Good News Clubs
A one hour after-school program teaching the truths of God's Word in over 300 public elementary school in South Carolina. Weekly connecting with over 24,000 South Carolina children.
5-Day Clubs
Summer program reaching children throughout South Carolina with the message of the Gospel within five day increments at daycares, apartment complexes, community centers and anywhere children congregate.
Christian Youth In Action
A high school and college age missions training program designed to equip students to share their faith and prepare them for future mission leadership opportunities.
Evangelism & Discipleship Training
CEF equips churches and volunteers with the training and materials to effectively reach children with the Gospel and disciple them through God's Word.
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
ECFA 2018
ECFA 2019
ECFA 2020
ECFA 2021
ECFA 2022
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of training events conducted
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
Evangelism & Discipleship Training
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Decreasing
Context Notes
Training events conducted across the state.
Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
We are focused on providing support to local churches with the goal of reaching every child in South Carolina with the message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. To accomplish this we partner with local churches to adopt a local elementary school, community centers, or even neighborhood homes where children may be reached. We provide highly effective training to cover many different volunteer service roles along with biblically sound teaching materials utilizing a variety of methods to reach every learning style. CEF continuously provides ongoing support and encouragement to the churches and volunteers while providing additional suggestions to reach the children's family as well.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We provide training, materials, resources, opportunities and on-going support to assist church leadership and parishioners. CEF's dedicated staff has undergone rigorous training to assure that our training for volunteers is of the highest excellence. All materials used focuses on the truths of God's Holy Bible, including teaching principles. CEF provides ongoing resources for the volunteers as well as the children they are reaching. From a Children's Ministry Bible (Nelson Publishing), the Children's Ministry Institute, and a variety of children's materials and more, CEF seeks to provide tools that continue to evangelize and disciples children.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Individuals, businesses and churches provide funding to enable our limited South Carolina staff to work with literally thousands of volunteers from hundreds of churches to reach in excess of 35,000 SC children per year. Staff is proficiently trained through CEF's Children's Ministry Institute with the goal of multiplying their mission through training others effective methods of child evangelism to children unreached by the local church. CEF Press provides materials which are versatile and effective. Ultimately, it is the mission of the church to reach children and families within the community. CEF's role is to support the church as a community rallies around God's heart and vision that, "not one of these little ones should perish" (Matthew 18:14).
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Over the past 20 years, we have grown from 3 CEF local offices covering 15 counties in the state. Presently, we have 11 local CEF offices covering every county in South Carolina. We are currently working with nearly 500 local churches in over 350 public elementary schools in South Carolina. With these church partnerships this past year, we collectively ministered to over 22,000 children weekly and shared the Gospel message to more than 41,000 children in South Carolina. It is our prayer and hope to continue supporting the local church to reach more children who are unreached. We desire for every child to know their Creator God, giving them the opportunity and choice to know and love Him.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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CHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP of South Carolina, INC.
Board of directorsas of 08/05/2023
Tony Sinclair
TD Bank - Retired
Term: 2018 -
Robert Templeton
Finanical Planning
Term: 2018 -
Tony Sinclair
TD Bank - Retired
Matthew Myers
Sweeny, Wingate & Barrow, P.A.
Keagan Broussard
TD Bank
Willis Bruce
Bruce Nursuries
Don Hinton
Hinton and Son, Inc
William Witherspoon
US Department Of Justice
Scott Shull
Consultant
Jean Sims
Darlington County Schools - Retired
Robert Templeton
Cornerstone Financial Management
Terry Messinger
Renfrow Brothers Inc.
O'Neal Miller
ATMC - Retired
JoLynn Calhoun
Lander University
Tammie King
OneDigital Health and Benefits
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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