Adults and children alike enjoy a good Christmas party, and Child Evangelism Fellowship® (CEF®) has developed an extraordinary program called Christmas Across America, a fun, evangelistic, and innovative event for kids! Christmas Across America provides a meaningful way to celebrate one of the most amazing events in all of history—the...
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With the first of November behind us, the great seasonal debate has begun. Do we decorate for Christmas before or after Thanksgiving? Some save their festive green and reds till after the great feast and others utilize the entire month of November for festive holiday merriment. Whether you’re putting up the tree this month or
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CEF of Chicago offers an array of different gospel advancing ministry opportunities as well as many training opportunities. From 5-Day Clubs in the summer, Good News Clubs during the school year, and training in teaching and outreach all year round, we are committed to equipping others in going out and sharing God’s word
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Due to the pandemic, public school after-school Good News Clubs are on pause in Chicago. In their place, Good News Clubs have begun in private after-school ministries. One that is opening up is in the Maywood area and another one in the Little India neighborhood in Chicago. Chicago is known for its diversity condensed into
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These trying times have changed the look of ministry here in Chicago and around the world. Though our surroundings and circumstances have changed, our methods of reaching the next generation with the gospel have not. Viridian Calix is one of CEF of Chicago’s missionaries working alongside her husband living at the Housing for Urban...
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CEF is a ministry that is held up by men and women who step up to teach, train, and lead. CEF of Chicago is blessed to have Jonathan King serving as metro area director and CEF international has been blessed to have Reese Kauffman, President of Child Evangelism Fellowship has leader. CEF international sent out
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Our sixth and final ReKindling was our most successful one yet in terms of size and purpose. We had it at Compass church of Bolingbrook by Zeta Maniati. We had 28 teens there not including staff! It was all outside and the weather was absolutely perfect for the event. We had two hours
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CEF is extremely passionate about training and equipping others to evangelize and disciple. For over 80 years, Chicago CEF has been equipping people in the Chicago area to reach children for Christ. We have training for teenagers and young adults known as CYIA™ (Christian Youth In Action®). We have a college-level course called
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( Written by Hector Calix | A full time missionary with CEF of Chicago ) Two years ago we had a 5-Day Club in Villa Park with only one child in attendance. Although there was only one child in club, he loved 5-Day Club and received Christ as his Savior the first day of club.
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Hortense Yolanda McDowell was a woman of God and a strong supporter of CEF through volunteering. She had four children whom she loved dearly: Matthew, Yolanda-Renee, Mark St., and Marshall John. Her children described her as: honorable, an obedient servant of God, a mighty prayer warrior, teacher of teachers, evangelist to children...
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