cef of greater jackson

What cef of greater jackson does

CEF of Greater Jackson is a private nonprofit Christian children's ministry and a local chapter of Child Evangelism Fellowship. It serves children, churches, volunteers, and community organizations in Central West Tennessee through Good News Clubs during the school year, 5-Day Clubs and Party Clubs in community settings, and the Christian Youth In Action program, which trains teenagers to lead summer ministry. Its Summer 2026 footprint included Madison, Gibson, Crockett, and Haywood counties, with delivery supported by five youth volunteers, six adult volunteers, and four summer interns.

Its ministry platform is based on structured Christian education curriculum, TCE-1 training coursework, and the Wordless Book Gospel presentation, a five-color communication method. Programs are distributed through church sponsors and partnerships with schools, Boys & Girls Clubs, YMCA facilities, apartment communities, and other community hosts. The organization does not report program fees; its revenue model is donation-based, including one-time and recurring individual gifts, monthly ACH giving, and planned or legacy giving, and no operating revenue or fundraising total is disclosed.

Name

cef of greater jackson

Legal name

CEF of Greater Jackson

Website

https://cefjacksontn.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

CEF of Greater Jackson is a nonprofit Christian children’s ministry serving Central West Tennessee through church partnerships, trained volunteers, school-year and summer clubs, and youth missionary training using CEF curriculum and community-based outreach.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Children's Religious Education / Faith-Based Children's Ministry

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Educational Services (611), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAD

Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

Keywords

• Children's ministry programs
• Christian education outreach
• Youth missionary training
• Gospel evangelism clubs
• After-school religious education

Headquarters

HQ city

Jackson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and recurring donations from individuals supporting the ministry's mission to reach children with the Gospel
2. Monthly ACH Giving: Recurring monthly donations through automated bank transfers
3. Legacy Giving: Planned giving and estate donations to support long-term ministry sustainability

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CEF of Greater Jackson is a Christian children's ministry that trains volunteers and organizes clubs and events to teach the Christian gospel to children in Central West Tennessee. Its core offerings are school-year Good News Clubs held in schools, churches, and neighborhoods; intensive summer 5-Day Clubs held at apartment complexes, community centers, Boys & Girls Clubs, and YMCA facilities; the CYIA youth missionary training and deployment program; and Party Clubs for special events. Programs are delivered using the CEF curriculum and the Wordless Book Gospel presentation method, with individual prayer and salvation counseling for participating children.

Product overview

CEF of Greater Jackson is a Christian children's ministry organization offering a portfolio of evangelism and education programs. The core offerings include Good News Club® (school-year ministry), 5-Day Clubs® and CYIA™ (summer ministry and youth training), and Party Clubs (special events). The organization also provides TCE-1 training coursework and online Bible resources. These programs work together to reach children across Central West Tennessee with the Gospel message through school-year clubs, summer missions, and community events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CYIA (Christian Youth In Action): Youth missionary training and summer ministry program
• Good News Club
• 5-Day Clubs
• Party Clubs

Products and services

• Good News Club® A school-year children's ministry program that brings Christian education to children in schools, neighborhoods, churches, and community centers across Central West Tennessee, sponsored by partnering local churches.
• 5-Day Clubs® Intensive summer ministry clubs conducted over five consecutive days at community centers, apartment complexes, Boys & Girls Clubs, YMCA camps, and other venues across Central West Tennessee, presenting the Gospel to children.
• CYIA™ (Christian Youth In Action) A youth missionary training and summer ministry program that equips teenagers to lead 5-Day Clubs® and share the Gospel with children in their communities. Training covers the Wordless Book presentation, Bible lessons, scripture songs, memory verse games, and salvation counseling at the Carson Springs Conference Center in Newport, TN.
• TCE-1 Training College-level training coursework offered to equip children's ministry workers with the skills and tools needed for effective Christian education, complementing CEF's Quick Start Good News Club team training.
• Online Bible Digital Bible resource made available to supporters and community members for personal study and ministry reference.

Quantifiable outcome

• 39 children made professions of faith during Summer 2026 ministry season
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Brownsville Boys & Girls ClubcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 July 2026Week 3 ministry location serving children in Haywood County during Summer 2026. Part of the 6 locations across 3 counties that hosted 5-Day Club sessions.
• East Unit Boys & Girls ClubcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 July 2026Jackson location serving children in Madison County during Summer 2026 ministry. One of the community centers included in the cross-county outreach effort.
• Trenton Elementary School Y-care Summer CampcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 July 2026Summer camp partnership in Gibson County that hosted CYIA ministry during Week 3 of Summer 2026. Notable location for youth counseling and salvation decisions.
• Humboldt Boys & Girls ClubcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 June 2026Partnership with local Boys & Girls Club serving as a venue for Summer 2026 CYIA ministry. Located in Gibson County, the facility hosted 5-Day Club sessions reaching children with the Gospel message.
• Milan YMCAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 June 2026Partnership with local YMCA facility serving as a venue for Summer 2026 ministry outreach. Hosted 5-Day Club programming at the summer camp.
• Carson Springs Conference CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 June 2026Annual statewide CYIA training camp venue located in Newport, TN. Hosts intensive training sessions for youth missionaries from across East, Middle, and West Tennessee chapters.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF): National parent organization and brand owner of all four registered programs (Good News Club, 5-Day Clubs, CYIA, Party Club) that CEF of Greater Jackson operates; provides curriculum, training, and policy infrastructure for all chapters.
• Young Life: National youth Christian ministry that, like CEF, leverages volunteer leaders to reach children and teens in schools and community venues; broader in age range but directly comparable in mission and reach model.
• Youth for Christ (YFC): Long-standing faith-based youth organization with a community chapter network model similar to CEF; comparable in volunteer-driven outreach to schools, apartment complexes, and community centers.

Direct peers

• AWANA Clubs International: Largest U.S. faith-based children's club ministry operating school-year and summer club programs with the same volunteer-led, curriculum-driven model targeting K-6 kids; closest functional peer to Good News Club and 5-Day Club.
• CEF of Tennessee (state chapter): State-level CEF affiliate providing the Carson Springs Conference Center training referenced by CEF of Greater Jackson; directly comparable chapter-network model operating across Tennessee.
• Child Evangelism Fellowship of Middle Tennessee: Sibling CEF chapter operating in an adjacent Tennessee region; uses the same curriculum, training pipeline, and program trademarks, providing a direct structural comparison for chapter-level scale and operations.
• Pioneer Clubs: Faith-based children's club program with local-church-hosted weekly club structure, paralleling the Good News Club model; competes for the same church sponsorship and volunteer pool.

Emerging players

• Scripture Union: Interdenominational Christian children's and youth mission organization with a club-based outreach model in schools and communities; functionally similar to CEF in curriculum and volunteer deployment.

Others

• LifeWay Christian Resources: Large-scale provider of Vacation Bible School and Sunday school curriculum that competes for the same church-sponsored children's ministry budgets that CEF's Good News Club programs tap into.
• Boys & Girls Club of Jackson-Madison County: Active hosting partner and indirect ecosystem participant; competing/adjacent provider of after-school and summer programs for the same K-6 children that CEF reaches in Madison County.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/RG_Nicholas
• Facebookfacebook.com/cefjacksontn
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/randy-nicholas-87ba1129

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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