With youth evangelization in Korea estimated at just 4% and Sunday schools in steady decline, the Korea Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) is intensifying outreach through its Good News Club program.
As of 2025, about 2,100 Good News Clubs are operating nationwide, led by teachers trained at more than 140 regional workshops, according to reporting by Christian Daily Korea. The weekly, one-hour gatherings—held in homes, parks, playgrounds, churches, and community institutions—include singing, Scripture memorization, Bible lessons, mission presentations, and review games, followed by counseling for children who wish to accept Christ. A related initiative for teenagers is called the Junior Youth Challenge (JYC).
The Fellowship says the goal is to ensure that Korea’s estimated 5.3 million children under the age of 14 have the opportunity to hear the gospel at least once. “The alternative is simple,” the group said. “If we go out and evangelize, there is fruit. If we do not go out, nothing happens.”
CEF’s 55 regional chapters will conduct training courses from late August through November to equip churches, teachers, and ministry leaders for field evangelism.
The Korean efforts are part of a larger global strategy. The worldwide Child Evangelism Fellowship has set targets to reach 35 million children with the gospel by 2025, 57 million by 2028, and 100 million by 2032, using methods that include Good News Clubs, Party Clubs, 3-Day Clubs, CRC (Children Reaching Children), and outdoor evangelism programs.
