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Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) was founded in 1937 by Jesse Irvin Overholtzer (1877-1955), and over the years has had many PB from both open and exclusive circles involved with it. Since the beginning, it has been headquartered in Warrenton, [[Missouri]], which is part of the St. Louis CSA. It facilitates teaching the Gospel to children, and encouraging local church fellowship. According to Wikipedia, it has programs established in all 50 U.S. states, and 192 countries, with 733 full-time workers in the U.S., about 40,000 volunteers throughout North America, and over 1,200 missionaries overseas. By 2014, it was estimated to have taught nearly 20 million children.
=Alumni=
* Dorothy Kenyon (OB) Sherbrooke, [[Quebec|QC]]
** also taught at [[Institut Biblique Bethel]]
* Sarah Carter Lewis (OB) [[Bethany Gospel Chapel, Newport News, VA|Bethany Gospel Chapel]], Newport News, [[Virginia|VA]] (b. 1905 Elizabeth City, [[North Carolina|NC]] - d. 1994 [[Pittsboro Christian Village, NC|Pittsboro Christian Village]], Pittsboro, NC)* Sharon Noller (OB) Greenville, SC @ [http://www.overbrookchapel.org/ Overbrook Gospel Chapel] in 1975 while she was a student at [[Bob Jones University]].
=Assemblies=
* [[New Hampshire Avenue Gospel Chapel, MD|New Hampshire Avenue Gospel Chapel]] (OB), Silver Spring, [[Maryland|MD]], which met 1916-1961 in [[District of Columbia|Washington, D.C.]], hosted a Good News Club (CEF-related) for many years.
* Overbrook Gospel Chapel, [[South Carolina|SC]] hosted a CEF group
* [[North Carolina history|Parkway Chapel]] (OB), Winston Salem, [[North Carolina|NC]] has commended a worker to CEF.
=Sources=
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_Evangelism_Fellowship Wikipedia]