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 Platinum
Medallion Award
was received at the CEF National
Conference in Alabama on May 20, 2010. The award recognizes
USA chapters with a balance in overall ministry and a 10%
increase in Good News Clubs over the past three years. John
Blake received the award on behalf of the Durham Area chapter.
Pictured above from left to right, Mosies Esteves, VP for
USA Ministries, Harold Bailey, NC State Director, John, and Reese
Kauffman, President of Child Evangelism Fellowship, Inc.
Board/Committee & Staff Members
Dr. William Allard, Chairman, is a Mathematics professor at Duke University and attends
Blacknall Presbyterian Church in Durham.
Joe & Teri Adelman, Vice Chairman and Secretary, are teachers in
the Durham Public Schools and attend Church of the Good Shepherd in
Durham.
Wendy Clark is the owner of Carpe Diem Cleaning, the John O'Daniel Exchange building, and founder of Lewis & Clark
Community Developers, LLC.
Diana Lisle is a teacher in the Durham Public Schools, ministers to youth and children
in Durham communities,
and attends First Baptist Church Durham
.
John McCann is a writer for the Herald-Sun newspaper, hosts a radio program, and attends
Grove Park Chapel in Durham.
Larry Parrish, is a coach, teacher, and founder of Junior
Prep Stars basketball school and camps, he attends First Baptist Church Durham.
Jan Perry, Treasurer, is a piano teacher and attends Grey
Stone Baptist Church in Durham.
Ruth Shepard Poole is a founding board member, ministers to
prisoners, children, and families; and attends Fisher Memorial United Holy
Church in Durham.
John Blake, Executive Director, is the founder of More
Than Gold sports camps and City Kids ministries, a former sports medicine
developer, and attends Ebenezer Baptist Church in Hillsborough.
Sean Blake, Student Ministries Coordinator, is a musician,
ministers to youth and children, and attends the Summit Church on the
Brier Creek campus.
Dr. David Johnson, Development & Technology Coordinator, is a
technology business owner, former research scientist, and attends Christ
the King Moravian Church in Durham.
History and Ministry Milestone
1937 - Child Evangelism
Fellowship®, Inc. is established in Chicago
1990 - John &
Carolyn Blake serve on CEF® Board of Directors for NC
1993 - Child
Evangelism Fellowship of North Carolina secures a charter for a
Durham Area Chapter
1995 - John
Blake becomes a full-time Director of the CEF Durham chapter
1996 - More
Than Gold sports
outreach is founded by John Blake
1997 -
Chapter’s ministry area grows to 8 counties north and west of Durham
1999 - Extra
Good News kid’s
worship begins weekly in the northeast central
section
of Durham enrolling over 6,000
city kids thru 2005
2000 - Received the Gold Medallion
Chapter award by CEF annually
through
2004
2005 - 11%
of all children reached annually receive Christ as Savior,
counseled
by trained volunteers, and
involved in weekly discipleship
2007 - Cassie’s
Garden to enrich
city kids founded by John Blake
2008 - Urban
Missions Boot Camp training developed to fulfill the purposes
of
CEF in urban communities across
America
- Durham Urban Missions Network formed for collaborative outreach
to
10
under-resourced communities in Durham
2009 - Over
850 unchurched kids started attending
church (2002-2009)
2010 -
Received the Platinum Medallion Chapter award:
the highest
CEF
recognition
for excellence,
innovation, and ministry balance
- Breakout! urban boot camp, summer outreach, and ministry in over
60
Good News
Clubs enrolled 5,000 city kids in community-based,
Gospel-centered, weekly discipleship programs
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Cassies Garden
