The purpose of the Committee is to provide continuity and permanence to the local outreach. The Committee is made up of lay people from different churches and denominations to help carry on the non-denominational spirit of CEF®, while also, providing a safeguard of keeping the local fellowship true to the Statement of Faith. Local Committee members are expected to attend monthly Committee meetings and CEF® sponsored activities, look for opportunities to present the work to other Christians, support the local ministry financially while seeking others who would do the same, and pray faithfully for the ministry.
 

Jeff McComas, Chair and State Board Representative

Jeff lives in Barboursville, WV and is a member of Bloomingdale Baptist Church.  Jeff and his Sunday school class felt led by God to get the gospel message out into the community. This caused Jeff and his wife, Amanda, to do some research and learn more about the Good News Club® and CEF®.  Once the relationship with Child Evangelism Fellowship® was established, and while the Good News Club®  was in its infancy, Jeff felt led by the Holy Spirit to become more involved with CEF®.  He is now a Good News Club®  Coordinator and a member of the Local Committee.  Jeff is excited to help, in any way possible, teach young children about the Good News of Jesus Christ!
 

Phil Hesson, Vice-Chair

Phil has lived his whole life in Chesapeake, Ohio, and has attends Symmes Creek Missionary Baptist Church and has been involved with CEF® in different capacities for more than 30 years. He believes wholeheartedly in the concept of this organization and its strategies and LOVES being a part of the Great Things the LORD is doing and is GOING to do with the kids in the Tri-State area through this ministry.

 

Teri DeWeese, Secretary

Teri lives in Gallipolis Ferry, WV, and currently attends New Hope Bible Baptist Church. She was introduced to Child Evangelism Fellowship® when she met the Sayres in 2008, where they gave a presentation on the Good News Club® ministry. God immediately laid it on her heart to start a Good News Club® in her community. She and the Sayres became friends almost immediately, and when they asked her about becoming a committee member in 2010, she felt God's leading once again. CEF® has a special place in her heart, and in her service to the Lord, she is grateful and excited to be a part of this ministry and serve to the best of her ability.
 

Jenny Johnson

Jenny lives in Ashland, Kentucky, and is a member of CornerStone Methodist Church where she serves on the worship team and as the GNC® Coordinator in her community. She has a heart for children and leading them to Christ. Her passion is to see more Good News Clubs in school districts in the Boyd County area of Kentucky begin. Serving as a local committee member allows her to go beyond her local community to help boys and girls all over the Tri-State area hear the precious gospel message. 

 

Pete Davidson

Pete was born and raised in Branchland, WV, in Lincoln County. He now lives with his wife, Sandy, in Huntington and is a member of the First Baptist Church of Proctorville, OH. He is a veteran of the US Army where he served a term in Vietnam and worked in the Sheet Metal industry for 15 years. Pete came to know the Lord Jesus Christ as his Savior in 1976 and immediately began volunteering in the youth ministry at Grace Baptist Church in Midkiff, WV. He would be called to full-time pastoral ministry shortly thereafter where he would eventually serve as Senior Pastor at Grace Baptist Church for five years. He would then be called to serve as the associate pastor under Bill Davis at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church at Ona, WV, for eight and half years. The Lord would then lead Pete to serve as the Executive Director of the Huntington City Mission for 11 and half years where he would serve until he retired from that position at the end of 2014.

He gained personal exposure to the Good News Club® ministry from his granddaughters who attend the GNC® in their community. He was so impressed by the results he was seeing from them as a direct result of the GNC® that he began pursuing getting a GNC® started through his church in their community school. Since that time, that goal has been seen to completion and they are already praying to open a second school. Soon after seeing this GNC® started, the Lord led Pete to begin serving as a Local Committee Member for CEF® of Greater Huntington where he can help lead this ministry, not only in one or two communities but in the entire Tri-State area. His desire is to see the ministry of CEF® and the Good News Club® continue to grow so that more and more boys and girls can hear the wonderful message of salvation. Pete is convinced that his experiences in life and ministry have all been preparation for this role that the Lord has now called him into.

 

Becky Estep

Becky lives in Proctorville, OH, and attends First Baptist Church of Proctorville where she assists with the children's ministry progam on Wednesday evenings. Becky is also the Coordinator of the Fairland East Elementary Good News Club®. Her passion is for all children to know the love of God through the Lord Jesus Christ. To help accomplish this, she is humbled to be able to serve as a Local Committee Member with CEF® of Greater Huntington. Her goal as a Committee Member is to ensure the spread of the gospel through Good News Clubs® in the Lawrence County area where she serves as the County GNC® Coordinator.

 

Larry Jenkins

Larry was saved at 8 years old and is a lifelong resident of Huntington, WV. He is a Navy Veteran where he served as a Hospital Corpsman. He is also a former Pastor in the Nazarene Church in Alum Creek and has attended Huntington First Church of the Nazarene and Walnut Hills Nazarene over the years. Larry currently attends City Church Huntington where he leads the visitation ministry. He also participates in the prayer ministry at the Huntington City Mission every Monday evening. Larry is the father of four boys and a grandfather of 22 grandchildren! Larry is humbled and excited to serve as a Local Committee Member in whatever way the Lord may allow so that many boys and girls can have the opportunity to know the Lord Jesus Christ!

 

Betsy Neal

Betsy has been married for 30 years and has 4 children and 11 grandchildren and has been a member of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Teays Valley for over 15 years.  She is currently still working part time as a CRNA for Charleston Surgical Hospital.  At Redeemer Church she is on the Women's Ministry Board, Outreach Ministry, and Toddler Ministry.

Betsy first became affiliated with CEF while helping with a Good News Club at Montrose Elementary in Charleston, WV, which her sister was the Coordinator.  After serving at this Good News Club for a couple of years, she felt the Lord begin to place on her heart the desire to serve the children at Mountain View Elementary in Teays Valley, WV, which shares a parking area with their Church. In 2018 our church started the GNC at Mountain View Elementary and has met every year since. She serves as the Co-Coordinator and teacher at the GNC and has a loyal team serving along side of her in this club.

The blessings that the Lord has given, through the GNC at Mountain View, are so plentiful. She has grown in her own understanding of sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with children and is excited to see Him working through this ministry, Lord willing, in the years ahead.

 

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