CEF of Florida

05/21/2026

If you’re visiting the FPEA Florida Homeschool Conference this weekend, come see us at Booth 506. We’ll be here promoting Christian Youth In Action (CYIA) and summer ministry opportunities for middle and high school students.

05/06/2026

Pastors, student pastors, and CEF ministry partners: We're saving you a spot.

Every summer, teens across Florida gather for one intense week to train as summer missionaries to the children in your communities beyond your church walls. This time, we want to invite you to come check us out.

On June 9th, come preview Chrsitian Youth In Action® (CYIA™) training in Trinity, Florida. Enjoy a free lunch with some of our education team, observe one of our training classes, and hear from our state leadership on the impact of CYIA ministry and why your church needs to get on board with us.

Share this with someone you know who needs to partner with us to help prepare the next generation of Christian leaders and to reach lost children with the Gospel.

Registration link in the comments below.

05/04/2026

Our statewide CYIA™ Summer Training is just a few weeks away, and we need your help! Please consider purchasing an item or two on our Amazon wishlist to help us train and equip this year's team of CYIA summer missionaries and to send them out to evangelize boys and girls across Florida.

You can ship items to the CEF of Florida state office, and the address is already linked to any items that you purchase directly from our list.

CEF of Florida
1543 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Ste 12
Lakeland, FL 33805

Thank you for your support in making this mission possible!

04/15/2026

CEF Manasota serves the children of Manatee and Sarasota counties.

04/15/2026

CEF of Southwest Florida serves the children of Charlotte, DeSoto, Glades, Hendry, & Lee counties.

📣Giving Challenge 2026 is officially live! 📣

We have a goal of raising $15,000 to reach more students here in Southwest Florida. Our goal as CEF is to reach every child, in every nation, every day. We want to continue to grow not only our summer ministries but also our Good News Club school ministries. When you give today YOU will be giving towards more children hearing the gospel.

Scan the QR code below to give, and any donation up to $100 per unique donor will be MATCHED! Will you to reach one?

04/03/2026

Have you heard the Good News? Jesus is alive!

Help CEF® take the message of salvation to children across Florida. Go to cefflorida.com, and let's partner together to reach the children in your community.

03/11/2026

Registration for CYIA™ 2026 Summer Training is now open!

If you're a middle or high school student looking to develop your gifts in ministry and want to help us minister to children in your community with the Gospel this summer, go to cefflorida.com/cyia to learn more about CEF's Christian Youth In Action® program.

The world comes to North America this June and July to compete for sport's greatest trophy, but we're already here, training to compete for the HIGHEST HONOR and preparing to take the Good News of Jesus Christ out to save a lost and dying world.

Some play for goals. We play for souls.

01/19/2026

SAVE THE DATES: JUNE 7-13, 2026

Christian Youth In Action®, CEF's ministry leadership program for teens, is returning to the campus of Trinity College of Florida on June 7-13 for our annual summer training.

The theme for CYIA™ Florida this year, EYES ON THE PRIZE, comes from Philippians 3:13b-14.

"Forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus." (ESV)

As the nations of the world come to Florida and other locations across North America this summer seeking sport's greatest prize: The FIFA World Cup, we're looking toward eternity's greatest prize and training to fulfill the call of the Great Commission to take the Gospel of Jesus Christ to every tongue, every tribe, and every nation. For CYIA Florida, our mission begins in our own backyard as we're equipping students like you to go back and reach the lost children in your own community through CEF summer ministry.

If you're a middle or high school student willing to step up to the challenge in 2026 and compete with us for the greatest prize of all, make plans to join us June 7-13 for CYIA summer training. Contact your local CEF director for more info.

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas to you and your family from CEF of Florida. We look forward to partnering together in the new year to bring the good news of our Savior to the boys and girls of Florida.

12/23/2025