Lt. Gov. Duncan to Speak at Good News Club Event

LAWRENCEVILLE – Georgia’s Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan will give the keynote address on Oct. 13th at a fundraising banquet to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Good News Club in Gwinnett and Walton counties.

The event, at 550 Trackside in downtown Lawrenceville, will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Good News Club is an after-school club sponsored by Child Evangelism Fellowship that reaches out to children across the globe who have never heard the Gospel to share about Jesus Christ. After a 2001 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, the clubs were allowed access to public schools just as any secular club so any child can voluntarily join such club.

Duncan, a Cumming resident, was elected Georgia’s lieutenant governor in 2018. He often recounts how his faith inspired him to run for public office – a state House seat in Forsyth County.

Duncan, his wife Brooke and three sons are active members of Browns Bridge Church in Cumming – an affiliate of North Point Community Church led by Pastor Andy Stanley.

Good News Clubs currently meet at 45 schools in Gwinnett and Walton counties. The Gwinnett elementary schools include Sugar Hill, Minor, Cooper and Chattahoochee elementary schools. Good News Clubs also meet in Walton at Youth, Sharon and Harmony elementary schools. It serves over 3,000 children in both counties and more than 700 children have been counseled to salvation.

“Good News Club provides the opportunity for children to interact with people that exemplify Christian principles and serve as role models that all children need,” said Duluth Mayor Nancy Harris. “Real life problems for many children are often complicated, and Good News Club is a positive, uplifting place for refuge and offers alternative solutions for children.”

Good News Clubs traditionally meet for 90 minutes each week to help forge a child’s moral compass through Biblical teachings. Principals attribute the clubs with helping reduce disrespect and bullying in the classroom. Since the March COVID-19 pandemic, the clubs have not met in person but are about to meet online with a host of new activities for the new school year, said Leanne Jones, chapter coordinator of the Gwinnett Good News Club.

“Eighty percent of public-school kids do not attend church, and with Good News Club we are basically planting the seeds so kids can learn to have a relationship with God and develop that desire to join a church,” Jones said.

Tickets for the Oct. 13 event can be found at: http://goodnewsclubgwinnett.org/banquet.

Proceeds from the event will be used to help create more clubs in additional schools in the area.

For more information about Good News Club go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5b1JPTvFgx0.