Pioneer Clubs

Summary

Pioneer Clubs is organized to serve God by assisting churches and other ministries in helping children and youth make Christ Lord in every aspect of life. Pioneer Clubs started as Girl’s Guild in 1939. Over the years the curriculum has been revised to include multiple age divisions and materials for boys. Today, The program ministers to children and youth from age two to high school. Presently, approximately 3,700 churches in the United States and Canada sponsor the club ministry reaching over 140,000 children and youth.

Pioneer Clubs’ mission is carried out by providing and distributing a quality Christ-centered children’s club program designed to develop the whole person. It provides Christ-centered activity oriented program materials for Camp Cherith camps and other Christian Camps. The following core values are used to guide the ministry: God-honoring, Bible-based, child-focused, holistic ministry, excellence, people and relationships, Christian community, and responsible stewardship.

Pioneer Clubs is a nonprofit. Contributions to it are fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. It is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) and the Christian Management Association.

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Purpose [ Back to top ]

Pioneer Clubs is organized to serve God by assisting churches and other ministries in helping children and youth make Christ Lord in every aspect of life. Pioneer Clubs started as Girl’s Guild in 1939. Over the years the curriculum has been revised to include multiple age divisions and materials for boys. Today, The program ministers to children and youth from age two to high school. Presently, approximately 3,700 churches in the United States and Canada sponsor the club ministry reaching over 140,000 children and youth.

Pioneer Clubs’ mission is carried out by providing and distributing a quality Christ-centered children’s club program designed to develop the whole person. It provides Christ-centered activity oriented program materials for Camp Cherith camps and other Christian Camps. The following core values are used to guide the ministry: God-honoring, Bible-based, child-focused, holistic ministry, excellence, people and relationships, Christian community, and responsible stewardship.

Pioneer Clubs is a nonprofit. Contributions to it are fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. It is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) and the Christian Management Association.

Mission Statement [ Back to top ]

Pioneer Clubs Mission Statement is:

Pioneer Clubs mission is to serve God by assisting churches and other ministries in helping children and youth make Christ Lord in every aspect of life.

Program Accomplishments [ Back to top ]

Pioneer Clubs has reported that about 46% of Pioneer Clubs Churches reports growth in church attendance by Unchurched families due to their children participating in these clubs.

Statement of Faith [ Back to top ]

Pioneer Clubs Statement of Faith is as follows:

Spiritual Standard

All members of the board of directors and all staff shall be those who are committed to Christ and His service and seek to manifest the kind of life expressed in Romans 12:10-12

Statement of Faith

A.We believe in one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, Holy Spirit. John 14:16-17: Matthew 28:19

B.We believe that Jesus Christ was begotten by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, and is true god and true man. Matthew 1:18:23.

C.We believe in the Scriptures of Old and New Testament as verbally inspired by God and inerrant in the original writings, and they are of supreme and final authority in faith and life. 2 Peter 1:20-21, 2 Timothy 3:16:17

D.We believe that we were created in the image of God; that we sinned, and thereby incurred, not only physical death, but also that spiritual death which is separation from God; and that all human beings are born in sin, and that this sinful nature is the origin of all sinful acts in thought, word, and deed. Genesis 1:26, Romans 5:12, Isaiah 59: 2-4, Romans 6:23.

E.We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins, according to the Scrptures, as a representative and substitutuinary ascrifice; and that all who believe in Him are justified on the ground of His shed blood. Romans 5:8-9

F.We believe that all who receive by faith the Lord Jesus Christ are born again of the Holy Spirit, and thereby become children of God. John 1:12, Roamans 8:9

G.We believe in the bodily resurrection of Christ and His ascension to Heaven, and in His present work as High Priest and advocate. 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, Hebrews 4:14-16.

H.We believe in the personal return of Jesus Christ. Acts 1:11, 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17

I.We believe in the bodily resurrection of the just to everlasting blessedness, and the unjust to everlasting punishment. Acts 24:15, Revelation 20:15, Romans 6:23.

History [ Back to top ]

Pioneer Clubs started as a Girls' Guild in 1939. Over the years, the curriculum was revised to include multiple age divisions and materials for boys. Today the program encompasses two years olds through high school. Presently, approximately 3,700 churches in the US and Canada sponsor the club ministry.

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Research Analysis

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MinistryWatch.com 5 Star Financial Efficiency Ratings [ Back to top ]

Ranking Category	Rating	Overall Rank	Christian Growth Sector
Overall Efficiency Rating		327 of 348	35 of 37
Fund Acquisition Decision		327 of 348	35 of 37
Resource Allocation Decision		of 348	13 of 37
Asset Utilization Decision		of 348	13 of 37