Big Picture

Military Children’s Ministry

About four million people call the U.S. military “home.” This includes over one million children of military and civilian personnel. Within this American subculture, approximately 25 to 35 percent of the people in a given community move every year. Most assignments for people in the U.S. military last a mere two to three years with the end of the assignment possibly bringing a move across the world. Children in this environment must continually adjust and make new friends. One or both parents may leave on deployment or on an unaccompanied assignment for six months to a year. Military life can be difficult for all involved. These children need people in their lives to anchor them in Jesus, the Rock of Ages.

Through Military Children’s Ministry, a Good News Club® is held in a home or school in the military neighborhood that is safe for a child to attend. It is another way to bring the teaching of biblical morality to this neighborhood. It connects the child and family to others where they live developing a good community spirit. It assists the chaplain in reaching the children during the week and discipling the children in the Word of God.

Installations with Active Ministry

As of 12/31/24

Arkansas

Little Rock (Air Force)

Arizona

Luke (Air Force)

California

Camp Pendleton (Marines)
Miramar (Marines)
Twentynine Palms* (Marines)

Florida:

Hurlburt Field (Air Force)
Eglin (Air Force)

Kansas

Fort Riley (Army)
McConnell (Air Force)

Kentucky

Fort Campbell (Army)
Fort Knox (Army)

Louisiana:

Barksdale* (Air Force)

Maryland
     Joint Base Andrews (AF/Navy)

Missouri

Fort Leonard Wood (Army)

New York

Fort Drum (Army)
Fort Hamilton (Army)

North Carolina
Fort Liberty (Army)

North Dakota
Grand Forks (Air Force)

Oklahoma

Fort Sill (Army)

South Carolina

Fort Jackson (Army)

Texas

Dyess (Air Force)
Fort Bliss (Army)
Fort Cavazos (Army)
Sheppard (Air Force) 

Virginia

Fort Belvoir (Army)
JEB Little Creek – Fort Story (Navy/Army)
Joint Base Langley-Eustis (AF/Army)

Washington

Joint Base Lewis-McChord (AF/Army)

Washington DC

Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling
(Navy/AF)

Wyoming
Francis E. Warren (Air Force)

*CEF literature used for chaplain-led children’s programs

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