MedWHOLE Academy Programme
GoodNewsClub
A free weekly club for children and teenagers, in Gosa and Kunyami.
Weekly · Term time · 190 children a week · Free
Overview
What it is
Good News Club meets once a week through the year. Bible lessons, memory verses, songs, learning activities and a light refreshment. There is a separate section for teenagers, the Junior Youth Club.
It is where MedWHOLE began. Twenty-one children met at Christ Word Centre in Gosa in 2021. The club now averages 190 children a week.
Welcome to All
Who it is for
Free, and open to every child in the community.
Children, with a teenagers' section. Free, and open to every child in the community.
Weekly Gatherings
Where and when
- Gosa Primary — weekly, resumed for 2026 on 7 February. Saturdays at 3pm during Summer School.
- Kunyami — weekly since 6 February 2026. Fridays, 4pm to 5pm.
Events
- First Kunyami meeting — 6 February 2026, 168 children
- Gosa 2026 resumption — 7 February 2026, 190 average weekly attendance
- Fifth anniversary, Gosa — 22 February 2026, All Saints Anglican Church, 305 children and teenagers with 19 teachers and volunteers
- Film show, Gosa — 21 March 2026, 206 children
- Film show, Kunyami — 27 March 2026, 85 children
Longitudinal Impact
Five years of the club
21 → 305
over five years
190
a week in Gosa
168
on day one in Kunyami
2
communities
“Twenty-one children grew to three hundred and five.”
Twenty-one children in 2021. Three hundred and five present at the fifth anniversary in 2026.
In its first year in Kunyami the club drew 168 children on its opening day — close to what Gosa reaches weekly after five years.