We will be heading to Wilmington, NC. We will leave on Sunday July 18th after our Youth Services and worship. We will be doing ministry all week and end with a day at the beach on that Sat. We will return Early Sunday morning to get here by 9:30am to share in our youth MS & HS services, where parents are invited to come and see what Big things God did in the lives of our students. While we are there we will also in the evenings have worship and relevant messages with both churches. The cost of this Mission's Experience is $250 and includes all activities for that week.
Registration is Closed. Please be in prayer for us as we continue to prepare for our mission trip to Wilmington, NC.
****Mission Experience Prep days are:
Sunday, May 23rd - 1pm-2:30pm. Pizza lunch provided,
Sunday, June 13th - 1pm - 2:30pm Pizza lunch provided,
Wed. July 14th - 6:30pm - 8pm.
Please make every effort to attend. If you cannot attend please let us know so we can work with you on making sure you have all the information you need! This prep day is for anyone wanting to be involved with Our 2010 Mission Serve Trip to Wilmington, NC. We will also have some other requirements in preparation for this trip which will include attending one of our student serve days in March or May!
We will have training, video blogs and more info for all who register for this trip. ***If you do not register early enough you may not have the opportunity to go. CLICK HERE FOR MISSION TRIP VIDEOS
**Summer Missions Experience 2010** will not only educate you in the need of others in our world and locally but you will get to have some hands on involvement in making a difference. The cost is $250 which is a week long Mission Experience July 18-July25! It includes a t-shirt, food, cool place to stay and mission experience in Wilmington, NC. This is more than just an event it is an experience.
We will have worship, Teaching and a great time learning about how Our God can use us to Do BIG things. Our goal is to get as many students together with the purpose in mind of living outside of ourselves. If we can learn the Life Principle that "Life is Ministry" then we can see God do BIG things and change the world around us.
**** How to Get Support for Your Mission Trip! You now have the opportunity to direct people to a sign-up page where they can donate toward your mission trip online. Just email your friends and family members telling them about the opportunity you have to make a difference in the life of families in need in Wilmington, NC. Send them Here to donate.
Leaders:
When you sign up you will have options to check on how you would like to serve. Check all that apply to you so we can put our crews (group of 10 or so) together based upon adult leadership.
Here are the options:
Cooking: This person will not be doing the ministry projects instead your ministry will be helping to shop for food, cook & serve. We will have students crews help with setup, serving, & clean-up as well. Construction Project Leader: We need people who can lead a group of people to do construction projects such as carpentry, repairs and handywork. This person needs to be experienced in construction. Driver/Transporation: Can you help us drive to Wilmington, NC and to and from where were staying and our ministry/work sites? Ministry Project Leader: You will be the manager and leader of a group that is working in ministry and service projects around Wilmington. Crew Encourager: This is someone who will make sure while your crew is working/serving everyone is being encouraged and staying focused in a postive way. Love to see you smile! First Aid/Nurse: If you have experience as a nurse, doctor, or first aid we need people who can help with any needs.
Let's be Life Changers and be Doer's of the Word not just Hearers (James 1:22). Click Here To Register.
Keep up with what We are doing on our Mission Trip by following us on Twitter!
We will add twitter updates to remind you all of last minute things to bring. You don't need a twitter account to see our updates!
You can email me or Click here to see the Mission Trip Prep Videos.
How can I raise money to pay for Missions Serve 2010 Trip?
****We believe that every student who wants to go on our mission trip should have the opportunity to go regardless of their financial situation. We will do everything we can to ensure that every student can go. We have set up some things for you to do to make sure that you have enough money for the trip. If you have done these four things and still don't have enough we will make sure that you are covered.
1. Put aside money from your job each paycheck to help cover expenses.
2. Cut a neighbor's yard and/or babysit a neighbors kids and put that money away for camp.
3. Write support letters to friends and family members to pray for you and help you financially afford to take part of our Mission Serve Experience 2010! Send them to Donate Here.
4. Join in our fundraisers.
Where will we be staying?
We will be staying at First Baptist Church of Wilmington, NC in their activites building. It is huge and awesome!!
What will we be doing on this mission trip?
We will doing various service projects similar to what we do on students serve day's at TCC and also working with a few families in need to help them with any work that needs to be done, including repairs and light construction.
Absolutely. Parent's don't worrry. We will design specific ways our younger middle school students can minister to others that fits their place in life and skill level.
How will we be getting to Wilmington, NC?
We will have our adults drive to wilmington. We are not taking a bus because we will need the flexibility for groups of 10-12 to go to different areas of Wilmington for their service/work projects.
Will there be other churches/youth there?
Yes, we are actually teaming up with a church from Atlanta, GA. It is my former church where I was youth pastor before TCC. I am great friends with the youth pastor now and we are teaming together so that our kids can get a great mission experience and also get to know other students from other parts of the US.
What are the dates and times of the trip?
We will be leaving from TCC after our morning youth worship on Sunday July 18th. We will have a pizza lunch and then pack up and head out around 2pm. We strongly encourage each student to come to the morning youth services since we will have a time of prayer and preperation for our youth. We will still have our normal youth Gathering but we will focus our thoughts and message on missions/service.
We will return on Sunday Morning July 25th in time for our morning youth service. We are doing this b/c we want to be able to share in our MS & HS services and have parents join us so they can hear more about all God did through the lives of our students at TCC.
Will we have time to relax or have fun on this trip?
Of course!! Serving is fun though and you will probably have your most fun serving alongside of other students. However, we will plan a day at the beach on our last day to relax and have fun as a group!
Will we need to bring certain things or wear certain kinds of clothes?
Yes! We want everyone to bring work gloves, work shoes (closed toed shoes for worksites), and a few other construction type tools, which we will send out closer to the time we are leaving. Also, we will want all students to wear jeans/pants while on worksites and ministry teams. You can wear shorts in the evening time when we are back at our place we are staying. Please make sure all shorts are modest as we are on a mission trip and want to convey conservative values.
Will we meet together anytime before we go on the trip?
Yes. We encourage everyone going to come to our Student Serve Day on May 15th.
Sunday, May 23rd - 1pm-2:30pm. Pizza lunch provided.
Sunday, June 13th - 1pm - 2:30pm Pizza lunch provided.
Wed. July 14th - 6:30pm - 8pm.
All students & leaders going on our Mission Trip will be encouraged to come to several of our Mission Trip Prep days so that we can begin to come together before we go serve together. We will not only get more information about what we will be doing, we will be dividing up into teams/crews and pray for each other. This is very important and should not be missed unless there is already a previous conflict. Thanks!
Our July 14th service will have more prayer, worship & Spiritual preparation to make sure we are all ready to go and make a huge impact!
All youth & Parents are invited to come and worship with us & pray with us.
