Join us for worship at 11 am on Sunday, December 9 as our children lead us in worship the during Advent season. We will have Bible Study & Small Groups at 10 am and then a combined worship service at 11 am (there will be no Re:Creation worship service on Dec 9). See you there!
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Operation Christmas Child Boxing Party is Nov 7!
The Operation Christmas Child Boxing Party will begin at 6:30 pm on November 7. Our youth and children will be boxing up all of the items collected in the Operation Christmas Child Collection Drive. Help our youth and our children make a difference this Christmas for children around the world by donating items!
Operation Christmas Child Collection Drive starts in late October
Our Operation Christmas Child Collection Drive will begin in late October and end on November 7. Help our youth and children make a difference this Christmas for children around the world!
Bus Station Ministry returns Sept 19
Youth Bus Station Ministry for September will be on the 19th. We will leave the church at 6pm, dinner will be available before we leave for the youth going. We invite all youth to participate in this missions experience.
Youth Dodgeball Fellowship is September 9
September 9, 5-8pm
Our church is hosting a fun night of ducking, dipping, diving, and dodging! Several churches from our area will be coming to College Park for a youth dodgeball fellowship. We will also have 9-square and pizza to go along with the dodgeball! It is going to be a great night. Youth plan to join.
The Youth Fall Retreat is Coming!
November 16-18 at Ridgecrest
The highlight of our year is the Fall Retreat at Ridgecrest every November. Over 300 youth and adult leaders gather the weekend before Thanksgiving each year to worship, grow, and fellowship together. We combine worship, Bible study, recreation, and fellowship events into a powerful weekend.
Teenagers lives can be so difficult. Our fast-paced, ultra-competitive world magnifies the pressures our teenagers feel. Social media only intensifies these existing burdens. Many live with secrets and hidden sin that can make teenagers feel isolated and alone. Often under the intense desire to fit in, teenagers make decisions that lead to hurt, shame, and even sin.
Praise God there is freedom in Christ…
Fall Fest is October 31!
October 31, 5-7pm, FREE event
Join us for our annual Fall Family Festival! Free food, fun, games, and CANDY.
We’ll have:
- Many inflatables including a giant slide and bouncy house
- A hot dog dinner with sides and desserts
- Trunk or Treat for the kids
- Lawn Games including corn hole
- Face painting and Fairy hair stations
- Popcorn and snow cone booths
- A Selfie Station
- And more!
We hope to see you there!
This is a free event.
Learn more at www.CollegePark.ws.
We Need You for Wednesday Night Supper!
Plans are being made to continue Wednesday Night Supper meals for the new school year, but help is needed. Meal team leaders/helpers, servers, set-up, clean-up, and occasional help are all needed. Please contact Carolyn Matthews if you are willing and able to help in any way. If you are not able to volunteer for a regular meal rotation but you or a small group can prepare one or two meals during the year, that will help a lot! The more people involved, the better!
Contact Carolyn through email (carolyn@thematthews.ws) or phone (336-407-2683).
Destination X #4 – Dash game!
There have been some memorable trips this summer. We are excited about the final Destination X of the summer this Friday night, August 10! We are headed to the Dash game. Tickets are $10. We leave the church at 6:15.
Sign up by emailing Jeff (jeff@collegepark.ws), Matt (matt@collegepark.ws) or putting your name on the list at the Welcome Center by Wednesday night.
It’s going to be a fun night! Come on out to the ballpark!
Sunday Night Schedule returns soon
Our regular Sunday Night Schedule will return on September 9. We will have Youth activities starting at 4:30 pm. Learn more here.
Wednesday Night Schedule returns soon
Our regular Wednesday Night Schedule will return on September 5. We will have Wednesday Night Dinner at 5:45 pm, followed by Adult Bible Study at 6:30 pm and Children’s Choirs at 6:30, Youth Missions at 6:45 pm, and Children’s Mission groups at 7 pm. Learn more here.
Celebration Sunday is August 26
It is time to kick off the new year and we want YOU to be a part of it all. So we have a special event for the entire family. This will be a Sunday of Celebration, Class Promotion, and Worship! All preschool, children, and youth families are invited to be a part. We will enjoy a special celebration during Bible Study at 10 am including breakfast in Smith Hall. Come for either worship service (Re:Creation service at 9 am or the Traditional Worship Service at 11 am) and stay for the kick off celebration!
Our Promotion Sunday and the Service of Affirmation will take place on August 26.
Prayer Partner Ministry set to begin August 26
A powerful part of what we do at College Park is our Prayer Partner Ministry. Every child, youth, and college student in our church is partnered with an adult who prays for them on a regular basis throughout the school year. With the new school year about to begin, we will be reshuffling our prayer partners. At the end of Celebration Sunday on August 26, every student in our church will have am envelope available to be picked up by our adult church members. All we ask of our adults is to keep these students in their ongoing prayers as well as communicate with them on a periodic basis. This is a simple task that has an eternal impact. Please pray about being part of this invaluable ministry.
Please note: If you wish to continue with your current prayer partner for the coming school year, please let Jeff know by August 11.
Childcare Coordinator Position Now Open
The Childcare Coordinator position is now open for applicants. This is a paid, part- time position that requires 10-12 hours per week. The position provides childcare for Wednesday and Thursday nights during the week along with special church events throughout the year. If you are interested or know someone who is, please have them contact Jeff in the church office.
Childcare Coordinator Changes Coming
For over five years, Miss Whitney Pernell has faithful served as our Childcare Coordinator. She has worked in this capacity since 2013. Her love and Christ- like countenance has served our families with great care and concern over the years. Her smile always greeted the kids and their families whenever they came to church.
As of this summer, Whitney has reluctantly decided to step down from this position. There are several exciting changes happening in her life which will make continuing this position impossible. We celebrate with her on these life changes.
We are so thankful for Whitney’s faithfulness over these last five years. We know that God has used her to do incredible things in the lives of our families. Our prayers go with her as God leads her into this exciting new day. Thank you Whitney!!
The Childcare Coordinator position is now open for applicants. This is a paid, part- time position that requires 10-12 hours per week. The position provides childcare for Wednesday and Thursday nights during the week along with special church events throughout the year. If you are interested or know someone who is, please have them contact Jeff in the church office.
Second Mission Day | Day 4 | NYC Mission Trip
Today groups 1 and 2 worked in a senior center in the morning. They helped with a food and clothing pantry.
Groups 3 and 4 in the morning worked at a East New York Farms in Queens. We did everything from transplanting vegetables to making compost.
Both groups 1 and 2, 3 and 4, did a neighborhood immersion experience. Groups 1 and 2 were in Washington Square, while groups 3 and 4 were in Union Square. This involves finding out the rent price of a nearby 1 bedroom apartment, going to a ‘mom and pop’ shop and asking various questions about how long they have been there and how the neighborhood changed, and finally everyone was given $2 to spend on dinner, the groups could pull their money together and get themselves something to eat or get food for a homeless person. This experience was very touching meaningful to many in the group because it opened our eyes to how being homeless in NYC really is and it challenged us to get out of our comfort zone and approach people we’ve never seen or talked to before.
Afterwards we all went and saw Spongebob Squarepants on Broadway in the Palace Theatre. It was a very fun and exciting musical and everyone in the group enjoyed it. Also, a friend of Jeff’s played a major character (Mr. Krab) in the musical.
It was a very fun day and we can’t wait for the rest of the week and the continued mission projects. We are feeling your prayers at work with us in NYC and we ask that you continue to pray for us. Thanks to everyone!
(We apologize for this late post, we got back late from the show and there was no time to publish the post)
First Mission Day | Day 3 | NYC Mission Trip
For our mission work, our group split into two different groups and did different mission projects throughout the city. Groups 1 and 2 started the morning with a Manhattan Prayer Tour and spent the afternoon at a Senior Center serving and packing food containers.
Groups 3 and 4 started the morning with serving and worshiping with the folk at the Recovery House of Worship in Brooklyn. We did a mini-devotional worship experience with songs and shares of thankfulness. We spent the afternoon doing a Prayer Tour in Queens and seeing the injustices, poverty, and homelessness (Fact: over 60,000 people are homeless in NYC).
Groups 1 and 2 finished the day eating at a Chinese restaurant in China town Manhattan. Groups 3 and 4 finished the day eating at a Vietnamese restaurant in Queens.
Hillsong + Times Square | Day 2 | NYC Mission Trip
This morning we went to church at Hillsong New York in Times Square. For those that don’t know what Hillsong is, it is a global church that is known for its music, the APB band plays some of their songs in the Re:Creation service.
Afterwards we went to lunch at John’s Pizza in Times Square. Then we visited shops and walked around.
Tomorrow we begin our mission work. Half the group will begin working at a soup kitchen and the other half will do a prayer walk in Manhattan. Please continue to pray for us and our impact on the people we interact with and that God’s will will be done through us.
The Day is Here! | Day 1 | NYC Mission Trip
The day has come! Our high schoolers head out on their mission trip to New York City today. We will travel to NYC via Amtrak train, we will be departing from the Greensboro station at around 8:30am and arrive in NYC Penn Station at around 8:30pm. If you want to follow us as we travel to NYC, click here to go to the Amtrak tracking website and type in “80” in the search bar (our train number is 80 to NYC and 79 from NYC to Greensboro).
We will continue to post updates on the church website and the NYC Mission Trip website, we also have a photo stream set up that you can join, click here to join (you must create an account before joining the photo stream, it is really easy to do). Please continue to pray for all the adult leaders, youth, parents, and people in NYC this week as we work in the city. We will strive to represent Christ with honor as we take all the blessings from College Park and use them to share His love.
A New Event Highlights our Summer Schedule: Destination X
The entire church is invited to participate in four special events this summer. We call them “Destination X” and they are special events designed for people of all ages. Mark the following dates in your calendar and we will provide you just the information you need. Talk to Jeff or Matt if you have questions. For now, get ready for Destination X.
June 30, July 14, July 28, & August 11