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Youth Spring Break Retreat

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April 11-14
Fort Caswell
Oak Island, NC

Our youth group is going to the beach for 3 days during spring break for a great retreat of fun, food, and merriment (how many times have you seen THAT word used in a sentence)! We will be staying at Caswell for three nights.

What will we be doing?
We will be doing it all—going to Myrtle Beach, doing missions work, shopping, eating out, hanging out on the beach, doing some Bible studies, playing games, and having some free time.

What is Caswell?
This is one of our favorite places to go and be together as a youth group.  It has been a little while since we went but it is right up there with Garden City!  This camp is located 30 minutes south of Wilmington across the intercoastal waterway from Southport, NC.  1000s of teenagers go to camp there ever summer.  It is right on the water and a great place to spend a few days.  The bottom line – we will be at the beach for Spring Break!!

Register today!
The cost is $185 ($160 for additional youth from the same family). Friends are welcome to join us! Sign-ups are going on now. Your deposit of $50, which is non-refundable, must be turned in by this date. You can even use our online registration feature and pay by credit card.  Go here to register online. The balance will be due on April 6. Get your deposit in now so you will not miss this great event! Make sure you are not the only one staying in Winston for Spring Break! Sign-up today!

Important Downloads
Here are two documents for our trip:

Children’s Camp is Coming!

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May 24-26 — at Camp Kanuga

We are headed back to Camp Kanuga (staying at Camp Bob, the kids camp at Camp Kanuga) in the mountains of North Carolina. This is a great place to have children’s camp and we are looking forward to another great weekend. We will be enjoying Bible study, worship, recreation, and a great time together. It is going to be so much fun!

Make sure to get your money in by May 12! Call Jeff with questions (336-768-5870) or email at jeff@collegepark.ws!

Camp Information

Who Can Go?
Children who have completed 1st through 6th grade.

Total Cost:
$115 for each participant ($85 for other children from same family).

Cost Includes:
Bunk bed/ camp cabin style lodging, buffet-style meals, children- focused worship, fun recreation, opportunity to grow closer with people in our group and with God.

Due Dates:
Entire balance and permission form due May 12; ($50 is non-refundable); sign up online;

Scholarships:
Financial assistance is available to help you go if needed. Please let Jeff know.

Important Downloads:

Limited Spots Remain for Youth Camp!

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Have you heard the news – we are headed to a brand new summer camp!  It’s called Generate and we are headed to Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, GA! We will join hundreds of other teenagers in worship, recreation, and more as we learn how to be redefined by God.

Check out this website for important camp info for parents.  We are excited about this new camp experience and we hope you will be too!

Normal Sign Up Period
Now – May 31
Cost: $310 ($285 additional youth from the same family)
Deposit due at sign-up: $50 (balance due June 30)

 

Sign up today!

First-Ever Youth Interplanetary Mission Trip Blasting Off in 2020

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photo of moon

Every two years, our high school students go on a mission trip either to a domestic or international location. And in 2020, they will be blasting off in College Park’s first-ever interplanetary mission trip to the Moon!

The purpose of this trip is to lay the foundation for future mission teams to share the Gospel in a human colony on the natural satellite. Team members will participate in prayer walks across the surface of the Moon, help build habitats for future colonists, lead a Vacation Bible School for the local children, and visit the alien base that is known to exist on the dark side of the moon!

Through a partnership with the Interplanetary Missions Organization (IMO), our group will be able to minister and stay in different communities on the Moon. IMO is a Christian organization that enables churches to take mission trips to different planets throughout our solar system. Through fundraising events like Dinner and a Show, College Park is able to offer the opportunity for high school students to go on this mission trip and many others.

If a high school student is interested in going on this mission trip, please contact Jeff Allen, the Associate Pastor of Students and Families.

We are excited about this mission trip in 2020 and can’t wait to minister to the people of the Moon!

Note: If you haven’t caught on yet, April Fools! While our youth won’t actually go to the Moon for their mission trip in 2020, they will be heading to an international country. We believe our mission trips are vital to the spiritual health and upbringing of our youth and necessary in the fulfillment of The Great Commission and College Park’s mission. Because of the support of College Park and it’s members, and through different fundraising events, like the Dinner and a Show that took place last month, the youth of College Park are able to go on these amazing trips. Thank you for your support! To learn more about Youth Missions, click here. To see where we went on our most recent mission trip, click here.

Big Tent Re:Vival is April 7-10

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Big white tent with "Big Tent Re:Vival, April 7-10, Dinner at 5:30pm, Music at 6:45pm, Worship at 7:00pm" written on it

In April we will have Big Tent Re:Vival services on the front lawn, which will explore new ways to exercise our faith as the body! The dates are Sunday, April 7 through Wednesday, April 10, so mark these dates on your calendar! We will have dinner each night at 5:30pm, and then the services will begin at 7:00pm. Plan to be here every night and bring guests with you! It will be a great time of Re:Vival!

CPBC Basketball Concludes This Month!

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College Park Basketball Concludes This Month!

Our teams have enjoyed a great season! Now we move to the tournament. We need cheerleaders and supporters to cheer us on. Here is the upcoming single-elimination tournament schedule as we know it. Championship Saturday is March 9 here at College Park.

DateTimeTeamLocation
March 46 PMHigh School Boys - Opening RoundCollege Park Baptist
March 58:30 PM
TBD		Girls - Opening Round
High School Boys - Quarterfinals		Old Town Baptist
TBD
March 7TBD
TBD		Girls - Semifinals
High School Boys - Semifinals		Old Town Baptist
Knollwood
March 9 (Championship Saturday)3:30 PM
5 PM		Girls - Finals
High School Boys - Finals		College Park Baptist
College Park Baptist

Children’s Camp is Coming!

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May 24-26 at Camp Kanuga

We are headed back to Camp Kanuga (staying a Camp Bob, the kids camp at Camp Kanuga) near Hendersonville, in the mountains of North Carolina. This is a great place to have children’s camp and we are looking forward to another great weekend. We will be enjoying Bible study, worship, recreation, and a great time together. It is going to be so much fun! Mark your calendars now for this kid’s camp designed for 1st through 6th graders!

Youth Spring Break Retreat

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April 12-15 at Garden City Chapel

$160 ($135 for additional youth from the same family)

Our youth group is going to the beach for 3 days during spring break for a great retreat of fun, food, and merriment (how many times have you seen THAT word used in a sentence)! We will be staying at Garden City Chapel for three nights.

What will we be doing?
We will be doing it all—going to Myrtle Beach, doing missions work, shopping, eating out, hanging out on the beach, doing some Bible studies, playing games, and having some free time.

What is Garden City Chapel?
Only one of our favorite places to go to be together as a youth group.  It is located in Garden City Beach in Murrells Inlet, SC.  It is where we have gone for summer camp for the last several years.  This will be the first time we are going for Spring Break and we are excited to be going back!

Spots still available!
The cost is $160 ($135 for additional youth from the same family). Friends are welcome to join us! Sign-ups are going on now. Your deposit of $50, which is non-refundable, must be turned in by this date. You can even use our online registration feature and pay by credit card.  Go here to register online. The balance will be due on April 7. Get your deposit in now so you will not miss this great event! Make sure you are not the only one staying in Winston for Spring Break! Sign-up today!

Important Downloads
Here are two documents for our trip.

Winter Jam is February 23!

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WinterJam is a huge concert festival held every year in the Greensboro Coliseum.  We are pumped that we will be going this year AND we have reserved seats.  Some of the top artists will be there – Newsboys United, Danny Gokey, Mandissa, Rend Collective, Hollyn, Ledger, Newsong, and more.  It will be over 4 hours of music you will not want to miss.

Tickets are available now!  Tickets are $35 and we will purchase 25.  Once all 25 tickets are gone, we can not add any more.  So get your money in now.  Turn in a check made out to the church or pay online.  Youth, parents, friends are all invited.

We need 4 adults, including a couple of drivers.  If you are available, please let Jeff know.

Time to sign up for Youth Camp! (yes, you read that correctly)

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Time to sign up for Youth Camp! (yes, you read that correctly)

Have you heard the news – we are headed to a brand new summer camp!  It’s called Generate and we are headed to Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, GA! We will join hundreds of other teenagers in worship, recreation, and more as we learn how to be redefined by God.

Check out this website for important camp info for parents.  We are excited about this new camp experience and we hope you will be too!

Early Sign Up Period
January 13 — February 10
Cost: $260 ($235 additional youth from the same family)
Deposit due at sign-up: $50 (balance due June 30)

Sign up today before the price goes to $310 per person!

Operation Christmas Child is here!

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Our children and youth mission groups are working together on this year’s Operation Christmas Child, a ministry effort to share the joy of Christmas with children around the world. Our children and youth will be making gift boxes on Wednesday, November 7. We need donated items to go in the boxes.

These donations (suggested list below direct from a missionary) will be collected during the weeks leading up to November 7. Donation boxes will be placed in the hallway outside Smith Hall.

  • For any age boy here, what they really want is a soccer ball. So get the best quality mini soccer ball that you can fit into the box when it is inflated (or send a deflated ball with a pump) and you can basically forget about anything else!)
  • Brand new nice short-sleeved shirts (with no writing on them) for boys and girls. Kids have few clothes and often wear old, ripped, hand-me-downs.
  • Small flashlights with batteries (Most families don’t have electricity so a working flashlight is gold!)
  • Good quality melamine plates, bowls, and/or cups.
  • Bars of soap AND plastic soap dishes that have a cover.
  • Toothbrushes with toothbrush holders.
  • Pencils, erasers, colored pencils, and sharpeners for all school-aged kids. And good quality pens for kids aged 10-14, in black, red, green, and blue.
  • Jump ropes
  • Marbles
  • Harmonicas
  • Band-Aids
  • Hard candy and gum
  • Combs
  • Hair elastics or headbands for girls
  • Simple watches for older kids
  • Solar calculators for older kids
  • Sunglasses for older kids
  • Socks
  • For the youngest girls, baby dolls with light brown skin and no hair
  • Toy cars, trucks or airplanes for the youngest boys (The ones with bigger wheels that are made for toddlers and are larger than Matchbox size are good. Matchbox wheels are so small, they don’t work well in the dirt.)

Donations will be collected through November 7.

We need your help for Fall Fest!

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Help us show the love of Christ to our community!

October 31, 5-8pm

fall fest

The Fall Family Festival is one of the big days around here. This year we will have inflatables and other activities outside starting at 5 PM! But we will not stop there.

We are headed back outside for this year’s event. We will be doing another “Trunk or Treat.” Basically, we would like decorated vehicle trunks for kids to come to visit. These vehicles will be placed on the front lawn of the church alongside the inflatables.

The trunks can be decorated with any child-centric theme like board games, cartoon characters, biblical themes, etc. The children will visit these cars to receive candy, other giveaways, & even play a game you create!

Because this year’s event is happening on Halloween night, we expect a huge number of children.

So we need 25 trunks this year!

We need individuals, couples, families, Sunday School classes, mission groups, etc. to sign up for a trunk. If you can help, call Jeff or send him an email at jeff@collegepark.ws.

We want to provide our community with a safe place & we can only do that with everyone playing a part!

College Park Responds to Hurricane Florence

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Addendum 1, Sept. 21, 2018:

Pastor Ramon Smith posted to Facebook on Sept. 21:

“In response to a couple of PM questions: 100% of the money you donate through College Park goes for supplies for hurricane victims. There are NO administrative fees or even transportation fees taken from your contributions. 100% of the supplies purchased go directly to Ministry partners in Grifton and Wilmington who have the capability to get the aid into the hands of those who need it. The supplies we send are not warehoused waiting for distribution, they are put into hands…to help people!

“Feel free to PM me if you have other questions.

“Shalom”

Ramon’s email address ramon@collegepark.ws.

Posted September 16, 2018.

Brothers and Sisters, College Park will be coordinating and implementing the distribution of survival and cleanup supplies to the coastal area of NC.

The first and most immediate need is for non-perishable food items and other basic supplies to be sent to Grifton Mission Ministries on Thursday morning. These supplies are needed ASAP and we will be collecting them in the Gym Lobby as you come into the church. These will be loaded Wednesday night and then leave town early Thursday.

Needed immediately:

  • Non-perishable foods (with pop tops where applicable)
  • Water
  • Personal hygiene items
  • Food is critical for daily survival for those who have lost pretty much everything they own

These items can be dropped off 8:30 am till 4:30 pm during the day, as well as 6:00-8:00 pm Tuesday evening, and of course Wednesday evening also.

We will also be continuing to gather other items to be used for weeks in the recovery efforts. We will continue reinforcing Grifton Mission Ministries and add to that a Wilmington presence with a cooperative effort with Impact Church in Wilmington.

The items needed going forward will include the above-listed items PLUS:

  • Gloves (disposable and work)
  • N-95 Masks
  • Flathead shovels
  • Insect repellent
  • Concrobium in the gallon size (or similar)
  • Plastic storage containers
  • Plastic/trash bags (all sizes)
  • Household cleaners
  • 5-gallon buckets.

These items can be dropped off at the same time and should be transported at the beginning of next week as Wilmington area is opening up.

 

If you are not able to purchase items, you can send a donation to the church through our online giving option on the church website, or give staff a check designated for hurricane relief.

 

Be the hands and feet!
Shalom

Pinterest with a Purpose

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Women of all ages and stages are invited to “Pinterest with a Purpose,” a fellowship-filled event to creatively reach our community for Christ on Friday, September 21, from 7-9pm in the Old Fellowship Fall (Building D, Level 1). We will be making handcrafted gifts that we hope will be a blessing and lead to an opportunity to share Christ with others. Childcare will be available. Come to enjoy the fun and fellowship!