Mission: Memphis 2010 was a Huge Success!

Mission: Memphis 2010 was amazing! 38 students and leaders made a huge impact in Orange Mound, Memphis, TN. A big thank you to everyone who made it possible!

See you next year!


This summer we will be returning to Memphis, TN for our summer high school mission trip.

On this site, you can find everything you need including: details about the trip, permission slips, and other information, but here are the highlights:

· The dates are July 10-17, 2010
· Cost is low, $250 for the whole week (includes everything except meals while traveling)
· The type of trip hasn’t changed – invite friends along & serve together
· Open to students entering 9th grade through graduating seniors
· We need some brave parents to come along with us

Last year we took over 40 people and saw some incredible things happen in the lives of our students as well as the community we served in Memphis. This year, we would love to bring an even bigger crew and we are looking forward to an even bigger impact.

General Info

Click here if you would like to download this information.

Cost:

  • $250 (early bird for signing up by June 27. $275 after)
  • $50 deposit to reserve your spot **DUE JUNE 27th**
  • ***Scholarships are available. Don’t let cost hold you back***

What You Get:

  • Transportation [15 passenger vans]
  • Lodging [youth center with a gym and locker rooms]
  • All non-traveling meals [bring spending cash for road stops]
  • Extracurriculars [past events include pool parties, baseball games, etc.]
  • Trip T-Shirt

Where We Stay:

  • First Evangelical Church [www.firstevan.org]
  • 735 Ridge Lake Blvd, Memphis, Tennessee 38120

Contacts:

Aaron Mora [Cell] Dir. of StudentLife Ministries 989.400.0080

Mt Pleasant Community Church 989.773.3641

First Evangelical Church 901.682.8452

Quick Schedule:

  • Registration Due – June 27
  • Mandatory Meeting (parents and students) – Monday, July 5, 7:00pm
  • Van Loading – Friday, July 9, 7:00pm
  • Meet @ MPCC – Saturday, July 10, 7:00am
  • Return to MPCC – Saturday, July 17, ~11:00pm

Typical Day:

  • Breakfast / Pack Lunch
  • Morning Devotions
  • Work Projects (Lunch on site)
  • Dinner
  • Evening Worship
  • Hang Out / Check out Memphis
  • Bed

Forms, Due Dates, & Money

As usual, there is a little paperwork to make this thing happen.

All students must turn in...
Permission Form
Current SLiM Health Form (if you just turned one in for MPCC's VBS, then yours is current)

Students may also want to turn in...
Scholarship Application (we have scholarships available, we never want you to miss a trip because of the cost)

Adults who are going on the trip need to turn in...

Due Dates:
the Permission Form and your $50 deposit are due June 27

Cost:
$50 deposit is due June 27
$200 balance is due July 10 (total cost of $250)

*if you miss the June 27 deadline - the cost goes up to $275

We Need Parents

Because we are headed all the way down to Memphis this year, we would love to take a few more parents along with us. This is a great experience to share with your son or daughter. Not to mention, one of the few opportunities you will ever have to sleep on a church floor with 50 other people who may or may not snore. If you are interested or have questions about it, please contact Aaron (aaron@mpcc.org) at (989) 400-0080.

Why Memphis?

In order for a mission trip to work for our ministry, the cost needs to be low, it needs to accommodate a large number of people, and it has to provide a significant opportunity for High School students to serve. As you might imagine, it takes quite a bit of searching to find the right fit for our group. Luckily we were able to find what we were looking for in Memphis.

Through connections with a couple of large churches in our denomination that have ministries in the inner-city, as well as personal relationships that our staff have with some Memphis pastors, we found some great opportunities. Craig Torgerson (our former College ministry intern) now works as a youth pastor in Memphis, TN. We have set up excellent lodging and several different ministries eager to partner with our students. These ministries are doing significant mission work in neighborhoods with great need and we are excited to be able to participate in their endeavors.

All of the essential pieces of a great mission trip have come together in Memphis and we will be going July 10-17. As an additional bonus, even though Memphis is a city in great need, it is also a great “cultural experience” for our students (after all, what could be better than Graceland and BBQ ribs?).

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