You may have heard about America’s “Rust Belt.” Once, factories were the engine that drove a powerful economy. People were eager to work hard because hard work meant a good living. In fact, the economy was so good and jobs were so plentiful that people swarmed to the area to escape the poverty in Appalachia. But almost overnight, manufacturing moved overseas, jobs were lost, and hopelessness crept in. According to the last census, just under 10% of the population live below the poverty line.
Date | Age | Availability | Stay Informed | Register |
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Jul 20 2018 to Jul 23 2018 | Junior/Senior High (12+) | Open | Keep Me Informed |
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You and your group will bring new hope to New Paris in a variety of ways! Elderly people living on fixed incomes simply have no money for home maintenance after food and medicine is paid for. You will brighten their homes and hearts with a new coat of paint! Reach out to a single parent struggling to make ends meet with a minimum-wage job by replacing a rickety, unsafe front porch. Bring new freedom to a home-bound disabled man by constructing a sturdy new wheelchair ramp.
We’re serving with the area’s leading anti-poverty agency, a dedicated group of professionals who work daily with their most needy neighbors. These are people who know who needs your help the most!
Just over an hour's drive from New Paris is Kings Island, the largest amusement and water park in the Midwest. Your group will enjoy a full day of thrill rides, water slides, and fun!
Price: | $299 per person | ||
Deposit: | $50 per person | ||
50% of Remaining Balance Due: | March 15, 2018 | ||
Full Balance Due: | May 15, 2018 |
We normally split groups up into work crews. But, we are willing to work with your group on how you’d like to split into crews. Our work crews are made up of six people with usually one or two adults and four or five youth--typically each person from a different church. If you’d like to have your youth meet new friends and develop friendships outside of your youth group, then allow us to split up your group. If you have specific church safety rules that require your group to be together, we are more than happy to arrange that for your group as well. Our top priority is to partner with you to arrange the best experience for your youth group and help you meet your ministry goals.
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Jr/Sr High trips: Must be at least 12 years old OR entering the 7th grade in the fall of 2018.
Yes, you must have 1 adult (21 years of age or older) for every 5 youth (20 years of age and under). If both boys and girls are registered in your group, you must have at least one male adult and one female adult registered for supervision at night.
A "typical" day at Group Weekend Workcamp involves serving others, "God Sightings," daily devotions, and interactive worship programs. Your schedule will look similar to this:
Check-in: Friday between 12-2 p.m.
4 p.m First program, followed by the Adult Meeting
6 p.m. Dinner
7:30 p.m. Evening Program, everyone will get to meet their work crews!
9 p.m. Youth group devotions
11 p.m. Lights-out
Saturday and Sunday
6:30 a.m. Rise and shine!
7:00 a.m. Breakfast, gather supplies and sack lunches
8:00 a.m. Morning program and then depart for work sites!
12:00 p.m. On-site lunch and devotions
4 p.m. Return to lodging for clean-up and free time
5:30 p.m. Dinner
7:30 p.m. Evening program
8:30 p.m. Youth group devotions
11:00 p.m. Lights-out
Monday:
6:30 a.m. Rise and shine!
7:00 a.m. Breakfast, gather supplies and sack lunches
7:45 a.m. Morning program and then depart for work sites!
12:00 p.m. On-site lunch and devotions
12:30 p.m. Return to lodging facility to Check-out
Your participants will provide home repairs at no cost for elderly, disabled, and disadvantaged people who need your help. Work crews typically serve the same resident for the entire trip, creating an environment where meaningful relationships develop.
Most projects are designed to be completed during the trip, allowing your group to experience the satisfaction of a job well done. You’ll serve the needs of others through projects like interior and exterior painting, building or repairing porches and wheelchair ramps, building or repairing steps, weatherization and other home repairs. No skills are needed!
Tools: Each group is asked to bring painting and construction tools including rollers, gloves, hammers, circular saws, post hold diggers, electric drills, ladders, etc. A cooler and water jug is also needed for every 6 people--these keep lunch and water cold for participants on their work site. The full Tool List is located online for every registered group on their Group Page.
Personal Items: The full Packing List is also located online for every registered group on their Group Page, but it’s pretty much what you’d expect. A twin-size air mattress and bedding for sleeping, water jugs and coolers for lunches, work gloves, and modest swimsuits and clothing appropriate for a Christian mission trip.
Safety is our top priority!
A Weekend Workcamp can hold up to 400 participants and we house them all typically at a middle or high school. Group staff transforms the facility into a home away from home–there will be a separate boy’s hall and girl’s hall, a cafeteria for meals, adequate bathrooms and showers, and either a gym or auditorium for programs.
Participants need to bring twin-size air mattresses, pillows, sleeping bags or other bedding to sleep on classroom floors. Youth groups are assigned to sleeping rooms together, gender separate. Sleeping rooms may be shared with other youth groups, depending on the size of groups and the size of the room.
Registered groups can see more information about their lodging facility online on their Group Page under the General Lodging tab. Trip Leaders are given the lodging facility’s address.
Meals will consist of hot breakfasts, picnic-style lunches, and hot dinners. All meals will be prepared for participants by kitchen staff. Picnic-style lunches will be assembled in the mornings and brought to work sites. The first provided meal is dinner on Friday and the last meal is lunch on Monday.
For registered groups: If you have a participant that has to eat gluten-free--please let us know. We are going to have a few gluten free options at camp this year and need to have an accurate number. The sample menu is located on Your Group Page under the Schedule, Menu, and Packing tab. Share this with your participants so they can start planning. Participants with special diets or allergies are welcome to bring their own food items to fill in as needed. Please know that we do have peanut butter on the menu. Group is unable to guarantee there will not be any cross-contamination during meal preparation by kitchen staff. There will be a staff member available at camp who will be able to answer any questions about food.
Jesus-centered. Our goal is to point people to Jesus. Programs focus on Bible passages and daily themes that challenge us to respond to Jesus in ways we will never forget.
Interactive. People learn better by doing. Participants will be involved in sharing, speaking, singing, acting,reflecting...not just sitting and watching.
Relevant. Through creative multimedia, thought provoking sound and video, and moving contemporary worship, programs are designed to reach everyone.
Fun. Relationship-building activities, games and having fun are part of every program. Expect to have a great time!
After you register by paying $50 (non-refundable) per space, there are 2 payment dates for the remaining amount:
March 15th, 2018: Half of what is remaining is due.
May 15th, 2018: The final balance is due. (All payments are non-refundable after this date.)
Payments can be made here online, by phone, or by mail.
Call us! If there’s space available in your camp, we’ll ask for necessary payment. If you have a cancellation, and you’ve exhausted all efforts to re-fill spaces, call us to make cancellations. We’ll adjust your balance accordingly. If you cancel a space before May 15th, 2018 you’ll just lose the $50 deposit. The entire fee is forfeited for cancellations made after May 15th, 2018.
Cancellations have a huge effect on the people we serve--it is devastating news to them when we have to cancel. Based on the number of registered participants, we plan for lodging, food orders, work materials and staffing–just for starters. Also, depending on the time of year, sometimes it’s simply impossible for us to re-fill cancelled spaces.
We recognize that unexpected events happen that can pull participants away from their original commitment. Please give us a call, we are happy to talk through ideas to recruit other participants and keep your group intact.
If there is no other option but to cancel your group, keep in mind that registration fees, less the $50 deposits per person, are refundable when you notify the Registration Team by May 15, 2018. The entire mission trip fee will be forfeited for cancellations after May 15th, 2018.
We ask that all participants arrive on time and stay for entire time. Every part of the program is valuable
and helps guarantee a life-changing experience. We really try not to make exceptions to this because it does effect other participants, residents, and work projects--so please check the schedule and make travel arrangements accordingly. Contact us if a situation arises.
All trips are filled on a first-come, first-served basis, so register early. However, if you register for a trip that’s full, we’ll give you a choice: Join the waiting list for your first choice, or register for your second-choice camp. Call us. We’re eager to help!
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