DUE DECEMBER 6

NEW this summer, we are adding a Senior High Mission Trip to the calendar. We will be going to Elizabeth City, NC, July 11-17, 2027 with Group Mission Trips. The trip is open to all current 8th-12th graders. The cost of the 7-day trip is $625.

Early in Pastor Meredith’s years at Abiding Presence, we served for two summers with Group Mission Trips. That is to say, it is a program that is known and with which we have experience. 

Think of the Mission Trip experience as a week away at camp. There is morning and evening programming each day where we will gather with students from other churches. During the bulk of the day we will be in small teams of Abiding Presence students and chaperones working on projects in the community. Possibly work projects include building a ramp, cleaning and repainting a home in need, or shoring up a porch and making it safe. When Pastor Meredith and Phil Franke went, one of the teams put a new roof on a house! Add in time for devotions, hanging out and exploring the city, and you've got what we'll be up to that week.

We will stay in a large public high school facility. Group has been working with the school for several years in this location. There is air conditioning throughout, a beautiful outdoor common space tucked between buildings, and large fields for recreation. There is even a track for running.

We CANNOT wait to get started. If there are any additional details that you are worried, concerned, or curious about please let me know! I'd be happy to meet with you and/or your student.

The $625 cost is all inclusive of programming costs, lodging, most meals and t-shirts. What isn’t included are meals while we are on the road to and from North Carolina, one dinner and incidental expenses. The church will be covering the cost of transportation and chaperone fees. The non-refundable registration fee is $100. There will then be two additional payments of $263 by February 21 and $262 by March 29. More information will go out to those who register.

Scholarships are available. Reach out to Pastor Kelsey or Pastor Meredith for more information.