What: A week in the mountains of North Carolina worshipping, playing and growing closer to God and your peers. Open to all current 8th-12th grade youth. Cost $500. Deposit of $100 due Jan. 13th to reserve your spot.
We do anticipate this trip to fill up! Because of that, spots will open to friends not currently involved in DPC youth on March 1.
This conference is a unique gathering of young people from all over the country for a week of study, worship, and recreation. Activities include morning energizers, music, keynote, small group meetings, afternoon recreation activities, and evening worship. This conference strives to create a community of safe space, where you can gain a deeper understanding of God. It will allow you to explore differences and similarities together as well as make connections with neighbors near and far. As you prepare for this experience at Montreat, the team will be praying for you and your journey here.
When: June 8-15, 2019 **Note this trip departs on SATURDAY this year.
Who: Youth who will have completed 8th-12th grade in the 2017-18 school year (rising 9th-12th graders plus graduated high school seniors)
Note: Sign ups will be open to additional friends/those who do not currently participate in DPC’s Youth Ministry in March. Sign ups for Montreat are likely to fill up quickly!
Theme of MYC 2019: “Let Love Lead”
More information about the Montreat Youth Conference: https://montreat.org/events/myc
COST per youth: $500 (Confidential Scholarships available)
To request a schoalrship for a summer trip please download the schoarlship form from our website.
Payment Schedule*
*If you need flexibility in the payment schedule please let Allysen know.
Other important dates:
April 14th- Youth group required for all youth and adult chaperones attending a summer trip. Dinner, fun team building activities and bible study to help prepare us for our summer trips.
May 5th- BBQ Fundraiser for Summer trips after church (set up in morning). All youth and their families going on trips should plan to help out. Our fundraising goal of $5,000 if met allows us to subsidize the costs for the trip (Actual cost per youth for summer trips: Montreat: $761.62; CROSS: $490.00; ASP: $715.00)
Pre-trip meeting: Saturday June 8th @ 9am
**Participate in DPC Youth Group events during Spring 2019.
Ideally, a youth going to Montreat will participate 1-2 times EACH MONTH in the spring to ensure that they have built relationships with their youth group peers and adult leaders. This becomes crucial when our entire group of 35+ people is staying in a house together for an entire week. At a minimum we ask that youth participate in two youth group events prior to our Summer Trip Prep Night on April 14.
We always hope that our summer trips create and enhance a youth’s long-lasting relationships with God and their church family (near and far). We also hope that our youth put their faith in action by gathering in community, worshipping, and serving others not just for one week in the summer but all year round. Thus, we encourage youth going on summer trips to join us throughout the year! Please see the Spring calendar for dates.
If participation on Sunday mornings, Sunday evenings or Wednesday evenings will be difficult for your child, please be in touch with Allysen so that you all can brainstorm other ways to build relationships this spring.