Where
Charlotte, NCCROSS Middle School Mission Trip 2019
Who: Youth who will have completed 5th-7th grades in 2018-19 School year*
We may also open up this trip to 8th graders who are NOT able to attend the High Mission Trip. Please contact Allysen if you would like to discuss this option for your 8th grader.
When: June 23-38, 2019
Where: Charlotte, NC
Cost: $400 (Confidential scholarships available)
To request a scholarship for a summer trip please download the form from our website
What is CROSS?
A week at CROSS will CHANGE your life and your perspectives! At CROSS Missions you will be challenged to feed the hungry, house the homeless and love those in need. The formula is simple. Combine worship, reflection and service. Serve others morning and afternoon. Reflect and celebrate with devotions and worship, morning and evening. Through Christ, however, the results are anything but simple. People are transformed, returning home ready to meet the needs of their communities. CROSS is all about crossing over boundaries that divide us, crossing out stereotypes that judge us and sharing Christ’s love. PLUS! We always have tons of time for recreation and play time as a group so that we not only serve but bond together as a youth group and enjoy being together. More information about the CROSS can be found here
Payment Schedule
- January 13, 2019 $100 Deposit Due
- February 13, 2019 $100 Payment Due (After this point you will be responsible for the full amount and no refunds will be issued unless your spot can be filled by another youth or refund can be issued from CROSS)
- March 13, 2019 $200 Final Payment Due- Along with CROSS Covenant and Medical Form, Copy of Insurance Card and Updated DPC Youth 2019-20 Info/Medical Form
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: Thursday, June 20th @ 6pm
**Participate in DPC Youth Group events during Spring 2019.
Ideally, a youth going to CROSS 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 30+ people is staying in close quarters together in Charlotte and spending long days together serving, playing and reflecting on our experiences. At a minimum we ask that youth participate in two youth group events (at least one being a service project event) 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.