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Purdue 2010 Video

Posted on 10/19/2009

2010 National Youth Convention

Posted on 10/08/2009

The word is out! Plans are in the making to hold a National Youth Convention at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana over July 9 – 12, 2010.



This will be the highlight of the year for over 2000 young people from around the nation to spend a weekend together building strong faith, sharing experiences, and creating bonds of friendship and fellowship. In addition to the Sunday Divine Service, our youth will conduct a public benefit concert for charity, attend quality life skills seminars, and share their faith with others as they participate in local iServe³ opportunities.



Purdue University is centrally located so that the majority of our youth will be able to drive less than twelve hours to attend the convention. For those youth living farther than a twelve-hour drive, we will help arrange either airline flights or bus arrangements to Purdue.



The cost to attend the 2010 Youth Convention is only $300. This includes domestic travel arrangements. This early notice should give every young person adequate time to raise funds for the event.



Please sign-up for the event HERE in the "Sign Up for an Event" section. You must register on the site first if you have not done so.

iServe³

Posted on 7/20/2009

Serving Christ in my family, my congregation, my community.



Within the iServe³ initiative, young people will experience “serving the power of Three” by engag­ing body, soul and spirit in choosing specific endeavors to serve Christ through their families, congregations and communities. To begin experiencing iServe³, consider the following:



1 Within your Families, create new family traditions in serving; commit to pray more with your family and for your family, read the bible together and talk to your parents face to face for 10 minutes every day. As Joshua said, “As for me and my family, we will serve the Lord”. (Joshua 24:15 NCV)



2 Within your Congregations, spend time with the Sunday school children, visit senior members, plan and serve at fellowships, musical presentations… to name a few.



3 Within your Communities, serve at homeless shelters, host a food drive, initiate a 30 hour famine – www.30hrfamine.org, engage in Relay for Life – www.relayforlife.org, etc.



As an active participant in the iServe³ initiative, you will experience the joy of giving and growth in fellowship when you serve together as a group, develop servant lead­ership while living your faith and deepen your personal relationship with the Lord.