The Student Ministries @ Emmanuel Baptist Fellowship feature solid Biblical teaching on Wednesday evenings and Sunday morning along with special events throughout the year. The weekly program consists of middle and high school Bible study classes on Sunday morning and an integrated Wednesday night program in the gymnasium which features worship, recreation, games, food among other things on any given week to go along with Bible study.
The highlight of the year is camp which will be held the first week of August 2009 at Camp Ocoee in Tennessee. While at camp students will experience inspiring worship and challenging Bible teaching as well as drama, leadership training or hands-on missions projects. They also have the opportunity to participate in different recreation activities including swimming, tubing, and waterslide, whitewater rafting and hiking. Online registration for camp will be available in the spring.
This past June our students participated in a missions trip as they traveled to Tifton, Georgia to conduct a Backyard Bible Club, do service projects for the elderly and others in need, and do door-to-door surveys in conjunction with a local church there. We are planning on doing another missions trip next June so check back later in the year for details.
In addition to these events, the youth also have Camp Frostproof during the church’s Vacation Bible School for the children in the community. During Camp Frostproof the students have a daily Bible study before having some sort of fun activity afterwards. The youth also raise money by running a concession stand during the Upward basketball and soccer seasons and with an annual yard sale held in front of Foodway Supermarket each spring. The other major fundraiser is the annual Club 52 appreciation dinner in February where we ask people in the church to pledge any dollar amount for each week of the coming year. This fundraiser has saved our parents much money as we are able to keep costs down for events such as PlanetWisdom and Summer Camp.