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Junior High Excursion!

Excursion is happening October 23-25! Join us for faith-stretching group sessions combined with worship, sleeping in cabins with friends, endless fun and rec time possibilities, and MORE! Excursion takes place at Camp Tejas in Giddings, TX.

Excursion is our annual Junior High Fall Retreat—a weekend designed for students to step away from the distractions of everyday life and invest in their relationship with God and one another.

This year's theme, ALL IN, is based on Mark 12:30–31, where Jesus calls us to love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength, and to love our neighbors as ourselves. Just like an athlete can't win by giving half their effort, we'll discover that following Jesus isn't about giving Him part of our lives—it's about surrendering everything to Him. Throughout the weekend, students will experience powerful worship, engaging biblical teaching, meaningful small groups, and unforgettable camp activities and games centered around our sports theme. They'll have opportunities to build lasting friendships, strengthen existing ones, and create memories they'll be talking about long after the weekend is over.

Whether your student has been coming to church for years or is just beginning to explore faith, Excursion is a place where they can have a blast, belong, and be challenged to take their next step with Jesus.

Get ready for an incredible weekend at Camp Tejas. It's time to go ALL IN!

The cost to attend Excursion is $235. This rate includes transportation (charter buses), all meals, housing at Camp Tejas for two nights, an Excursion t-shirt, and all retreat activities!

*The link below is registration for Junior High students and Adult/High School student leaders who are currently serving in Junior High.

Excursion Registration

Leader Interest

Adults and high school students desiring to lead at Excursion who are not already serving in Junior High Ministry will need to fill out the leader interest form below.

Excursion Leader Interest Form

9th Grade Servant Team

The Freshmen Servant Team will experience Excursion from a behind the scenes role. They will participate in worship and hear the messages, but will focus on setting up for skits, games, assist at free time, etc. This team will be led by the High School team (Chris Chong and Claire Kent) and will have a breakout group time with them throughout the weekend. 9th graders desiring to lead will have to complete an application. Once Servant Team applications close, we will review all applicants and conduct interviews within the following week. You will be notified if you were selected for the servant team and provided with the link to register at that time. Interested? Apply at the link below!

Servant Team applications close 9/14. Decisions for Servant Team will not be made until after applications close.

Servant team application

Scholarship Application

It is our hope that every student that desires to attend a retreat or mission trip is able to! Our church is very generous to set aside funds to help supplement the cost of these events. Through the scholarship application process, we are able to offer needs-based scholarships for families experiencing a financial setback. Because funds are limited and we receive several applications for each trip, we may not be able to honor every request, however we do our best to stretch our funds to assist as many families as possible.

Scholarship applications are reviewed as they come in and given out on a first come, first served basis. We will review your requests as quickly as possible, typically within 2 business days.

Use the application link below to request a scholarship!

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION