Get Personal With God
Advance Ministry Summer Conference | August 15-22, 2010
Camp Christian | Get a Map
What does it mean to have a personal relationship with God? What does it look like? How do the things we do affect our relationship with God? For a lot of us it’s a hard thing to understand. Join us as we spend a week delving into what it truly means to have a personal relationship with God, and what we can do to nurture that relationship.
The Keynote speakers for the year are Rev. Allen Harris, Rev. Margo Conner, Rev. Jim Bane, Rev. John Rumburg, Rev. David Turner, Rev. Audrey Conner, and Amy Gopp; Executive Director of the Week of Compassion.
The cost of this event is $320 for the full week and $50 per day a la carte registration. Partial registration scholarships are available for those in need. Also, many churches are willing to assist you.
Advance Ministries is a ministry that provides young adults, persons ages 19 – 29 & out of High School, experiences where they can enjoy a community of Christian friends and share their love, life, and fellowship, while developing a stronger faith in Jesus Christ.
Summer conference is a weeklong event that helps young adults grow to understand their faith and where they fit into God’s Family. Each day at Advance Conference contains opportunities for growth in your faith, for making new friends, for being at least a little silly, and for many other experiences as well. It is hoped that your personal relationship with God will become even more real. A day or a week at Advance Conference can never be adequately described in words. It must be experienced firsthand.
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Advance Ministries Scholarship Fundraiser was a day of fun, food and talent. The event consists of a talent show, silent auction, and cook out, with all of the proceeds going to the Advance Ministries scholarship fund. This year there were many wonderful acts consisting of multiple musical numbers such as, a bluegrass group and many acts from Advance Conferences past and present. We were also privileged to participate in a magical act by Bruce Anschutz. Read more…
Get Personal With Yourself Exploring the Individual
Advance Ministry Spring Retreat | March 12-14, 2010
Monroe Lodge – Camp Christian | Get a Map
Keynote Speaker: Rev. Denise R. Mason
This weekend, we’ll take the time to stop and look at ourselves. What does it mean to have a healthy relationship with your self? What does it mean to really know your self? The majority of our time we tend not to want to focus on our true selves, rather on what the world perceives us to be. Our keynote speaker, Rev. Denise R. Mason, the pastor of The Community of Reconciliation Church in Pittsburgh, PA, will help us to examine ourselves, and to question what we as individuals need, versus what we want, spiritually, emotionally, intellectually, physically, and socially.
In these times of trouble, many of us want to help, but don’t know how, or are worried whether our money is going to the right place. Here are a list of a few reliable organizations that can make sure your money goes to good use. (All these organizations are 501(c)(3) Non-Profit compliant) Read more…
Community Christian Church in North Canton, Ohio is having a spaghetti dinner and silent auction January 23, 4:00 – 7:00 PM $5.00 per person (adults and children) to raise money for Week of Compassion and their work in Haiti. Amy Gopp, the Executive Director of Week of Compassion, will be with us at the dinner.
We hope you’ll join us for this exciting event– and bring your friends and neighbors. Together, our community can make a difference!
Silent Auction Featuring dozens of Exciting Items including Tickets to Michael Buble and Dinner at Bricco’s in Cleveland!
Bake Sale Sponsored by the Gifted Bakers of Community Christian Church
Your Donation will be Matched! An anonymous donor from Community Christian Church will match dollar for dollar all proceeds and donations raised–up to $10,000!
To Donate an Item or Basket to the Silent Auction please contact Jill Hardie at 330-966-9982 or jill@hardiecommunications.com. Questions? Please call Community Christian Church at 330-499-5458.
Christina Weldy The 2009-2010 year for Advance Ministry kicked off to an amazing start. The weekend of September 18-20, thirteen members of Advance participated in a mission trip to Hiram Farm Living and Learning Community. Rev. Roger McKinney was our fearless leader as we demolished an old building in order to salvage wood for new buildings to be erected. We also assisted in constructing wooden frames for the green houses, created produce signs, and fed some of the animals on the farm, all while being in fellowship with one another. The weekend was a successful one, and strong ties have been made between Advance Ministry and Hiram Farm. We look forward to assisting them more in the future.
For more information about the Hiram Farm, go to hiramfarm.org.
Get Personal With Each Other Diving into Personal Relationships
Advance Ministry Winter Retreat | January 1-3, 2010
Monroe Lodge – Camp Christian | Get a Map
Keynote Speakers: Rev. Becky and Dr. Micah Baird
As young adults, we are in the midst of questioning our identities. We feel pressure from society to find that special someone, get married, have children, and to be successful. But what if God has different plans for some of us? Does our happiness depend on whether or not we find a significant other? And if we do find ourselves in a relationship, how can we still be the individuals God created us to be? As we gather together at Camp Christian for another incredible retreat, our keynote speakers Rev. Becky and Micah Baird will help us tackling these questions as we discuss love relationships, living the single life, and explore how God is present in both.
The Common Board for Global Ministries today commissioned seven persons to serve in mission stations across Latin America, East Asia and Southern Africa.
The new missionaries will represent the combined mission boards of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the United Church of Christ. “One way we participate in the ‘Healing of the Nations’ is through the presence of missionaries who serve as a result of invitations by our overseas partners,” said the Rev. David Vargas, president, Division of Overseas Ministries and co-executive of Global Ministries. Read more…
In the middle of August Advance Conference takes place to provide young adults ages 19-29 a refuge to grow in their faith and fellowship. This year was no different, with topics pushing us to “Seek God” within aspects of our daily life. We learned about what it truly means to live with God and what that means for us and our community. We were fortunate to learn all while being surrounded by our own loving community.
Each year three camp participants are elected to be the next officers; this year’s officers are Jon Bernard, Brittany Stricklen, and Christina Weldy. We are very excited for the upcoming year and have already begun planning this year’s retreats and conference. Read more…
As some of you might know, we have an exciting mission trip opportunity coming up at Hiram Farm Sept. 18-20. For those of you that don’t know Advance Conference has partnered with Hiram Farm, which is a community project born out of the desire to provide inspiration and meaningful work for the individual growth of people with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Hiram Farm was just started up in June and could use our help on a variety of projects to help develop the farm. For those of you interested in taking part in the mission trip, could you please contact Nate Dicken at n.dicken@yahoo.com or Clint Messner at camessner@gmail.com to let us know so that we can determine how many people are coming and what type of food arrangements we need. Read more…
What does it mean to have a personal relationship with God? What does it look like? How do the things we do affect our relationship with God? For a lot of us it’s a hard thing to understand. Join us as we spend a week delving into what it truly means to have a personal relationship with God, and what we can do to nurture that relationship.
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