Lake Junaluska's Intentional Growth Center Creates new Spin on Confirmation Weekends
Lake Junaluska, N.C.: A new spin on an annual tradition makes Confirmation at the Intentional Growth Center (IGC) more focused and fun. Thematic Weekends will be offered to youth groups who come to Lake Junaluska. Specialized design teams will bring these different themes to life.
"The thematic weekends in 2007, offer Confirmation Leaders opportunities to focus their weekend experience," event coordinator Jennifer McSwain said. "During each event, workshops, worship and group activities will focus on individual themes: Means of Grace, Body of Christ, Shaped by the Word and New Creation. Leaders can decide what theme will enhance the program they have already begun at home," she said.
A Confirmation Celebration weekend is being offered this year as a part of the program. Focusing on the theme Body of Christ, youth will experience a truly Jurisdictional event. Speakers are large group energizer Don Washburn and internationally known speaker Duffy Robbins. Music will be provided by Zeke Listenbee and Band during the March 23 - 25 weekend. Confirmation Retreat Weekend dates are:
February 23 - 26: Grace
March 9 - 11: Shaped by the Word
March 16 - 18: Shaped by the Word
March 23 - 25: Confirmation Celebration
April 13 - 15: New Creation
November 2 - 4: New Creation
*Discounts are available to churches participating in the Duke Endowment program. For more information contact Leslie Butters at (828) 452-2881, Ext. 720
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Cedar Crest Camp is accepting applications for counselors, support positions, food service director
Cedar Crest camp is accepting application for the best staff in the country. We have positions open for elementary, and youth camp counselors as well as support roles like Recreation Director, Communications/Art Director, Lifeguards and Maintenance staff . We know that it is our outstanding staff that make our programs the greatest.
Full job descriptions and application packet is available on line at http://tnumc.org/index.cfm?PAGE_ID=177&EXPAND=177 or www.TNUMC.org (click camping ministries then on Cedar Crest) or by calling James Ralston at the camp office at 931-670-3025.
Cedar Crest is also looking for a full time Food Service Director for the summer and part-time in the winter months.
James Ralston, Executive Director
Cedar Crest United Methodist Camp
& Spiritual Retreat Center
8384 Barren Fork Bridge Rd.
Lyles, TN 37098
UMcamp@bellsouth.net
1-931-670-3025
Cedar Crest camp is accepting application for the best staff in the country. We have positions open for elementary, and youth camp counselors as well as support roles like Recreation Director, Communications/Art Director, Lifeguards and Maintenance staff . We know that it is our outstanding staff that make our programs the greatest.
Full job descriptions and application packet is available on line at http://tnumc.org/index.cfm?PAGE_ID=177&EXPAND=177 or www.TNUMC.org (click camping ministries then on Cedar Crest) or by calling James Ralston at the camp office at 931-670-3025.
Cedar Crest is also looking for a full time Food Service Director for the summer and part-time in the winter months.
James Ralston, Executive Director
Cedar Crest United Methodist Camp
& Spiritual Retreat Center
8384 Barren Fork Bridge Rd.
Lyles, TN 37098
UMcamp@bellsouth.net
1-931-670-3025
Student Loans Available Now, Scholarship Applications Open
NASHVILLE, Tenn.(GBHEM/FYI) – College students who find they need additional funds for the semester beginning in January can apply for a United Methodist Student loan.
“We are accepting applications for loans for the winter/spring semester right now,” said James Harding, assistant executive director for loans administration and operations for the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry. “Often, students find that they get to the spring semester and the money they thought would cover everything they needed doesn’t go quite as far as they thought it would.”
About $2 million is available for student loans in 2007 through the Office of Loans and Scholarships of GBHEM.
A college student who has been a member of a United Methodist Church for one year is eligible to borrow up to $2,500 in any calendar year at a 6 percent interest rate, lower than the current federal Stafford Loan rate of 6.8 percent or ParentPlus at 8.5 percent, Harding said. A student who wants to borrow must be attending an accredited degree program full time and have a 2.0 (C average). Since loans are based on a calendar year, even a student who borrowed the maximum $2,500 in fall 2006 is eligible for another loan. However, a student who borrows $2,500 for the winter/spring semester would be unable to borrow again for fall 2007.
Another advantage of the United Methodist student loans is that the money can be used for any college-related expenses – child care, transportation, meals – not just direct costs such as tuition and books, Harding said.
In 2006, GBHEM’s Office of Loans and Scholarships loaned nearly $1 million to college students. Harding said since 2000, about $13.8 million has been loaned to 5,671 United Methodists attending college. To learn more about applying for a loan or scholarship, visit www.gbhem.org/gbhem/loans2.html. Students can request an application for a loan or scholarship online.
While scholarships for the winter/spring 2007 semester have already been awarded, applications are now being taken for fall 2007, Harding said. United Methodist scholarships and requirements are listed on the Web site.
Last year, the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry awarded $3.5 million in scholarships to 2,800 students.
Much of the money for both loans and scholarships is collected through special offerings like United Methodist Student Day on the last Sunday in November each year. Ninety percent of collections go to the Board’s scholarship programs, while 10 percent is for student loans. Each United Methodist-related college gets money from the offering for scholarships, and each participating annual conference gets 10 percent of Student Day receipts to award to merit scholars.
To learn more about United Methodist loans and scholarships, visit www.gbhem.org/gbhem/loans2.html. To contact the Office of Loans and Scholarships by telephone, call 615-340-7346. To request information or an application by e-mail, e-mail umloans@gbhem.org or umscholar@gbhem.org.
NASHVILLE, Tenn.(GBHEM/FYI) – College students who find they need additional funds for the semester beginning in January can apply for a United Methodist Student loan.
“We are accepting applications for loans for the winter/spring semester right now,” said James Harding, assistant executive director for loans administration and operations for the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry. “Often, students find that they get to the spring semester and the money they thought would cover everything they needed doesn’t go quite as far as they thought it would.”
About $2 million is available for student loans in 2007 through the Office of Loans and Scholarships of GBHEM.
A college student who has been a member of a United Methodist Church for one year is eligible to borrow up to $2,500 in any calendar year at a 6 percent interest rate, lower than the current federal Stafford Loan rate of 6.8 percent or ParentPlus at 8.5 percent, Harding said. A student who wants to borrow must be attending an accredited degree program full time and have a 2.0 (C average). Since loans are based on a calendar year, even a student who borrowed the maximum $2,500 in fall 2006 is eligible for another loan. However, a student who borrows $2,500 for the winter/spring semester would be unable to borrow again for fall 2007.
Another advantage of the United Methodist student loans is that the money can be used for any college-related expenses – child care, transportation, meals – not just direct costs such as tuition and books, Harding said.
In 2006, GBHEM’s Office of Loans and Scholarships loaned nearly $1 million to college students. Harding said since 2000, about $13.8 million has been loaned to 5,671 United Methodists attending college. To learn more about applying for a loan or scholarship, visit www.gbhem.org/gbhem/loans2.html. Students can request an application for a loan or scholarship online.
While scholarships for the winter/spring 2007 semester have already been awarded, applications are now being taken for fall 2007, Harding said. United Methodist scholarships and requirements are listed on the Web site.
Last year, the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry awarded $3.5 million in scholarships to 2,800 students.
Much of the money for both loans and scholarships is collected through special offerings like United Methodist Student Day on the last Sunday in November each year. Ninety percent of collections go to the Board’s scholarship programs, while 10 percent is for student loans. Each United Methodist-related college gets money from the offering for scholarships, and each participating annual conference gets 10 percent of Student Day receipts to award to merit scholars.
To learn more about United Methodist loans and scholarships, visit www.gbhem.org/gbhem/loans2.html. To contact the Office of Loans and Scholarships by telephone, call 615-340-7346. To request information or an application by e-mail, e-mail umloans@gbhem.org or umscholar@gbhem.org.
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