NEWS & PRESS RELEASES
Students traveling, serving throughout summer
Summer ministries and missions enable students to gain hands-on experience and leadership skills while serving others. The training they receive becomes an invaluable resource as they move into careers and ministry.
Students on the BBC Summer Ministry Team will be traveling and serving throughout their summer vacation at camps and conferences around the United States. Each member uses their individual strengths to make a real impact on kids for Christ as a team. They will be serving as camp counselors and worship leaders, and program coordinators.
Scheduled stops include:
June 14-27: Camp Patmos - Kelly's Island, OH
June 28-July 11: New Life Island - Frenchtown, NJ
July 12-July 25: Rhoades Grove - Chambersburg, PA
July 26-August 8: Rumney Bible Conference - Rumney, NH
In addition to their official duties, they will also be forming relationships, sharing their testimonies, having fun, and teaching kids about Christ.
The team members are:
Ben Hixson (Team Leader)
Josh Nemmers
Mike Brandon
Kari Shirk
Hannah Quigley
Additional opportunities
More than 70 students are serving at camps and organizations around the country, including Skyview Ranch in Millersburg, OH, Lake Ann Camp in Lake Ann, MI, and Twin Lakes Camp in Hillsboro, IN.
Also, members of the BBC Summer Crew are taking advantage of a special opportunity for service and ministry by staying and working on campus. They will work from 45 to 70 hours per week cleaning and maintaining residence halls and the campus for camps and conferences throughout the summer.
Learn more about Summer Crew here.
Serving worldwide
Two groups of students traveled to South Africa in May. The groups went to different areas, working with missionaries from Evangelical Baptist Missions and the Association of Baptists for World Evangelism.
During their time in South Africa the groups served in a number of different areas, including street evangelism, ministering to orphans, comforting AIDS victims, and assisting in church-planting efforts.
Additionally, BBC&S students and staff members will be traveling to approximately 16 different countries, including Australia, Japan, Uganda, Israel, Ukraine, and Brazil.
Learn more about the Missions program here.
Read more about on campus opportunities over the summer here.
Baptist Bible College & Seminary offers 38 academic programs, from a one-year Bible Certificate to PhDs. Programs are available on the Clarks Summit campus, online, and through several distance-learning options. To learn more, go to www.bbc.edu or call 570.586.2400.
Posted on: 6/17/2009 3:05:48 PM
|
|
Tweet |