2024 Junior High Fall Retreat (Grades 6/7/8)


8:00 PM Friday, Oct 11 – 10:00 AM Monday, Oct 14
(Or Sunday PM Early Departure if needed)

2024 JH Fall Retreat

Come for a weekend of fun and adventure with your youth group! This retreat is a great way to kick off your year of youth ministry – plenty of fun options like the high ropes course, an Island excursion, apple pressing, games, bonfire, and enthusiastic worship, but plenty of space for youth leaders to have quality time and conversation within their groups. Check-in begins at 8:00PM Friday (or whenever your group is able to arrive, though most groups arrive late Friday evening), with our first meal at 8:00AM Saturday and programming starting directly after that. The retreat runs until Monday – and we encourage groups to stay the entire time if able (for some, Indigenous Peoples’ Day / Columbus Day is a school holiday), but if you need to depart on Sunday we have a special rate for that. We are flexible on timing, just let us know when your group must get on the road. Thanks!

2024 Jr. High Retreat PRICING: 

    • Full Retreat: $195 Camper / $150 Youth Leader
    • Sunday Departure Option: $165 Camper / $150 Youth Leader

* CPBC requires that each group bring a minimum of one adult male leader per 8 male students and at least one adult female leader per 8 female students. One adult (18+) leader of each gender is the minimum requirement for groups smaller than 8 of each gender.

2024 Retreat Theme

God Is Always Trendy: Reading a Bible That Never Goes Out of Style

Have you ever wanted to pick up the Bible but not known where to start or how to make any sense out of what you were reading? For a long time now God’s people have been wrestling to build a desire to read the Bible and live in its pattern. This weekend we’ll spend time learning and talking together about what the Bible is, what to do with it, and how to read it just a little bit more. Because the wonder is that over centuries and centuries faithful people who have been trying to connect with God have opened the pages of Scripture and found that God is always trendy.

2024 Retreat Pastor: Jeff Hunter

Jeff is one of the co-pastors at North Park Covenant Church in Chicago, IL and he’s been trying to figure out how to read the Bible for most of his life. This goal of reading the Bible better has taken him to far away places like Seattle, Scotland, and Mongolia, has sent him into interesting settings like children’s church, middle school youth group, college classrooms, and a maximum security prison, and while it has never been easy it’s been really, really good. On the family side, he’s been married to Kristen just a little less than 20 years, has two teenage kids, and lives in the same neighborhood as North Park University. For fun, he plays mobile video games like Squad Busters and Honkai Star Rail, bombs around the neighborhood on his 1980’s Honda moped, and he still sneaks into middle school youth group every chance he gets to hang out and play crazy youth group games.

2024 Worship Leader: Colby Mecher

Colby is a former Point staffer and youth pastor who now spend his days with his awesome 2.5 year old son Miles, woodworking, running, and playing the guitar.In Summer 2023, he was able to lead a week of songs for the Junior High summer camp. He broke too many strings and completely lost his voice by the end, but had an awesome time blending the ridiculous and fun nature of singing together with the sacred and beautiful opportunity to make lovely music together.  Can’t wait to see you at the Fall Retreat!

Packing List:

    • Bedding, towel, and toiletries
    • Clothing for all weather
    • Shoes for hiking, running around, and using the high ropes course
    • Swimsuit and water shoes for sauna (if interested)
    • Bible, notebook and pen
    • Flashlight

Do not bring:

    • Electronic Devices (and cell phones should stay put away in cabins)
    • Knives / weapons of any kind
    • Alcohol / tobacco / drugs
    • Personal Sports Equipment
    • Valuable personal items that could become damaged or lost

TO REGISTER:

  • Students/Parents: Please see your youth leader to register for this retreat. All registration is done ONLINE (there are no paper forms).
    • Talk to your youth leader for the online registration link (to be filled out online NO LATER THAN Friday, Sept 20, 2024).
    • Payment will be made online, or to your church (depending on how your youth leader opts to do it) – payment info will be included in the online process when you select your specific church group.
  • Youth Leaders, Please complete the following:
    • First, fill out the Online 2024 Fall JH Retreat Group Reservation Form – to be completed by Youth Leader ASAP (no later than Friday, Sept 6, 2024), then pay required deposit – may be made by check or online through PayPal button provided below.

Group Deposit: $300

    • Then, wait for a confirmation email from registrar@cpbc.com, which will include the next step:
    • 2024 JH Fall Retreat Group Info Questionnaire (Fill out ASAP after your confirmation email)
    • Communicate to parents and adult leaders how to register their student or adult leader through the Covenant Point online registration as follows:
      • Go to Covenant Point’s online registration at cpbc.campbrainregistration.com.
      • Be sure they know to choose the JH Fall Retreat 2024 season and the name of your church group so they can correctly select the weekend and your church’s registration.
      • Communicate what they are required to pay as part of the online registration with Visa, MasterCard, or eCheck (or how/when they pay your church directly if you prefer to collect the $’s at your church).
      • Communicate that everyone needs to continue all the way to the screen that’s “Step 5: Review…” where they’ll hit the blue “Submit application” button to finish (this is true whether you are requiring them to pay as part of the online registration or not).
      • Tell them a date (no later than Friday, Sept 20, 2024) by which the online registration must be completed.
      • Inform them that if they need to cancel, they should contact you.
      • Promote the weekend at your church! Please note:  Only the number of students (and adult leaders that you listed in your reservation form will be able to register online.  If you need to increase or decrease your numbers, contact our Registrar, Jane Frasier (registrar@cpbc.com).
      • Get updates. Our registrar, Jane, will send you emails approximately every other week with updates on who has registered from your church.  If you need information at another time, please give Jane one business day to get it to you.
      • Update us: 2 weeks before your retreat (which is Friday, Sept 27, 2024) is your last chance to change your total number.  Please email Jane to confirm the total number of students and adult leaders at that time. Then we will email you an invoice showing the balance due by your church (or money that we need to send you).

OTHER DETAILS:

Housing:  Churches will be housed based on availability. Cabin bunk rooms will not be shared between churches. Although there are several housing units that have shared bathrooms between bunk rooms, Covenant Point will make every effort to keep bathrooms private by church group as well.

Adult Leaders: CPBC requires that each group bring a minimum of one adult male leader per 8 male students and at least one adult female leader per 8 female students. One adult (18+) leader of each gender is the minimum requirement for groups smaller than 8 of each gender. Adult leaders are responsible for general supervision & safety, program facilitation, spiritual guidance, and more. Please know that an adult leader must hold and administer all medications for their group, and keep locked (typically done by either keeping them in your vehicle or putting a small luggage lock on a toiletry bag or duffle). Please plan accordingly.