ANNOUNCING CHALLENGE 2010
1. What is Challenge: Challenge is a growth level event for EFCA students. It is a conference that uses high energy worship, powerful and challenging speakers, training and ministry outreach to help students redefine what it means to love God and love others as seen through the lens of the Beatitudes.
2. When & where is Challenge? Challenge ‘10 will be June 28-July 3, 2010 in Columbus, Ohio. Our entire conference will be held at the Columbus City Convention Center in Columbus, OH.
3. Why Columbus? Columbus is a new site for Challenge. It offers great facilities for our needs and outstanding opportunities for ministry.. The facilities are air-conditioned, the Convention Center can hold 6,500 participants, the hotels are very safe, and they come as an affordable package. Columbus is also very familiar with hosting students in their city and they are excited for us to come. We also try to alternate between a western and eastern location for Challenge.
4. Who may come? Challenge ‘10 is designed primarily for Christians, as opposed to being an outreach to non Christians. Our church is opening the trip up to rising 9th- high school graduates of the class of 2010.
5. What is the expected attendance? We are praying for and anticipating 6,000 to 7,000 attendees in Columbus.
6. How much does it cost to register? Registration for the conference is $275.00 a person, plus hotel and travel expenses. Challenge provides 11 meals through the week beginning with breakfast on Tuesday morning, programming – the gatherings – speakers, musicians, worship, ministry, training and recreation options.
Our church is planning on fund raising the good potion of the cost for the trip. AJ and I are already working on a Valentine’s Day dinner as a primary fundraiser. We will ask that students pay $100.00 of the cost out their personal monies, and we will also ask that families be willing to contribute an appropriate amount to the trip based on their financial situation. The rest will be fund raised.
7. What is the required adult to student ratio? We ask for a minimum of one male adult for every 10 male students and one female adult for every ten female students or any number under 10. Your students must be under the supervision of someone of the same sex.
8. When can I sign myself / my child up? We will register students up through the end of March. However, you cannot take advantage of monies earned from fundraisers prior to your sign-up, so do go ahead and commit early.
We have a few family information nights plannned; one in December on the 13th (5:30 PM), and another in January on the 10th (5:30 PM).