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Back Row: Brandon Ervin, Nikki Gilmore, Austin Anthony, Hendrik van der
Walt, Heath Marker, Marnelise van der Walt, Ryan Simons, Aaron Wise,
Hugo van der Walt, Vivek Patel, Jacob Hounshell, Zach Hounshell, Carson
Bruner, Matthew Hounshell. Seated: Paige Tester, Courtney Fullroth,
Kelsey Tester, Chloe McKinney, Ally Hayes and Joe Smith
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Busy Spring and
Summer for Presby youth
Youth at First Presbyterian Church at 114 E. 4th Street in Greenville
have had a busy spring and summer, thanks to the many snowy, icy
Sundays this past winter.
A fund raising spaghetti dinner with all the trimmings was postponed
time after time, due to that weather. Plans for a summer music
mission trip were put on hold. Confirmation instruction was
delayed. But, not to be discouraged, Presby youth were determined
to push ahead, having faith that time and funds would be there.
After all the bad weather delays, confirmation instruction began.
On June 16, Gabrielle Smith, Annie Hayes and Zach Baker were confirmed,
enabling these new members of the First Presbyterian Church to take
their places with older youth to journey to the Christian music event,
Creation 2015 in Pennsylvania, near the end of June.
At last, the spaghetti dinner was finally accomplished with everyone
pitching in to make it a financial success to fund the Creation
trip. Spaghetti was just a small part of the event, with
wonderful salads, luscious desserts and games led by the young
people. This promised to be a yearly event as the youth were
planning, not only for their musical week, but for assisting with the
Family Retreat and Vacation Bible School at Chenowith Trails at the end
of August.
With funds from the spaghetti dinner, plus a donation from First
Presbyterian Deacons, 20 youth and chaperones traveled to the Creation
Christian music festival in Pennsylvania. Sleeping in tents and
enjoying the opportunity to listen to live concerts with over 80
Christian music artists, the youth also experienced daily worship,
hearing many nationally known speakers, Bible studies, and
participating in a spike ball tournament. The weeklong event
provided a great opportunity for the youth to bond with each other and
their chaperones.
To learn more about youth opportunities and activities at First
Presbyterian, a downtown Greenville congregation, call 937.548.3188.
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