Summer Mission Trips
Week-long mission trips are for 8th grade and above.
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Camp Bethany Brooklyn
We run a summer camp ministry for kids at Bethany UMC Brooklyn and in the surrounding neighborhood. The day camp is an extended version of a normal VBS to better serve the parents. Science lessons, games, trips to the park, lunch in a public school, and a service project at a local senior center are all part of this trips experience. The purpose of this trip is to get a taste of urban ministry and NYC living (from subway commutes to living from a dorm room at Pratt Institute). Over the course of the week, the kids grow close together while serving and get to come home with not only a great experience but some spectacular friendships.
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Camp Bethany EC
During this week, youth will gain technical skills, build relationships with homeowners, strengthen relationships with their fellow youth and adult leaders, and begin to develop a lifelong passion for service in mission. Work teams will do an assortment of tasks. In the past they have repaired a porch, put up a fence, repainted the siding of a house, fixed some windows, and planted gardens for local families. After returning from the work site, everyone joins back together to talk about what they did that day and enjoy a meal together. We touch people’s lives through God’s love and our serving--we repair their homes, help restore their lives, and watch in amazement as their gratitude and love grow for us and God.
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Volunteering at Bethany
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Sunday Fun
Help teach Sunday School or in the nursery
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Children's Events
Help out with different events throughout the year such as trunk or treat, the egg hunt, and vacation bible school
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Serve during Service
Help welcome people into the church or serve during church