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Forest Hills Presbyterian Church

FHPC HIGH SCHOOL MISSION TRIP 2023


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We're going to try again this year for Logan! We will be heading to Logan, West Virginia, leaving EARLY on Sunday, June 11th, 2023 and returning late on Saturday, June 17th, 2023.

All current 8th-12th grade students are invited to participate and can find out more information about the trip below. You will also be able to click the link below to register your student for the trip!
Click here for student registration!

MORE INFORMATION

WHO IS INVITED | All current 8th-12th grade students are invited to participate and can find out more information about the trip below. We also encourage students to bring friends! It's such a fun week and our philosophy is always- the more, the merrier!

COST | I do not yet have a cost, because it depends on how many students go, but it's looking like with increased costs for everything, we're looking at closer to $750 for the week depending on our numbers. HOWEVER, this should not prohibit you from registering your student for the mission trip, most of our students are able to fundraise the entire cost of their trip... and even in such a strange year, we will still offer ways to fundraise the money so that you, hopefully, pay NOTHING outside of the $200 deposit.

SERVING IN LOGAN, WEST VIRGINIA | We will be serving with YOUTHWORKS, the same organization we have used over many years (including last year's trip to Nashville).  In Logan, West Virginia we will (most likely) be painting, cleaning, doing yard work, or small work projects. There is a SMALL chance that there will be an opportunity to work with children, but we won't know that until it gets closer. This all being said, we are more than willing to go "where needed" and will be prepared that we may be asked to do other things, instead of what we expect. :)

TO ENSURE YOUR STUDENT'S SPOT | We will need your $200 non-refundable deposit by FEBRUARY 14, 2023. Unfortunately, if your student decides to cancel their spot on the trip after this date, they will still be responsible for the full financial balance of the trip (unless another student can be found to take the spot). Sign ups are allowed up until May, but there is no guarantee that there will be space available at the site.

MISSION TRIP HANG OUT(s) | The best way to get to know your fellow mission trippers (and possibly life long friends) is to attend our Sunday youth group. But for those that can't make it, and for the 8th graders that will go,  we will host a few "mandatory" hang outs throughout the year for all of our students committed to the trip for them to get to know one another. At these hang outs, we will talk about the trip as well as try to foster some comfortability for the group coming together as a whole, maybe easing some nerves on joining a trip where you barely know anyone. :)

FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES | For fundraising this year, we will have:
+CARAMEL APPLE SALES (December)
+MARCH MADNESS (Feb/March)
+SUPPORT LETTERS TO MAIL OUT
+MOST LIKELY NO KIDS NIGHT OUT THIS YEAR

I'm praying for each of your students that God might work through them and move them to participate in this trip. I have yet to speak to a student that ever regrets going on mission trip. Sometimes it's scary to think about spending a week away from home, and with some strangers (or upperclassman) but I can assure that we will be working all week to help everyone feel included (and our students are rockstars at that!) We also will have a couple of mandatory meetings once the weather is nicer where we can get to know one another! 

If you have any questions, please contact Ashley at ashley@fhpcusa.org

FUNDRAISing OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2023 MISSION TRIP

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Caramel apples are returning as one of our most popular, and time tested, fundraisers! The apples are GINORMOUS and adorned with delicious goodies. There will be a sign up for a few students both Sundays to help "sell" the apples (they really sell themselves) and the students that help will get a slice of the proceeds (usually around $40 for helping 15 minutes before/after worship)! EASY MONEY!
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Anyone is invited to play March Madness with our church! All proceeds go directly back to our students (with the exception of the winning 2 people who get a small percentage).

The best part? If you invite people from your family or friends, if they list your student's name on the registration form, their entry donation will go DIRECTLY to your student's mission trip account!

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I think this is finally the year we received the $1,000 from Spartan stores for all of the receipts that we have collected over the last few years! This money will be dispersed evenly amongst all of the students going and will lower the cost of the trip overall!
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This is just a general space for any donations that aren't a part of a specific fundraiser. If you write a support letter to people you know, you can direct them to this link or if anybody would like to just donate to the trip, this is a fund for that. We are appreciative of all donations toward our mission trip.
Forest Hills Presbyterian Church
​7495 Cascade Road SE
​Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546
​Church Office: (616) 942-2751
Preschool: (616) 957-3239 
Office Hours: Mon -Thurs 8:30 am-3:00 pm
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