Jr. High Believe--Jr. High Believe is an incredible opportunity for 7th and 8th grade students to encounter God in a powerful way. This is a weekend conference held in St. Louis where students are challenged to know Christ better and have the opportunity to hear great sermons, worship, dramas and workshops. This year the conference will be in St. Charles, MO at the Family Arena. Dates for the conference in 2005 are March 4th - 5th. For more info, check out www.jrhighbelieve.com.

Fusion -- Fusion is our Sunday night Senior High program. Each Sunday night from 7-8:30 PM, you can expect some great worship from our worship band. You can also expect to have some fun with a mixer or game. Of course, there is basketball, hangout time and refreshments each week. Our studies for this program come from the Seven Checkpoints. This series is a practical guide to cover the bare essential lessons that matter for Senior High students in living the Christian life.

Morph -- Morph is our Wednesday night Junior High program. Each Wednesday night from 6:45-8:15 PM, you can expect some great times. We will have some fun with a mixer or game, go into our Cluster Groups, and play some Bible challenges. Cluster groups meet within this program. They are groups of 10-12 students with 2-3 adult leaders that go over questions and compete in challenges against other groups. Our studies for this program come from the Seven Checkpoints. This series is a practical guide to cover the bare essential lessons that matter for Junior High students in living the Christian life.

CIY--CIY stands for Christ in Youth and is the name of the organization that puts on the summer conference we attend each year. This year we will be attending Illinois 1 in Carbondale, IL on the campus of SIU. This is a week long experience focused on a specific theme, this years theme is To Live and we'll be looking at the book of Philipians. You can get more info about CIY from their homepage and clicking on events and then summer conference. The dates for 2005 are July 11th-15th.

CAMP--Our kids attend LaMoine Christian Service Camp which is located in Tennessee, IL. This is a great week where kids are challenged spiritually and also given the opportunity to meet Christians from surrounding areas and churches
Matt will be dean for the Junior High 1 week (June 12th-17th)

Connexion Groups - Connexion groups are groups of 5-6 teens that meet with an adult. These groups meet throughout the week for Sr. High students and are gender specific. If you would like to get plugged into a group, contact Matt at 217-222-2529 or e-mail matt@madisonparkchurch.com.