Ithaca Christian Youth Rally

09/18/2018

Ithaca Christian Youth Retreat will take place on 11/9-11 at Montrose Bible Conference. To find out more info and to register, go to ICY2018.com

09/19/2017

RSVP by 9/29 at

On October 9 from 3-9 pm, there will be a youth rally at Brooktondale Nazarene Camp for high schoolers and middle schoolers. Enjoy dinner, games, music, a bonfire and a great speaker! Because of generous contributions, the event is free, but RSVP by 9/22 if you will attend.

09/19/2017

The Ithaca Christian Youth Retreat will take place on Monday, October 9 from 2:30-9:00 pm at Brooktondale Nazarene Retreat.

Here's some quick updates and reminders:

Youth will enjoy free all-you-can-eat tacos, fun games and an opportunity to make new friends. Ben Baker the speaker of the youth will give a couple of talks on the importance of being close to Jesus. It will be a message important to both Christians and non-Christians.

The event is free, but it's necessary for youth and youth workers to RSVP. The RSVP has been moved back to 9/27. This allows us all some more time to invite more youth to attend the retreat. So invite as many youth as possible. And then have everybody RSVP at https://goo.gl/forms/Bfl67VktxnuxDffK2

There will be a separate track for parents of youth that will take place in a different room in the same retreat from 7-9 pm. James Pannifino of Ratio Christi will give a talk entitled "Life Prep: Preparing Your Children for the Intellectual and Moral Challenges of This Culture." We will also have a teacher share her observations of the challenges in our local schools. The seminar is free and there is no need to RSVP, but we hope parents can arrive on time to get the most out of the retreat.
This youth rally will be a lot of fun and very impactful. I hope to see you there!

Let me know if you have any questions.

Grace and Peace,

Pastor Paul

On October 9 from 3-9 pm, there will be a youth rally at Brooktondale Nazarene Camp for high schoolers and middle schoolers. Enjoy dinner, games, music, a bonfire and a great speaker! Because of generous contributions, the event is free, but RSVP by 9/22 if you will attend.

09/09/2017

God has exciting things in store for the youth of the Ithaca area this year! The youth from our local churches already enjoyed a retreat together back in February break, and a service project back in June. The next thing in store for the the local youth is our Ithaca Christian Youth Rally during fall break on Monday, October 9! The event will take place from 2:30-9:00 pm at Brooktondale Nazarene Camp at 120 White Church Rd, Brooktondale (about 15 minutes from Ithaca) and is supported by the same churches that supported the February retreat. The event will include dinner, games, a bonfire, singing and dynamic talks from Pastor Ben Baker from First Baptist Newark Valley.

The event is free, but youth and youth workers who attend must RSVP by September 22 at https://goo.gl/forms/Bfl67VktxnuxDffK2 . This will help the retreat center order the food for the dinner. We prefer for youth to find their own rides, but those who need rides can indicate it on the RSVP and we will arrange the rides.

This will be a fun and meaningful event for both Christians and non-Christians, so we encourage youth to invite as many friends as they can. Feel free to forward this email to them.

Finally, we also have some exciting news for the parents. There will be a parenting seminar from 7-9 pm on the day of the retreat (10/9) in a separate room from the youth in Brooktondale Nazarene Camp. The topic of the seminar will be "Life Prep 101: Preparing Your Child for the Intellectual and Moral Challenges of This Culture." The speaker will be James Pannafino from Ratio Christi (ratiochristi.org/people/james-pannafino). Parents do not need to RSVP ahead of time. Instead they can just come at 7 pm to participate in the seminar and then take their children home after the retreat.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Jeff Thompson (the youth pastor of Bethel Grove) at [email protected] , David Winters (the youth pastor of First Assembly of God) at [email protected], or Paul Epp (Pastor of English Ministries at First Ithaca Christian Youth Retreat) at [email protected].

On October 9 from 3-9 pm, there will be a youth rally at Brooktondale Nazarene Camp for high schoolers and middle schoolers. Enjoy dinner, games, music, a bonfire and a great speaker! Because of generous contributions, the event is free, but RSVP by 9/22 if you will attend.

06/07/2017

On June 28 from 1-5 pm, several area local churches are sponsoring a youth work day at Second Wind Cottages. These churches include, but are not limited to, Bethel Grove Bible Church, First Assembly of God & First Ithaca Chinese Christian Church. Second Wind Cottages provides housing for formerly homeless men (for more info about this ministry, go to secondwindcottages.org). For this project, the youth will most likely help with landscaping so it is good to bring work gloves if possible. In order to participate in this project, youth must RSVP by June 25 @ https://goo.gl/forms/0zG3aC6uGaWcqRnT2.

They should hand this permission slip on their arrival at Second Wind Cottages on June 28: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lFhH14A3z7YW2xNT2ztSSvTW9Bc7jd4JY3buXPIOjcQ/edit?usp=sharing

To find out more about Second Wind Cottages, check out the following links:
https://www.facebook.com/SecondWindCottages/videos/1685980661705600/
https://www.facebook.com/SecondWindCottages/videos/1685633721740294/

This could be a good event to invite non-Christian youth to attend as well. Many non-Christian youth share a compassion for the homeless and/or need to earn extra community volunteer hours. By inviting them to join us, they have an opportunity to see Christian love in action.

On June 28 from 1-5 pm, several area local churches are sponsoring a youth work day at Second Wind Cottages. These churches include, but are not limited to, Bethel Grove Bible Church, First Assembly of God & First Ithaca Chinese Christian Church. Second Wind Cottages provides housing for formerly ho...

12/16/2016

Here's a link to the registration form. Pass it on to your friends. The deadline for the early bird discount of $110 is January 18. We don't want anybody to miss out on the retreat for financial reasons. At our spaghetti dinner we raised money for need-based scholarships. If you know of anybody who needs financial assistance to attend the retreat, have them contact Paul Epp (the camp director) at [email protected]. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9lWMHYWcDVGVkxJT3NDMHhhV2M/view?usp=sharing

12/16/2016

I'm excited to tell you about the second annual Ithaca Christian Youth (ICY) Retreat! The first one was great last year, and I believe the upcoming one will be even better and bigger than the last one. The theme of this year's retreat is "ComeUNITY." The emphasis will be on building community within the retreat as a catalyst for community after the retreat in which Christian youth will build each other up and reach out to others.

Here are some things to look forward to:

1. Great speaker: Kaynnen Parker will return as the speaker! Those of you who went to last year's retreat know that he is a funny, compassionate guy with solid biblical teaching who is effective in motivating people to serve the Lord. He even raps before he preaches! But he's also very approachable to meet up with him between talks - to joke around with, play sports with or have serious discussion. http://websterbiblechurch.org/about-us/leadership-team/
2. Fun activities: Including paintball (hopefully this year, it will be warm enough to play!), indoor wall climbing, indoor gym (basketball, volleyball, etc.) gaga ball, snow tubing, recreation room (pool table, ping pong, foosball, etc.)
3. Opportunity to build friendships with other local Christian youth. At this retreat, you will get the chance to know other Christians from your school and build friendships with them. You also can make friendships with youth from other local schools and meet with them during the year as well. Our desire is to build a strong Christian youth community that can help each other keep their faith and share that faith with others.
4. Opportunity to gain wisdom from an older brother or sister in Christ: Every youth has a one-on-one talk with a counselor. Last year this was the highlight for many of the campers.
5. Grow closer to God. This is the most important reason to attend. The sermons, the worship music, the friendships are all designed to help you grow closer to God.

Matthew Fletcher, Senior Pastor Email: [email protected] Matt Fletcher was born in Webster in 1968 but spent most of his early life in the Chicago area. He is a graduate of Washington Bible College (B.A., 1990), Briercrest Biblical Seminary (M.Min., 1999), and The Southern Baptist Theological Se...

09/30/2016

Don't forget. Tomorrow there will be a Ithaca Christian Youth Retreat fundraising dinner on October 1 from 5-7 pm at Bethel Grove Bible Church (1763 Slaterville Rd). Cost will be $8 for age 13 & older; $4 for age 12 & under; $25 for family. Enjoy good food and an opportunity to see highlights from last year’s retreat & hear plans for next year’s retreat. There will also be an opportunity to make donations for retreat scholarships for needy students and to keep the cost of the retreat low.
For more information contact Dave Korb at 607-539-6306 or [email protected]
Download a flyer to distribute to friends, family, strangers, etc at https://www.dropbox.com/s/jbt6ohdv1y98qvb/flyer.docx?dl=0

09/10/2016

Spread the word! There will be a ICY Retreat fundraising dinner on October 1 from 5-7 pm at Bethel Grove Bible Church (1763 Slaterville Rd). Cost will be $8 for age 13 & older; $4 for age 12 & under; $25 for family. Enjoy good food and an opportunity to see highlights from last year’s retreat & hear plans for next year’s retreat. There will also be an opportunity to make donations for retreat scholarships for needy students and to keep the cost of the retreat low.

For more information contact Dave Korb at 607-539-6306 or [email protected]

Download a flyer to distribute to friends, family, strangers, etc at https://www.dropbox.com/s/jbt6ohdv1y98qvb/flyer.docx?dl=0

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02/13/2016

For Transportation today, please remember to meet at Bethel Grove's parking lot at 1:00 P.M. Meet at the Lower parking lot, as the upper parking lot is currently being used for a college retreat at the moment.

We are a non-denominational Bible Church located in Ithaca, NY. We are committed to training up followers of Jesus to go into the world and serve.

02/06/2016

Praise God, we have 50 campers and 17 counselors attending the inaugural Ithaca Christian Youth Retreat. It's going to be an awesome retreat!

01/27/2016

Don't forget that this Sunday is the deadline for signing up for the retreat. Spread the word to other youth to join the retreat. Please mail the form soon so that it will arrive at our church by Sunday. If you don't think it will arrive by Sunday, email director David Liu at [email protected] so that he can give the retreat center an up to date number of participants on Sunday.