Grace Baptist Church Mission Trips 2017 Grace Baptist Church 1400 N. Market St. Troy, Ohio 45373 www.findinggrace.net
Mission Trip Coordinator: Holly McElwee hollymcelwee@gmail.com Mission Committee: Pastor Shawn Hess, Steve Peterson (Elder over Missions), Holly McElwee, Sammie Martin, Steve Detrick, Kim Copley, Jeana Wenrick
Grace Baptist Mission Trips 2017 Trip Name Ages Approx. Cost Trip Leaders Dates Cleveland* 18+ $50 TBD Sammie Martin cookiemaker74@yahoo.com 4/25-4/26 Nashville Cottage Cove** Honduras Hearts to Honduras^ Jr. High & High School 18+ (High school grads and older) $500 $2,100 Patrick & Kristy Rhodes prhodes@findinggrace.net Julie Whetstone juliew@bostonstoker.com 6/25-7/1 7/1-7/8 * This is a Plan A trip. ** This is a Plan B trip. ^ This is a Plan C trip. Please speak with specific trip leaders if you have questions about a trip, or Holly McElwee, Mission Trip Coordinator. hollymcelwee@gmail.com Plan & Option Details Different trips fall into different financial categories. Please note the following chart and information. Plan A Trips costing under $200 All fees will be due by April 23, 2017, if applicable. Plan B Trips costing between $200-$999 Option 1: Pay in Full by March 26, 2017 Option 2: $60 deposit due by March 26, 2017 Balance of fees due by May 28, 2017 Plan C Trips costing more than $1,000 Option 1: Pay in Full by February 5, 2017 (Check will be held until confirmation of trip attendance) Option 2: $200 deposit due by February 5, 2017 Balance of fees due by May 28, 2017 Option 3: $200 deposit due by February 5, 2017. Additional payment of $200 or more due by April 2, 2017. Balance paid in Full by May 28, 2017
Trip Descriptions Cleveland *Ladies Only* Journey by van to Cleveland where you will support Norma Nulph and her work with inner-city people. Take toiletry bags (generously supplied by the church body) and all the fixings for a meal (chicken & noodles, mashed potatoes, green beans, and a cookie). The people at the clinic have access to donated clothing, and after listening to a sermon, they go through the food line for lunch. The team helps with kitchen clean-up before heading back to Troy. Extra money expenditures for this trip are at the participant s discretion for additional snacks. No specific clothing or equipment is required for this trip. Plan A Trip Please note: sign-ups for this trip will take place at a later date. Nashville *Teen Trip* Journey by van to Cottage Cove Missions in Nashville, Tennessee. Participants will start each day with challenging discipleship training with Brent MacDonald. A curriculum is provided as you go deep into the word of God and consider topics important to understanding and sharing your faith. In the afternoons your ministry experience continues as you provide programming for inner-city children and assisting in projects which keep the facility ready for ministry. Direct interaction with children is the highlight of the day. Evenings may consist of group time, sightseeing, or other ministry-related work. All transportation, food, and accommodations are included in the trip price. Extra money expenditures are at the participant s discretion for additional snacks and souvenirs. Clothing requirements include modest summer choices and will be addressed in detail once the team is formed. Plan B Trip Honduras *International Trip* Journey to Honduras by plane with the Hearts to Honduras organization where you will be an active participant in the construction of a home for a local Christian family. Work will take place during the mornings and afternoons. Evenings may consist of group time, sightseeing, prayer time, meeting with local people, or other ministry-related work. An excursion to nearby Mayan ruins is part of this experience. All travel, food, accommodations, and sightseeing are included in the trip price. Extra money expenditures are at the participant s discretion for additional snacks and souvenirs. Clothing requirements include climate appropriate choices, but all house-building work is done in long pants. Trip participants must be able to walk long distances (2+ miles) uphill on multiple days and must be able to participate in manual labor activities in a hot climate. Honduras is a third world country where immediate access to medical facilities may not be available. For this reason, trip participants must be in reasonably good health. Updated vaccinations are not required, but are recommended. Spanish is the primary language of the country. A valid passport is required for travel. Plan C Trip
Mission Trip Application, Nashville & Honduras Name Age Home Phone Cell Phone Address How long have you attended Grace Baptist Church? What ministries/activities/groups are you involved in at Grace? If you are over 18yrs, are you a member? (The purpose for membership at our church is as follows. We want to know that you are a born again believer in Jesus Christ before you serve in a major ministry here at Grace. Furthermore, we want to know if you have made that relationship public through baptism. We would not want someone being an extension of our message and ministry that did not own it themselves. Also, if you are a member, then you can vote. We only want people to vote who have a vested interest in our church and have the Spirit of God indwelling them. So, the membership process allows us to have that conversation with you.) Under 18, Parent s Signature Please answer the following. Feel free to attach additional pages, as needed. 1. If you died today and Jesus was to ask you, Why should I let you into my heaven? What would you say? 2. Why do you want to go on this trip? 3. What hurdles do you think you will need to overcome in order to be successful on this trip? 4. What are your strengths? 5. What are your weaknesses?
6. Have you participated in past mission trips with Grace Baptist Church? If so, which ones (place and year)? 7. For international trips only: Have you traveled internationally before? If so, to where? Please check the following: I certify that I have read the Grace Baptist Church Mission Policy attached to this application and I agree to abide by its tenets. I certify that I have read the trip description and I am able to meet the physical, spiritual, and emotional requirements of the trip. I understand that I am financially responsible for all the costs associated with this trip, whether through the use of my own personal funds or from support letters that I will send to friends, family, and church members. I understand that submission of an application and payment of the deposit does not guarantee my participation on this trip. The trip leaders, in conjunction with the Mission Committee, will make the final decision on team members based upon church membership/attendance, trip requirements, and previous trip participation. Signature Please turn in applications with the appropriate deposit: Honduras trip to the church office or Julie Whetstone by February 5, 2017 Nashville to Patrick Rhodes by March 26, 2017 Rev. 1/17
Grace Baptist Church Mission Trip Policy Mission Trips 1. Priority from the Mission Committee and the church will be given to mission trips supporting the missionaries of Grace Baptist Church. 2. Additional trips for other missionaries/ministries will be considered by the Mission Committee on a case-by-case basis. 3. All official Grace Baptist Church mission trips must be approved by the Mission Committee. Mission Trip Leaders 1. Those individuals interested in leading a mission trip need to meet with the Mission Committee to gain approval. a. When meeting with the Mission Committee, the preplanning for the trip should already be completed. b. Trip leaders should work with the Mission Trip Coordinator to plan mission trips. 2. Mission trip leaders must be members of Grace Baptist Church in good standing. 3. It is preferred that mission trip leaders would have previous experience in attending and/or leading mission trips. 4. Mission trip leaders will work with the Mission Trip Coordinator in designing a trip that meets the goals of the Mission Committee and Grace Baptist Church. 5. It is strongly recommended that every trip be led by two people. 6. Mission trip leaders should endeavor to make the Grace Baptist Mission trip they re leading the focus of their summer travel and be readily available in the weeks leading up to departure. Mission Trip Participants 1. Priority for participation is given to church members who are involved in church ministries. 2. Priority is next given to regular church attendees who are involved in church ministries. 3. Those who are not church members and/or regular attendees may participate in Grace Baptist Church mission trips if any spots remain. Participation on a trip will be decided by the mission trip leaders with support from the Mission Trip Coordinator and Mission Committee. 4. Participants of official Grace Baptist Church mission trips are required to complete an application and pay a deposit. Submission of an application and deposit money does not guarantee a spot on the trip. 5. Participants of a Grace Baptist Church mission trip must be able to fulfill the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual requirements of the trip. These requirements will vary from trip to trip. 6. Trip participants will be chosen from the pool of applicants based upon several qualifications: a. needed skills for the particular trip b. church membership c. regular church attendees d. new trip participants (those people who have not been on the same mission trip previously) 7. The Mission Trip Coordinator and Mission Committee will work with the team leaders in establishing a mission team, as needed. 8. No one will be selected as an alternate team member just in case there is a cancellation. 9. It is recommended that no more than two members of the same family attend any one mission trip at the same time. 10. International mission trip participants must be at least 16 years if age. Particular trips may choose to set the age requirement even higher. 11. If a participant who has already paid a deposit and been approved for a mission trip is suddenly unable to go on the actual trip, it will be at the discretion of the Mission Committee as to whether or not a replacement person will be added to take his/her place.
12. Mission trip participants are expected to follow the directions of their mission trip team leaders and the Mission Committee as representatives of Grace Baptist Church. Finances for Mission Trips 1. Mission Trip participants will be responsible for the entire cost of their own trip. 2. Once chosen for the team, trip deposits are non-refundable except in special circumstances and at the discretion of the Mission Committee. 3. Participants are strongly encouraged to send out support letters to include people from inside and outside the church. 4. Money from support letters may be sent directly to the church or to the individual team members. Team members are responsible to pay the balance in full by the designated due date. 5. Monies donated by the church body and not designated to any specific person on the mission team will be held in a fund and then used for team members and/or ministry work, as needed. 6. As budgeted money is available, and at the discretion of the Mission Committee, mission trip leaders trips will be paid for by the church. The leaders are still encouraged to send out support letters. 7. Anyone who applies for a mission trip but is not chosen for the team will have his/her deposit returned. Rev. 11/16