The overnight was awesome!
Broomball, tubing, communion, games, Tobie’s donuts, and Battlefield XL… It was an event to remember.
Next year we’re expanding to two nights/three days (January 7-9, 2011).
Mark your calendars – you won’t want to miss it!
For more pics, go to “Gallery” and click “View more photos”… 
Broomballs & Bibles anyone?
Our overnight @ Covenant Pines Bible Camp is coming up fast (January 15-16)!
Think of it as a road trip with a purpose… Our goal is to have a blast and come back better connected to God and each other.
CPBC is a place of awesome fun-ness… They have 5 broomball rinks, a tubing hill, a cool coffee shop, lots of natural beauty, good food, a big gym, and more.
It’s a great place for us to hang out around a fireplace, play some crazy games (like 4-way pin-guard), sing a few songs, and reflect on some important (and relevant) insights from God’s Word.
The overnight is open to anyone in 6-12th Grade. To register, just grab one of the blue Registration Forms on Tuesday Night or Sunday Morning.
The cost is just $45.
Here are some more pics from last year’s trip…
Shadowland was a blast!
Here are some pics from our October 27 event… For more pics, check out our gallery…
You won’t want to miss the world premiere of “Shadowland” the Tuesday before Halloween!
Most of us grew up playing some version of “Kick the Can” or “Ghosts in the Graveyard” as kids.
On October 27, we’ll have a blast sneaking around Gospel Hills Camp after dark… Doing our best to tag or not be tagged in ECC Teen’s new version of the classic neighborhood night game.
There’s no cost and there are no forms to fill out – just show up Tuesday, October 27 @ 7:00 pm wearing black and ready to have a blast!
Consider also joining us the week before (October 20) to discus the topic “Should We Worry About Demons?” and the week after (November 3) as we talk about “How Not To Look Like A Complete Idiot In The Creation/Evolution Debate”.
ECC Teen is officially off and running for the 2009-2010 season!
We’re off to a great start – and we’d love to have you join us. We meet almost every Tuesday at Gospel Hills Camp in Shoreview.
Hope to see you soon!
Hey everyone – it’s official…
ECC Teen will meet @ GOSPEL HILLS CAMP on Tuesday nights!
When ECC Teen fires back up on September 15, we’ll have the entire camp to ourselves on TUESDAY nights. We’ll from 7:00 – 8:30 pm.
Gospel Hills camp is amazing! It’s located right on Snail Lake in Shoreview (580 Hwy 96 West) between the Shoreview Community Center and Rainbow but on the opposite side of the road.
And it’s quite the place…
The camp itself was founded about 75 years ago on property seized from gangster Ma Barker. They have a gym, cool lounges with fireplaces, a game room, a chapel, a beach, a fire ring, and a park-like lot. They even have two floors of dorms if we ever want to do an overnight.
I can’t wait to invent some new outside games, worship by candlelight in the chapel, chill around a campfire or fireplace, show off my crazy-mad foosball skills in the game room, dig into the Word, and play some good old-fashioned pinguard classic (we’ll save four-way pinguard for our road trip to Covenant Pines).
Most of us are used to doing Youth Group on Wednesdays, but the camp was already booked Wednesday nights. After talking to many of you, it became clear that Tuesday has it’s advantages. Wednesdays aren’t as “protected” as they once were from homework and activities, and moving to Tuesday Nights allows you to invite friends that otherwise couldn’t come do to conflicts with their churches.
There’s no cost and you don’t have to sign up in advance. Simply drop by Tuesday nights from 7:00-8:30 beginning September 15.
Hope to see you there!
-Chris
Hey everyone,
The campfire was great wasn’t it? We’ll definitely be doing that again!
It’s sad to say goodbye to weekly get-togethers… But spring has already sprung into summer for ECC Teen.
Where did the time go?
It’s time to reload for a fantastic fall… This will be the first time ECC Teen will enter the fall with a weekly program (and we’re pretty pumped about it)! We’d love to get your input. Check our calendar for “Relaunch” meetings and other ways to connect and contribute over the summer.
See you Sundays!
-Chris
Hi everyone, 
Just a quick reminder that ECC Teen will not be meeting on Wednesday, April 8.
But that doesn’t mean you should take the week off!
We encourage you to spend the next several days preparing for Easter.
TUESDAY
Read and reflect on Luke 20:1 – Luke 21:36.
WEDNESDAY
Read and reflect on Luke 22:1-6.
THURSDAY
Read and reflect on Luke 22:7-65.
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
Read and reflect on Jesus’ trial and death (Luke 22:66 – Luke 23:56). In honor of Jesus’ sacrifice for you, wear black and observe a “media fast” – no TV, movies, music or internet until Easter Sunday.
SUNDAY
Celebrate that Jesus has risen! Wear white or bright colored clothes and join us at ECC for our Easter Service. Download “Happy Day” by Steve Fee and listen to it a zillion times.
ECC Teen will be back on Wednesday, April 15. We’ll be having a campfire and playing a new outside game we just invented. Dress warm, wear stuff that can get smokey & dirty, and bring a ground blanket to sit on.
-Chris
Hi everyone! Thanks for dropping by!
We just launched ECC-Teen this winter – and we are off to an amazing start!
We would love to have you to join us!
Our entire church is brand new, so please be patient as we keep adding to this site. In the future, you’ll find everything here from the latest pictures and videos, to helpful links and resources, to all the latest info and discussions about ECC Teen.
Our calendar is already up and working. Click the link on the right to find out the latest.
Hope to see you soon!
-The ECC Teen staff, volunteers and students
