Thank you for your interest in Eighth Street PeaceMakers!
Who/What:
Eighth Street PeaceMakers (ESPM) is a summer camp run by Eighth St Community Church for students in K-8th grade. ESPM runs from Monday to Friday, with our team responsible for one week of the program. Each day lasts for regular school hours. Mornings will be education sessions and afternoons will be recreational activities. The team will stay at the church for the duration of the trip. Training will be required. For more details, feel free to explore last year's ESPM schedule and staff manual.
When: July 7-13, 2024
Where: Hunting Park Recreation Center
Why: Our vision for this trip is to embody two of Renewal's core values in gospel spreading and gospel mercy & justice. We desire to be a vibrant gospel-spreading congregation that shares the gospel not only with our friends, family, and colleagues, but our neighboring communities in the greater Philadelphia area. We also seek to live out our identity as people saved through Jesus' sacrificial love by sacrificially serving our neighbors with active compassion, and ministering the gospel through word and deed.
How: To accomplish this vision, our goals for 2024 ESPM are to (1) network with 8th St CRC for future opportunities, (2) educate church members about socioeconomic inequity in minority neighborhoods, and (3) help church members befriend individuals in the North Philadelphia community.
There will be a formal application form sent out to those who are interested mid April!
There will be a virtual interesting meeting on Tuesday April 9th from 8:00-9:00PM EST! Please feel free to join and invite any friends who may be interested in serving!
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