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Summer Youth Retreat 2021


  • Michindoh 4545 East Bacon Road Hillsdale, MI, 49242 United States (map)
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SYR 2021

ENDS OF THE EARTH IS GEARED TO EMPOWER OUR STUDENTS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE TO LIVE AND SHARE THEIR FAITH IN AN IMPACTFUL WAY. SYR 2021 WILL BE DEDICATED TO TEACHING OUR STUDENTS WHAT JESUS MEANT WHEN HE TOLD HIS DISCIPLES TO SHARE THE GOSPEL WITH ALL PEOPLE TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH.


Then they gathered around him and asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?” He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
— Acts 1:6-8

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DETAILS

DATE : JULY 19 - 23

CHECK-IN : 1 - 5 PM

LOCATION : HILLSDALE, MI

KEYNOTE SPEAKER : NICK CHYBRZYNSKI

ACTIVITIES : WATER SLIDE / SQUAD WARS / SLIP AND SLIDE / CRAFTS / BOATING / SPORTS COMPETITIONS / GAME ROOM


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RATES

EARLY BIRD - $235 ( BEFORE JUNE 28)

SIBLING EARLY BIRD - $215 ( BEFORE JUNE 28 )

AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES SENDING 2+ STUDENTS - FIRST STUDENT PAYS EARLY BIRD RATE

REGULAR RATE - $255

SIBLING REGULAR RATE - $235

AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES SENDING 2+ STUDENTS - FIRST STUDENT PAYS REGULAR RATE


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REGISTRATION

ALL SYR 2021 REGISTRATION IS DONE ONLINE. NO PAYMENT IS NECESSARY TO REGISTER! PAYMENTS FOR SYR 2021 SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO YOUR YOUTH PASTOR / LEADER IN CONJUNCTION WITH ANY FUNDRAISING. YOUTH PASTORS / LEADERS CAN PAY FOR THEIR GROUP VIA CHECK BY MAIL OR BY CARD THROUGH THE ONLINE GIVING PORTAL AT OPENBIBLEEAST.ORG. SIMPLY NOTE YOUR CHURCH’S NAME AND SYR 2021.


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COVID-19

COVID-19 HAS IMPACTED US ALL. WE UNDERSTAND EVERYONE BRINGS THEIR OWN EXPERIENCES AND PERSPECTIVES TO THIS PANDEMIC. WE MAY NOT ALL BE ON THE SAME PAGE, BUT WE CAN LOOK PAST OUR OPINIONS TO HAVE AN AWESOME SYR 2021 EXPERIENCE!

SYR IS PLANNED TO MOVE FORWARD AS NORMAL THIS YEAR. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO WEAR A MASK IF YOU FEEL COMPELLED TO. MICHINDOH HAS ASKED MASKS TO BE WORN WHEN IN LINE TO GET FOOD AT THE CAFETERIA. ALL OTHER LOCATIONS AROUND THE CAMP ARE NOT REQUIRED TO WEAR MASKS. EVERY EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO ADHERE TO THIS CAMPGROUND REQUIREMENT AND WE ASK STUDENTS / LEADERS TO DO THE SAME.


KEYNOTE SPEAKER

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NICK CHYBRZYNSKI

NICK ACCEPTED THE MESSAGE OF JESUS AT 15 YEARS OLD IN A STREET ALLEY IN NATRONA HEIGHTS, PENNSYLVANIA. AFTER GROWING UP IN A BROKEN HOME, NICK MOVED TO COLUMBUS, OH AT AGE 18 TO ATTEND MINISTRY SCHOOL. HE LATER WENT ON TO SERVE UNDER SCOTTY GURULE AT COVENANT GENERATIONS CHURCH IN TUCSON, ARIZONA AS A MINISTRY INTERN. NICK MARRIED HIS WIFE NIKI AND SERVED AT THE FAVOR CENTER CHURCH FOR 5 YEARS AS ASSOCIATE / STUDENT PASTOR. 

SINCE THEN, NICK AND NIKI HAVE PLANTED GENERATIONS HOUSE OF WORSHIP (GHOW) IN BRACKENRIDGE, PENNSYLVANIA. GHOW IS A HEALTHY, LIFE-GIVING CHURCH. PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND WALKS OF LIFE COME TOGETHER WEEKLY TO CREATE A COMMUNITY OF BELIEVERS PURSUING A DEEP RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD.


LOCATION

 
Earlier Event: July 19
Tween Camp 2021
Later Event: August 22
2021 EXPANDED OBE Ministers Retreat