Opportunities
Kentucky Changers Project Paducah
Description: Kentucky Changers goes way beyond the typical “summer camp” experience. Participants are challenged to become “On Mission” Christians as they live out their faith while getting their hands dirty doing hard work. Participants work on exterior home repairs for low-income families. They discover “missions as a lifestyle and not a location” as they make a difference in their world. Kentucky Changers offers churches a pre-packaged project at an affordable cost.
Department: Baptist Men on Mission Department
Category: Missions, Youth
Project Type: Construction
Location: Western Kentucky
Length of Assignment: 1 Week - 1 Month
Registration deadline: 03/01/2011
Start Date: 06/18/2011
End Date: 06/24/2011
Contact Name: Peggy Murphy
Contact Phone: 502-489-3527 or 866-489-3527 (toll free in KY)
Contact Email: baptistmen@kybaptist.orgAdditional Information:
- Paducah (June 18-June 24)
$180 for early registration
$95 deposit due by 1/28/11
$85 Balance due May 1
$210 for general registration
$125 deposit after 1/28/11
$85 Balance May 1
Registration and Desposits
Click here to place your deposits and indicate your project preference now. After project assignments are made, you will be emailed an invitation to participate in a particular project. Once you accept the invitation, you will register your participants and pay the balance due.
Deposits are NOT refundable but are transferable to a new participant deposit. Deposits are NOT transferable to any balances.
What is Kentucky Changers?
Kentucky Changers goes way beyond the typical “summer camp” experience. Participants are challenged to become “On Mission” Christians as they live out their faith while getting their hands dirty doing hard work. Participants work on exterior home repairs for low-income families. They discover “missions as a lifestyle and not a location” as they make a difference in their world. Kentucky Changers offers churches a pre-packaged project at an affordable cost.
All Kentucky Changers are expected to engage in the mission-preparation process before arriving on site. These pre-project preparations are designed to prepare groups in three ways:
CORPORATELY:
Kentucky Changers is a team effort from start to finish. An understanding of teamwork is vital, as participants will work on crews with students from other churches during their project week.
SPIRITUALLY:
Kentucky Changers utilize The Blueprint for individual growth. This “On Mission” development guide is one of the primary tools for participants in their spiritual development. The Blueprint contains everything needed for personal spiritual preparation except for a Bible. Each participant is expected to work through this preparation guide.
PHYSICALLY:
Replacing roofs, installing siding or building a ramp is not easy labor and participants must be physically prepared for hard work. Each group is expected to plan and perform a local, hands-on, mission project in their hometown before the project week.
History
Kentucky Changers began in 1994 with one project in Hopkinsville. Less than 80 total participants were involved in fewer than 10 projects during the first summer. In 2010, Kentucky Changers’ 17th season, 90 projects were completed by approximately 1,050 participants from 51 churches across Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio and Virginia.
Housing and Accommodations
Kentucky Changers are housed at a local high school or middle school in the project area. Breakfast and evening meals are served at the school/church, prepared by a Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief team. Lunch will be provided by the sponsoring Baptist association of churches and will be served at the worksite. College-age young adults are encouraged to join any of the 2011 Changers projects. Collegiate Changers will be housed in a separate area within the school.
Collegiate Changers will have a separate schedule, devotion time and will be working together on an collegiate-specific project during the project week. Collegiate young adults can register as church groups, campus ministries or as individuals.
Length of Projects
The week will start on Saturday and participants will leave for home on Friday morning. Participants will not be off work on Wednesday afternoon at this project.Who Can Participate in Kentucky Changers?
All Youth Projects
Middle school students who have completed seventh grade before the project or were born prior to 1/1/98, high school students, college age young adults. Participants don't have to be in college to attend.
Collegiate Changers
Must be 18 (or out of high school)-24 years old.
Important Dates
November 15, 2010 Early Registration begins.
January 29, 2011 General Registration begins
March 15, 2011 Registration closes
Adult Volunteers Needed
We need adult volunteers on all three of the week-long summer projects. If you are 21 years old or older and have skills in construction, or you have your CDL to drive a school bus, there are several opportunities for service. Click here for details on being a volunteer or click here for details on being a ministry volunteer.
Video
Click here to see Kentucky Changers in action.
Download the free promotional video or call to order a complimentary copy at 502-489-3527 or 866-489-3527. On this video you will see firsthand what Kentucky Changers is all about. Don’t miss out on sharing the story of Kentucky Changers with your church! If you would like to have someone come and speak about Kentucky Changers at your church or youth group meeting, please call the home office.
Questions?
For questions or assistance with the online registration, contact the KBC’s Baptist Men on Mission Department at 502-489-3527 or 866-489-3527 (toll free in KY) or baptistmen@kybaptist.org.
