by Kara Miller | October 24, 2018 | Youth | 0 Comments

People walk the Camino de Santiago for many different reasons: religious, adventurous, spiritual, for the outdoors or simply to check this off their bucket-list. It is often used to help navigate a transition in their life as one moves from one significant time in...

by Josh Richard | October 12, 2018 | Youth | 0 Comments

I first heard about the Camino de Santiago several years ago by watching a movie entitled simply “The Way.” It is the story of a father who goes to France following the death of his son while hiking the Camino. While the father’s original intention was to retrieve his...

by Darrell Anderson | August 9, 2018 | Spotlight, Youth | 0 Comments

The general concept of the Youth Class Ambassadors is that each grade has four to five youth that are invited to be Ambassadors. They work to create a culture of welcome at Youth Group and Class Dinners. Davis Cooke is a rising 8th grader and has been an Ambassador...

by Kara Miller | July 27, 2018 | Youth | 0 Comments

Kara Miller, our Communications Coordinator, spent the week in Montreat, NC with MPPC Youth as they attended the 2018 Montreat Youth Conference. See more from their week on Instagram @MPPCYouth. “What’s the deal with this church camp? Why is it so special?” I think...

by Josh Richard | July 25, 2018 | Youth | 0 Comments

Captain Joe shuts off the engine and dozens of new noises emerge. The wind filling the sails of the boat. The water rushing past the hull. The activity of young people taking the slack out of a jib sheet or spotting boats that may cross our path. We’re sailing. Like...

by Kara Miller | July 17, 2018 | Youth | 0 Comments

Kara Miller, our Communications Coordinator, is spending the week in Montreat, NC with MPPC Youth as they attend the 2018 Montreat Youth Conference. Youth Conferences gather young Presbyterians from all over the country for a week of study, worship, and recreation....

by Darrell Anderson | July 5, 2018 | Outreach, Youth | 0 Comments

2018 El Salvador Youth Mission Team Last week, our high school youth had a fantastic opportunity to work with Habitat for Humanity El Salvador through MPPC’s partnership in the Getsemani community. During our time we focused on two goals in our mission: building homes...

by Kara Miller | June 25, 2018 | Outreach, Youth | 0 Comments

What images come to mind when you think of El Salvador? Is it the lush landscape dotted with coconut and mango trees, the majestic misty tops of the more than 20 volcanoes? Or maybe is the people, with big smiles and even bigger hearts? Maybe you consider the years of...

by Darrell Anderson | June 21, 2018 | Outreach, Youth | 0 Comments

Going into this trip to Chicago, I was certain I knew what to expect. We would be spending a week at Fourth Presbyterian Church performing mission in and around the community. The program was essentially the same as our CROSS program and was led by interns like ours....

by Kara Miller | June 13, 2018 | Outreach, Youth | 0 Comments

The past few days in Chicago have been full of amazing opportunities to work together and explore our surroundings. This week we have challenged our youth to take notice and observe who and what is around them. Here are a few thoughts from our youth so far: "Chicago...

by Kara Miller | June 11, 2018 | Outreach, Youth | 0 Comments

Well, we made it! The MPPC/CYMC mission team has touched down in Chicago after an uneventful trek (thankfully!). We began our journey at MPPC on Sunday morning where we met each other and joined with our friends from the Charlotte Youth Ministry Consortium (CYMC). Our...