BREAKFAST WITH SANTA: HELP NEEDED!!

This year is a very special year for our efforts to reach out to the community around us! We've expanded our clothing drive and pancake breakfast into two events. The clothing drive was a HUGE success, serving well over 600 people. If the number of kids' coats given away was any indication, over 400 of those people were children.

We've invited them all back on December 13 for Pancakes with Santa! They'll each get to meet Santa individually, build a toy in Santa's workshop (which is where our amazing RAVE teens come in..), and have a delicious, warm pancake breakfast with Santa and their families. On top of all that, they'll hear the story of the birth of Christ. It'll be an AWESOME chance to show Christ's love to people!

Here comes our chance to serve: We're going to dress up like elves and help each child individually in the building of a wooden toy that they'll take home and enjoy! They'll always remember the time an elf helped them build a toy!

THERE IS A SIGN UP SHEET ON THE BOARD BY MY OFFICE!!

SO...we need as many teens as we can to put together an elf costume, as simple or elaborate as you want, and wear it that morning to help make these kids' Christmas a special one! Here are the basics...

WHO?  ALL RAVE TEENS
WHAT?  Dressing up like Santa's elves to make kids' Christmas a magical one
WHEN?  December 13, 8:30-10:30 a.m.
WHERE?  Robinson Avenue Family Center
WHAT DO I BRING?  Just dress like an elf and come ready to serve!

RAVE CHRISTMAS PARTY!!

Believe it or not, the time has once again come for the RAVE Christmas Party! This is a long standing tradition of having a BLAST while exchanging gag gifts, wearing TERRIBLE Christmas sweaters, going on a scavenger hunt, and eating and spending time together, while always kept fresh with a few surprises as well...

This year will be no exception! Here are the details!

WHO?  ALL RAVE TEENS and their friends!!
WHAT?  A Christmas party full of games, food, fun, and so much more..
WHEN?  Dec. 6, 2014 from 5 pm to 8 pm
WHERE?  The home of the the Frenches
WHAT DO I BRING?  Wear a BAD CHRISTMAS SWEATER, bring a $5 GAG GIFT, and dress warmly!

This is ALWAYS a GREAT night, so come be a part of it!!

JUNIOR HIGH RETREAT!!

Believe it or not, it's time again for the Areawide Junior High Retreat! It's going to be another great year, and this year we'll be joined by a couple more churches' youth groups to make it an even more amazing event!  NOTE: If you're a parent and would like to come along, we would LOVE to have you! You'll be doing a GREAT service to these teens, and you're guaranteed to have a blast yourself!

Here's the rundown!

WHO? All Junior High (7th-9th) RAVE teens and their friends and families!

WHAT? An AMAZING weekend of worship and growth, surrounded by Jr High teens from all over the NWA! We'll have worship, play games, do the ropes course, and so much more!

WHEN? October 24-26, we'll leave at 7:00 (not 5:00!!) on Friday, and return around lunch time Sunday.

WHERE? Camp Siloam Springs in Siloam Springs! It's a great retreat center!

HOW MUCH? $50 (PLEASE PAY ONLY KEITH WHITEHEAD)

WHAT DO I BRING?  All your bedding (sheets/sleeping bag and pillow), all your own bathroom stuff, BIBLE, and weather appropriate clothing

Come be an important part of a GREAT weekend!

FAMILY NIGHT LIVE: ARKADIA!!

To call Arkadia a RAVE crowd favorite would be the understatement of the year! Last time we were there, it was so great to see generations coming together over and enjoying the beauty of vintage video games! We played unlimited games from the golden age of arcade and had a blast doing it!  Time to go back and do it again!! 

Here's the skinny..

WHO?  ALL RAVE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS!!

WHAT?  A great night of playing together, eating together, and worshiping together!

WHEN?  Sunday night, October 19th, at 7:00, wrapping up around 9.

WHERE?  Arkadia Retrocade (1478 N. College Ave, Fayetteville)

WHAT DO I BRING?  Just $3 to get in  NOW ONLY $2  (a GREAT discount from the usual $5 for UNLIMITED playing!), and GUYS BRING CHIPS, GIRLS BRING DRINKS!

Don't miss it!! See you there!!

AREAWIDE YOUTH WORSHIP!!

The event formerly known as "the EVENT", which was previously known as "Sunday Night Live" is back in action for the 2014-2015 school year!! These are GREAT nights of worship and fellowship with area youth groups, hosted by each of the churches you see in the picture here! We eat, we meet and greet, and we worship together with wonderful worship leaders and an awesome speaker! Here's the rundown!

WHO?  All RAVE teens and their friends and families!

WHAT?  An areawide youth worship with teens from all over the NWA

WHEN?  This Sunday night! We'll leave the church at 5:30 and carpool to Southside.

WHERE?  Southside Church of Christ in Rogers

WHAT DO I BRING?  Just a heart that's ready to worship!

See you there!!

FALL RETREAT: ALPHA AND OMEGA!!

Amazingly, it's fall retreat time again! This is an all ages escape from the world for a few days of growth, worship, bonding, and fun, all out in the beautiful fall weather! It's a weekend to catch your breath while growing closer to God in so many ways. This year is going to be extra special because we're being joined by teens from the churches that attend GVBC with us! Johnson, Mount Comfort, and Claremore are all bringing teens to worship and grow alongside us! We'll hear speakers from each group, and have what I have no doubt will be some of the most amazing worship ever! It's shaping up to be an AMAZING weekend!

Our theme is going to be ALPHA AND OMEGA, and will be a deep look into how God is the ALMIGHTY, the beginning and end, and is infinitely bigger than any of our worries, fears, or mistakes.

Here are the basics!
WHO? RAVE teens of ALL AGES, and as many parents as would like to come
WHAT? A weekend away in the beauty of fall to grow closer to God and each other
WHEN?  September 19-21 (we'll leave around 5:00 on the 19th, and return around lunch time on the 21st. NOTE: Arrangements are being made for those with extracurricular commitments! SEE ME IF THIS INCLUDES YOU!)
WHERE? Beautiful Sky Ranch Cave Springs
HOW MUCH? $78 for teens, $39 for parents and smaller kids
WHAT DO I BRING? Clothes, bedding (pillow and sheets or sleeping bag), BIBLE, ALL your bathroom needs

FNL MOVIE NIGHT: GOD'S NOT DEAD!!

Folks this movie has been making waves since it's release date!! What better movie to support than this!  This weekend we're gonna give it a go!  We're going join forces with the Children/Family ministry and show it on the big screen in the gym with popcorn and drinks and the whole nine yards! It'll start right after our 5th Sunday singing night, and for those who would like to stick around, we'll have some discussion and devo time right after. It's gonna be a GREAT night!  Come be a part of it!

Here are the details..

WHO? All RAVE teens/families PLUS this is a GREAT night to bring a friend or two!!
WHAT? Watching the hit movie God's Not Dead
WHEN? This Sunday night, August 31, at 7:00 pm
WHERE? The Rob Ave Family Center
WHAT DO I BRING? A friend and any snacks you would like to smuggle in (popcorn and drinks provided)