ELEVATE @ the High School
We are excited for another school year of ELEVATE and participate in God’s work among our community! In a world that changes so quickly we get to draw near to Jesus who “is the same yesterday, today, and forever” (Hebrews 13:8 NIV).
To help us keep you informed take a moment to register here: ELEVATE Registration & Waiver
For more information on ELEVATE read on (some of these details are also shared on the form)!
WHERE: High School Auditorium
WHEN: Wednesdays from 7 to 8:45 pm
WHY: To lift up Jesus and lift up each other
WHO: Any middle or high school students not already connected to another church’s ministry (so invite someone needing a place to connect)
WHAT:
- Weekly birthday recognition and prizes
- Life Stories – better than comics, Saturday morning cartoons, real life TV and VLOGs – it’s our people sharing their ups and downs in light of God’s consistent character
- Mixers engaging a few in fun challenge or moving the entire group in a friendly competition
- Worship with our student-led worship teams
- Teaching rooted in the Bible
- Small groups by grade and gender (6th grade girls, 6th grade boys, 7th grade…) or go with the friend who invited you
- Games in the gym or in our Breakout Space
- Snack before you head home2024-2025 Schedule
Sept 11 – 6th Grade Only Orientation (parents invited)
Sept 18 – First Night for Everyone!
Oct 16 – No Elevate – MEA
Oct 30 – Parent Night – Pizza with Parents, JLY Night
Nov 27 – No Elevate – Thanksgiving
Dec 18 – Night2Unite for Small Groups
Dec 25 – No Elevate – Christmas
Jan 1 – No Elevate – Christmas
Feb 5 – Parent Night – Parenting Props with PC
Feb 12 – Night2Unite Large Group Event
Mar 26 – No Elevate – Spring Break
Apr 9 – Parent Night
May 7 – Senior Sayonara
May 14 – Night2Unite for Small Groups
SPECIAL EVENTS AT ELEVATE
PARENTING PROPS WITH PC – FEBRUARY 5
Supper (Pasta with Parents) will be served at 6:15 pm and parents will be able to take in a night of ELEVATE.
Night2Unite: FEBRUARY 12
Night2Unite is an opportunity for our small groups to connect with each other for an extended period of time by doing a service project or an activity together. Each small group comes up with their own plan for the night, and those plans will be listed below.
Because we want each student to connect with their group, we don’t want anyone to miss out due to finances! If you’d have to miss out for this reason, contact your small group leader(s) and we’ll work together to make it possible! Here is each group’s plan:
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EVENTS
MARCH FOR LIFE – Wednesday, January 22 at the State Capitol
Anyone interested in rallying together in a stance for ALL LIFE is welcome to join Pastor Chris and some others who are heading down. For more information (schedule, food, and permissions) and to sign up, click HERE.
Questions? Contact Pastor Chris, Drew or Mandi Eid, or Ann Gilbert
ELEVATING TEEN GIRLS CONFERENCE – JANUARY 24
Elevating teens girls conference for 6th-12th grade girls will be Friday, January 24th, from 5:00-9:30pm at Becker High School. It will be a night filled with worship, a message, breakout rooms (on topics many teen girls are struggling with today), dinner, a service project, a bunch of photo opps and times of fellowship. This is a time to unite Christian girls, in a world telling them many different things. So click the link below to sign up, and don’t forget to invite a friend!
COST: $35
REGISTER HERE: https://beckerfreechurch.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/256/responses/new
SLOPE SLAM 2025 “Frequencies” – Red Lodge, MT * March 20 – 24
Our annual Slope SLAM retreat is set with our eyes set on the mountains that rise on the edge of the historic and amiable little town of Red Lodge, MT. Join us for the adventure of mountain slope terrain wrapped in snow-dressed trees, and prepare for the long and easy 2.5 mile run or the “take-your-breath-away” drops of the double black diamonds (if that’s your vibe).
We’ll depart from Becker at 4 pm on Thursday and plan to return to Becker by 9 pm on Monday. We’ll slam the slopes on Saturday and Sunday.
WHERE: Red Lodge Mountain in Montana * lodging in townhouses at the base of the mountain
WHEN: March 21-24 (departing at 4 am on Friday – returning the following Monday around 8:30 pm)
COST: Retreat fee – $240 (transportation, lodging, and 7 meals); lift tickets and rentals vary by age group (see registration link for details)
WHO: Middle & High School students and their Parents/Guardians; ELEVATE Coaches
For more information and/or to register, click HERE.
*register by March 1
Questions? Contact John Becker, Heath Nelson, Cullen or Raku Schmitt, Steve or Charina Wynia, or Pastor Chris
LEADERSHIP QUEST 1 or LQ2 – JUNE 15-22, 2025 at WILDERNESS NORTH
Students who have completed grades 10 through 12 have an incredible opportunity to attend one of the greatest weeks of discipleship training offered in Minnesota. Our ministry has sent nearly 100 teenagers over the years to this week of Leadership Quest where they have grown in their walk with Jesus and been effectively equipped to influence others with the power of the GOSPEL I, Pastor Chris, cannot recommend it more highly!
For more information and/or to register, click HERE.
controlled CHAOS Logistics Team
It was 10 years ago, after multiple mission trips with middle school students to various states, that we realized the very things we were doing for people we would never see again are needs we have AND can meet in our own community So “controlled CHOAS” was birthed with the idea being that high school students who exhibit a relationship with Jesus serve as counselors to middle schoolers who commit to serving and growing as a disciple of Jesus! Testimonies of many of our graduates have included how God used this experience to grow their faith and change their lives!
Summer of 2025 provides us with the opportunity to serve up controlled CHAOS 2025! The date will land sometime between July 6 and July 20, but will only be for 3 or 4 nights!
Before we secure the dates, Pastor Chris wants to build the Logistics Team (5 to 8 people) who will ultimately decide on the date. This team will meet regularly (at least monthly) to work out the details for this intensive outreach to our community. So if you have interest in pulling together one of the most influential experiences our teens will have in their walk with the LORD, please let PC know ASAP!
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FUNdraisers
BALLOON BLESSINGS FUNdraiser
Last year we expressed God’s love for senior citizens in our community by delivering balloon bouquets and cards signed by ELEVATErs. With a slight change to the bouquets we’ll deliver, we hope to raise the number of balloon bouquets this year, encouraging more senior citizens and their families.
RAISE FUNDS FOR OPPORTUNITIES – using the attached flyer, share this opportunity to bless senior citizens AND you! Each bouquet you sell will result in a $2.00 donation to your activity account. Additional money can be earned if you help deliver them.
FOUR WAYS FOR PEOPLE TO PAY:
1) scan the QR code and pay using a credit card
2) e-mail people this link: https://beckerfreechurch.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/263/responses/new
3) use the Venmo address
4) write a check to BEFC
PLEASE do NOT accept cash (for tracking purposes)
Balloon Blessings Flyer
Use this flyer to show people what you are raising funds for. Just remember the four possible ways people can make their donations/pay!
Our goal as a ministry is to deliver 500 bouquets! Grab a friend or two and share this opportunity with potential donors! Orders need to be turned in by February 5.
RAISERIGHT
The easiest FUNdraiser we have ever done is RAISERIGHT All it entails is creating an account by downloading the “RaiseRight Fundraising” app and entering our church’s enrollment code to link your proceeds to our church. Then you purchase gift cards to make your purchases at restaurants, grocery stores, clothing/retail stores, etc and a designated percentage gets credited to your account. For example, you go on a date to Texas Roadhouse and when it comes time to pay the bill, you open your app, order the amount needed to pay your bill with the amount coming out of your linked checking account a day or two later, submit the gift card number for payment, and then the rebate (usually 8 to 10% from Texas Roadhouse) will go to your account!
You’re not going on the mission trip? Designate who or what you’d like the proceeds to go toward!
For more information, contact Amanda Wheece or Pastor Chris! We’ll gladly show you how it works on our app!
BEST
We have a crew of people who serve as security at major venues in the Cities. When we take on these events we usually receive anywhere from $17 to $20 per hour…and we get to serve together! Participants do need to be 18 years-old or older. Viking games, T-wolves games, Gopher games, and concerts have been opportunities for us! If interested, let PC know!
McDonalds Meats and Clearwater Rodeo
These tend to be annual opportunities – watch for them!
FUNdship TEAM
If enough interest is expressed, we’ll organize our FUNdship Team to start putting some other opportunities together!
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BEFC’s Young Adult Ministry
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Sunday School – 9-9:45am
Sunday school for the 2024-2025 school year begins September 15!
These classes are geared to the student who is ready to take the next step in their walk with Jesus, growing their personal relationship with Him. This happens as students participate in the weekly studies of God’s Word, spend time in the suggested readings for the upcoming week, memorize key scriptures, pray together, and put what they learn into action.
Middle School
Teacher: Jon Norberg
Curriculum: Life of Christ
High School
Teacher: Pastor Chris Salvevold
Curriculum: Building Our Faith for Confident Faith
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ELEVATE Merch
We are taking orders ONCE AGAIN through JANUARY 22 on new ELEVATE Merch! Items should be available for pick-up at ELEVATE the first couple weeks of February
To place your order, click HERE.
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Our ministry to students exists to…
Celebrate life in Jesus Christ as we
Link with pre-believing students, and
Introduce them to other Christ-followers who will encourage them to
Mature in their faith as they
Bring their gifts and talents to serve.
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