Miracle Tree Miracles

Sorry for the lack of posting - a month!

Incredible night on Wednesday with an incredible group of people from Mill Creek and other friends that came to support the project.  I don't think we've ever had such a well-run and managed event before.  A HUGE thank you and shout out to Matt and Megan Gongwer for their leadership and passion for the Miracle Tree project. They did a great job!

We served over 500 people Wednesday night, with a lot of kids running around having a great time.  Heard some pretty cool conversations, including some about this Church for Real Life.  Pretty awesome.  We are posting a few pictures below and will have more, including a highlight video, in a couple of weeks.

Can't say enough how proud I was and am of Mill Creek.  We have an incredible group of people that call this place home.  God has great plans and a great purpose for us!  I love my church!

Miracle Tree Details

We shared Sunday what's happening with this year's Miracle Tree.  Can anyone say "Big"?

The tree with names will be up and available at Shepherd's Chevrolet starting this weekend (11/25).  Posters/flyers will be available Sunday and we need lots of help getting the word out to the community about the tree.  The Fulton County community is huge in helping make the Miracle Tree a success every year and this year will be no different!

The gift distribution will be a little different this year and we are very excited to announce that we are going to be inviting all the Miracle Tree families to a special Dinner and Gift Party on Wednesday December 21.  Presently, we are working on renting out the Rochester Middle School for this event.  There will be a catered meal, inflatables and games for the kids and of course Gifts!  This will be an event where everyone at Mill Creek will be encouraged to find a spot, get in the game and help serve out some Love Wins!  We've done "Big" before and we hope we can do it again for the Miracle Tree.

More information about volunteering, times, etc. will be available starting this Sunday (11/27).  If you have any questions, please direct them to Matt and Megan Gongwer (email them here) as they lead the team.  There are still a lot of details to work out, but we are excited about engaging our community and sharing God's love with some special people.

It's going to be a great Christmas - let's "Serve a Miracle" this year!

Hunger statistics

Finishing our series "Deadly" this week with a look at gluttony.  Great timing with Thanksgiving coming up huh?  Check out this website - www.stopthehunger.com.  Pretty powerful to see the numbers right in front of you.

Looking forward to a challenging and rewarding weekend!

Tools to help you "Run Baby Run"

Shared Sunday about the need to run from the trap of lust and immorality in our series "Deadly".  Not necessarily an easy conversation to have, but in our culture, a necessary one.  Besides this is supposed to be a place for Real Life so it's ok to have real  life, "big boy, big girl" conversations.  Right?

Here are some really good resources that use technology to help us "run" from the immorality and traps of lust all around us.  Highly recommended!

Internet filters - Bsecure

Accountability software - X3Watch.com (also has mobile phone capabilities)
Covenant Eyes (also has filtering)

A really great web resource and some guys who are doing some incredible work and ministry in a very sensitive area - xxxchurch.com

Greed

The infamous Gordon Gekko getting us ready for this weekend's teaching:






What kind of a name is Gekko anyway?

Newspaper article

My twice yearly appointment to send in an article for the Rochester Sentinel came this week.  You can read below.  I really try to take this opportunity seriously.  Not sure who will read it and being limited to 400-500 words is tough, but my hope is that one person might get turned into God's direction and see Him, church and faith a little differently.

When I was first married, I made one attempt to accompany my beautiful bride to the grocery store to assist in the process of buying groceries for our new little family.  In the process of that trip, I learned that we would have two different strategies when it came to food purchase and consumption.  I believed in the purchase of name brand, my lovely budget-conscious bride with limited funds believed in saving money by buying generic or store branded items.  Needless to say, as I look in our pantry almost 13 years later, I lost.

Deep down in the soul of every person is a drive to find the “real”.  We ask tough questions like, “Why am I here?”  “What is my purpose?”  “What is the meaning of life – my life?”  Believe it or not, humans having been asking these questions ever since our first breath.  We are born with an innate sense of trying to find “real”.  We know there is something more to these lives and we try desperately to find it but the search often comes up empty.  Sure, we find short-termed victories but a feeling of loss and emptiness usually follows the success.

There are some incredible words spoken by Jesus in the story of his life written by one of his followers, John.  He says that there is an enemy in this world that wants to stop us from finding “real” – real purpose, real value, or real significance.  However Jesus says that his mission coming to earth was to give us an opportunity for life.  He says he came to give us abundant life, full life, REAL LIFE!

That is our heart at Mill Creek.  We are not perfect people, in fact we are quite flawed, we recognize that the battle over sin is real and sometimes we fall short.  But we also believe that we are on a journey together of discovering the REAL LIFE Jesus says he came, lived and died for us to have.  We are not a perfect group of people, but ones who believe in a God who can redeem, change, heal and transform our lives.  We believe in a God who wants us to step out of the fake and phony and step into the REAL.

My challenge to you this week is simple.  Look at your life; is it everything you’ve wanted it to be?  Are you truly happy with where you are, who you are and what you have?  Is there a deeper sense of longing for something more?  A pursuit of faith and God is a journey filled with honest questions.  Start asking today!  And, if you don’t have a church home, we would love to share our journey with you soon.

So, whether you love name brand food or know how to stretch your dollars by being budget conscious, know this - God loves you, he has a plan and a purpose for your life and you can live the REAL LIFE.

Finding the Secret

Paul talks about the secret of contentment - the hidden treasure unseen by a casual observer.  Contentment is never found in the places we think, it does not fall into our laps with a certain level of education, financial freedom or status.  The secret source of contentment is divinely rooted.

The cornerstone of contentment is the Cross.  Remember what was done for you on the Cross.  It is there where friendship with God is restored.  The Cross is where freedom from the slavery of sin begins.  Because of the Cross, our salvation is assured.  Our future in  heaven is guaranteed.  Isn't this enough?  What else really matters?  God has already taken care of the big things!

The secret of contentment is also found in the act of letting go of the past.  We will never find this hidden treasure by hanging onto past hurts, abuses, failures and mistakes of ourselves or others.  There is a difference, obviously, between forgetting the past and ignoring it.  God doesn't ask us to ignore what has happened, but process through it.  Go through the act of forgiveness.  True forgiveness requires we see the wrongs clearly, articulate them, release them to God and then walk away from them.  It might take time and assistance but without it we can never live with a contented heart.

Learn to live one day at a time.  Wait right here for God.  Don't allow envy to distract you by what tomorrow might bring or to lose focus by looking at things and others.  Look for God today, live each day in his glory and in the beauty of the relationship with him.  Everything else pales in comparison.

Finally, find sufficiency in Christ Jesus.  In the context of the New Testament, "contentment" means being at peace with Christ's sufficiency.  With Christ, all things are possible.  While our human determination and toughness can help in some ways, it's only through Christ's supernatural power and strength that will allow us to live with a contented spirit in a discontented world filled with envy.  In the final analysis, contentment lies not in what is ours but in whose we are.  True contentment is impossible apart from the supernatural work of Christ in our lives!

Surrender and Contentment

Contentment is a matter of accepting from God's hand what he sends because we know that he is a good God and wants to give good gifts to his children.  We accept, therefore, from God's hand that which he gives.  All that is needful he will supply.  He can even redeem pain and suffering that seemingly cannot be corrected.

Surrender is not dying as a person or being used and abused by those who are more powerful.  Surrender is like taking the vacation of a lifetime and having someone come alongside you to take care of all the details. 

If we fail to surrender, we will forever be discontent.  Our freedom will be suffocated.  We will be in bondage to our desires.  Our relationships will be poisoned with jealousy and competition.  Potential blessings will be sacrificed.  Discontentment has the potential to destroy our peace, rob us of joy, make us miserable and tarnish our witness.  We dishonor God when we proclaim a Savior who satisfies and then live discontentedly.

What areas of your life have you surrendered to God?  How has that helped you live more contented?  Maybe the areas of discontent reveal areas of a lack of surrender to God...

What are you?

Interesting picture to consider when thinking about contentment and how to learn it's secrets.  Most people fall into two categories - thermometers and thermostats.  Think about it.

A thermometer personality is someone who merely registers what is around them.  If life is going well, with no storms or problems, they are happy, content and peaceful.  If life gets a little crazy, a little unfair then they get irritable and stressed and worrisome and fearful.  They live their lives dependent on the circumstances around them.  They try to be content but their contentment is totally based on what they have and what's happening.  Most people live like this, they experience pseudohappiness, a counterfeit high that evaporates quickly.  They hope the next superficial satisfaction will last, but external happiness is like cotton candy, sweet one moment but quickly dissolves.

Then there are the thermostats in life. The function of a thermostat is simple - control the temperature, regulate what is happening not just measure it and show no control.  There is an inner sense of satisfaction and peace no matter what is happening externally in their lives.  They have learned that contentment isn't denying one's feelings about wanting and desiring what one can't have; it exhibits a freedom from being controlled by those feelings.  Contentment isn't pretending that things are right when they aren't; instead, these people display a peace that comes from knowing God is bigger than any problems and that He has a plan.

They learn the big secret - Contentment isn't based on external forces or circumstances, it is an internal source, it comes from the heart and it lives and exist inside a person, it's a choice.  Contentment is always an inside job!  It's one source?  A soul-satisfying relationship with our heavenly Father, who cares for us, loves us and promises to meet us where we are.

What kind of a person are you?  A thermometer or a thermostat?

The heart of a learner

In the span of two verses (Philippians 4:11-12), Paul says twice that he had to "learn to be content".  Whenever one reads Scripture, seeing something repeated is an important clue to its importance.  The bottom line in the issue of contentment - you aren't born with it, it's not a gift, it isn't natural.  It absolutely has to be learned.

If you don't believe that contented people are just born with it, have a conversation with any 2-5 year old (or adult for that matter) in the next month and a half as all the Christmas advertisements come out for all the new and hot toys of the year.  There won't be a contented person, kid, or youth out there!  Everyone wants the newest, latest, greatest.  Everyone thinks what they already have isn't good enough.  And to be happy?  I have to have new and better.

That's the trick of contentment.  We convince ourselves that it's good to be content because we hate envy (no peace!) but we think contentment comes when we have NEW, when we have THINGS.  Our tendency is to look for things that will make us content - those things that are better or those events that are next - rather than putting forth the effort required to learn how to be content RIGHT NOW.  Contentment is a skill - it's something that has to be practiced over and over again in order to learn it and incorporate it into our lives.  If I want to learn to ski, I don't go to the Double Black Diamond slope to learn, I start at the bunny hill (but since I hate skiing, I'll just stick to tubing).

Contentment is no different, it has to be learned.  So that means we have to make a conscience effort to learn, to take the things that make up our lives and learn to be content with them.  To take our focus off of things and stuff and put it on the deeper things of life.  You make that decision, it's a choice to learn a skill not necessarily a character trait you're born with.

So, start today learning a new skill.  Walk by those things that you think you "need".  Be grateful for what you already have.  Look to find meaning and significance in something other than new and better.  See if in 5, 10, 30 or even 100 days later you don't have a better skill set and better way of life having learned to be content "in every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in need..."

Going Deeper on Contentment

In order to shorten my message up this week, which kind of worked :), I decided to share some addtional thoughts this week on the blog in the area of "Contentment".  As we looked at the sin of envy and why it's so deadly, the opposite of envy would have to be contentment.  Paul says that it's learned, there is a secret way to it.  What does that mean?  How can I learn contentment?  What's the secret?  Looking forward to unpacking this idea a little further this week here with you.  Feel free to leave comments and ask questions - will allow us to learn together!

Contentment Defined (from the book "The 7 Sins of Highly Defective People")

The author of Hebrews wrote, "Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have"  (Heb. 13:5).  Contentment lies not in what is mine but in whose I am.  When I come into a relationship with God through his Son, Jesus Christ, I understand whose I am and what I have.  Envy causes one to look horizontally - at what others have - so we are never satisfied.  Contentment invites us to look vertically - at God.  When we look in his direction, we know he is enough.

John Stott wrote, "Contentment is the secret of inward peace.  It remembers the stark truth that we brought nothing into the world and we can take nothing out of it.  Life, in fact, is a pilgrammage from one moment of nakedness to another.  So we should travel light and live simply.  Our enemy is not our possessions, but excess.  Our battle cry is not "Nothing!" but "Enough!"  We've got enough.  Simplicity says, if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that."

Being content with less stuff and not envying those who have a lot is a process that will take more than a quick prayer, reading a book or hearing a sermon!

Tomorrow - Contentment is Learned.

Sunday Preview

In our current series "Deadly", we are unpacking the seven deadly sins and how God can give us incredible freedom to live the real life available to us.  Stop living "dead", let's come alive!  This Sunday?  The green eye of envy.  Really good stuff - a sin we all hate, a sin that offers no peace, no resolution, no satisfaction and yet a sin that we constantly struggle with and have fed to us all day, every day.  Looking forward to Real Life this weekend!

Gets me every time

These videos always mess with me.

New local serving opportunities

Shared in Sunday's message (sorry for going long) about the idea of serving in order to combat the issue of pride in our lives.  We presented two "new" local opportunities that I believe are worthwhile and could make big impacts in our local communities.

The first was the new animal shelter that is being started for all of Fulton County.  The director of the shelter is Opealjean Rogers (Opy).  We have had numerous email conversations and the new shelter is in desperate need for supplies and volunteers to help make it a successful start.  If this is something you, your small group, or your family would be interested in helping with, you can contact Opy by email.

The second opportunity is through Columbia School (K-2) called GIVE.  GIVE stands for Giving, Inspiring, and Valuing Each other.  It is a one-on-one mentoring program with local kids.  They ask for one hour a week and it can be done according to your schedule.  There is some training involved.  The school has more kids in the program this year than adult volunteers to help, so the need is big.  As I mentioned, we have some incredible people in our church who are active parts of our community.  What a great impact it could make to show our school staffs, administration, parents, and community that we are a church who cares!  If you would like more information or to get a volunteer application stop by the school or please contact Chris Hohm, second-grade teacher at Columbia.

In the coming weeks, we'll be sharing about the upcoming Miracle Tree - another huge way we can show Love Wins in our communities!

I know the feeling

I know how you feel kid - I know how you feel.






Then to think he kissed his sister - messed up man.

Video from Sunday

Here's the video we showed on Sunday (10/2).  Had a lot of fun - hope you enjoy and bring in some candy - these kids are hungry!

Why I love our church

We received pictures from Francisco and Rosa this week of their back to school outreaches.  We are working hard on getting them posted to the website - should be on by tomorrow afternoon.  I wanted to share one with you today.  The expressions on these faces is why I love our church - awesome job Mill Creek!  Love Wins!

Fall Life Groups

Information and registration for one of our fall Life Groups is now available at www.thecreekonline.net.  Looking forward to another great session.  Life Groups are a great way to be connected at Mill Creek with others who are looking to grow in their faith journey as well.

This fall, our Life Group leaders are excited about the idea of "relationships".  It's all about doing life together and we hope you'll join us!

Saying "No" means saying "Yes".

During Sunday's message on worry, I shared about the idea of learning to say "no" to things/devotions/passions in my life in order that I might say "yes" to the things of God.  Saw it shared a little differently this week and was challenged and thought I would share it here.

I don't know of anyone at Mill Creek who is actively involved in the armed forces at this time.  That means I don't have to obey orders.  I'm not going to be court martialed or shot or thrown in the brig if I say "no" in life.  I have a choice.  This is very important.  While I can't control what people demand of me, I can control my reaction and response.

I am responsible to set the boundaries of what I will and won't do, what I will or won't tolerate, what I will or won't sacrifice. 

Now you could reply, "Well of course I'm not legally obligated to do what they want, but its unrealistic to think that I can just say 'no'.  I could lose my job.  I could get passed over for a promotion or a raise."  I agree, that's true.  Actions have consequences.  But it's not a question of whether to say "no".  Every choice you make requires you to say "no" to something or someone, every choice is a tradeoff.

* When I say "yes" to working late, I'm saying "no" to having dinner with my family.
* When I say "yes" to going into work early, I'm saying "no" to a quiet time with God.
* When I say "yes" to a business trip, I'm saying "no" to my child's birthday party.

I'm not saying you should never do any of those things.  But the question isn't whether you are going to say "no".  The only question is who, or what, you're going to say "no" to.  That takes the issue out of the realm of obligation and makes it an issue of choice.

Now I have to ask myself - why am I doing this?  Is it really worth it?  What is motivating my choices?  If I don't do that, then my life will simply be choices dictated by circumstances and I'll always be operating with someone else's priorities and values.

Something to think about...

Having a little fun.

As we get ready to share more about Life Groups this fall at Mill Creek, hope you enjoy this little video on group life.  Pretty funny - enjoy!

Worry

A quick preview of this Sunday's teaching as we continue our series "Lovin' Jesus" with an important look at one of the most disabling and crippling issues to our faith journey - WORRY.

I don't think there is anything that hinders us more when it comes to knowing Jesus than the worries and stresses of our lives.  We toil and work and worry because we've bought into what's supposed to make us happy, but in the end it only leaves us empty, so we toil and work and worry more.  We miss out on the relationship, the lovin' of Jesus because we are so busy going.  We stay up late at night worried about this bill or that relationship or this decision and forget about how much God cares about these things in our lives.

Hope you will be encouraged and challenged to take one more step closer to being the person God has called you and gave His life for you to be.  Hope together we will grasp how much God has given us and how we don't have to live in fear and worry of tomorrow - He's already there!

Inspiring

Hopefully this inspires you today.  Inspires you to be an extension of grace and to hold onto a rock that never moves even when the world around you is crazy.



This was grace - short film from Andrew Laparra on Vimeo.

Great job Mill Creek!

Whenever we work on a new project as a church, I always wonder if people will "get it" and support what we are trying.  This past project of raising back to school supplies for Mexico was one of those.  Communicating vision through the summer is tough and it looked like we were going to be a little thin.

But, if you took a peek on Sunday, that front closet was jammed full of supplies and shoes!  Great job and thank you for supporting Francisco and Rosa.  They were very excited and Francisco is already talking about what more he will be able to do this year because of your generosity.  Thank you for helping and giving!

It was so cool to look out Sunday and see so many "Pray for Juarez" shirts and even a little rain at lunch couldn't really dampen our energy.  I hope that you got a small taste of the heart of two incredible people.  They are great examples of what it means to listen when God is talking!

We will be sharing very soon some new opportunities for you to engage with Francisco and Rosa on their turf.  Make sure to check out the website (www.thecreekonline.net) for pictures from our "Feed the Kids" project!

Camp Highlights

Here's the video we showed in today's service.  Hope you enjoy - the kids had a great time and we are already planning for next year's camp!

Back to School

And every parent sings "Hallelujah"!  Back to school today for our Rochester students and teachers, the rest of our local schools start in the next weeks.  Did you know that there are 9 school systems represented by our families at Mill Creek?  Did you know we have almost 30 people involved at Mill Creek who work in local schools as teachers, staff, coaches, drivers, etc?

Every time you drive by a school, a bus, or other reminder, say a prayer for those who work with students.  Pray that God's light and love could shine through their lives.

We will recognize and pray for all of our staff on Sunday August 21.  We will also present each one with a nice gift that we hope shows in some small ways how much we love what you do! 

New Photo Player/Viewer

The church website now gives you the ability to view photos of recent events and happenings around the Creek.  Check out some photos from our recent Rockout Campout, view a slideshow of the pictures and download your favorites.

The photo player is also compatible with our site's mobile version!  Check everything out at www.thecreekonline.net and go to our "media" section!

Camp Pics

The following are just a few pictures of the incredible time the kids had at the Rockout Camp.  This year was great!  Had an awesome facility, a great group of leaders and a lot of fun.  We'll post more pics and videos soon!

Mexico - Back To School

We are in "generosity" mode right now at Mill Creek and currently collecting school supplies to send down to Francisco and Rosa Ramirez for their back to school outreach coming later in August.  You can download a list of supplies we are collecting here.

One of the biggest needs is gently used kid's shoes.  Francisco says that anytime the kids they work with in Mexico can get "new" shoes, its a great day!  What a blessing Mill Creek could be to so many kids.  Could we send down 100 pairs?  200 pairs?  Are you willing to dig deep into your closets?  Would you be willing to stop by local garage sales and Goodwill?

What a great way to show "Love Wins"!  I hope you'll jump on board with us.  We will be collecting these items until Sunday August 7 when Francisco and Rosa will be with us at Mill Creek LIVE!  Should be a great time - feel free leave your items in the front coat closet at the church.

Thank You!

Doing some work today on some future teaching series and thinking about all the volunteers it takes to make Mill Creek run smoothly and do all the ministry we feel we are called to do.  We have an amazing group of people who help in so many areas.  Thank you for all your time and energy.  Many of you work faithfully behind the scenes and we do not say thank you enough.  You are awesome!

Keep up the great work - the only way the church can really be church is if everyone is in the game!

Spiritual Gift Test

In our teaching series "Aiming Points", Pastor Chris shared about discovering our roles in the greater context of the church.  As we worked through 1 Corinthians 12, we find that every follower of Jesus has at least one spiritual gift that is to be used to glorify, serve and bring honor to God.  The context of using those gifts is the church.

The journey of discovering our spiritual gifts is just that - a journey.  One test is not final verdict but simply a tool to open up our minds and hearts to the kind of person God is growing us into.  We offer this test as simply an opportunity to help you in your journey of connecting to purpose.  There are no right or wrong answers, don't answer the way you think you should answer, simply give an honest response.

Take the test here: (fill in your answers and hit "show me results" for a personalized report)




We would love to hear about your results and hope you'll join us as we live, work and serve together!

Coming Soon --- Rockout Campout

This summer is our second annual Promiseland Camp for all kids in 1st-5th grades ('11-'12 school year).  Last summer was a great success and this year's camp promises to be even bigger, better and more rockin'!  The kids will be at Epworth Forest in North Webster which is a great camp with a lot of activities and a brand new lodge.  Here are some pictures of where the kids will be staying this summer:

Dates of Rockout Campout are July 24-26.  More information and registration is on our website - check under the "calendar" tab.  The first 30 kids to register are guaranteed a spot - we've already had a lot sign up so make sure to get your kids registered soon!

Also - if you would like to volunteer to help with some aspect of camp - email Brian Harshman.

Conflict in Church?

It's inevitable - a church is people.  People of different backgrounds, opinions, personalities, likes, dislikes.  Conflict is a natural part of life - it can make us stronger.  It helps us grow stronger relationships if handled well.  But, conflict isn't usually handled well - we hold on, we keep score, we explode, we go "in".  It's an issue we talk a lot about around here because we see it all the time - at work, in our marriages, our small groups, our church - its the result of living in a broken world of imperfect people.

Read a very encouraging piece on "God's Battle Plan for Church Conflict" (you can read it here).  How often I don't operate according to God's battle plan.  I operate out of my fatigue, my perspective, my view of truth.  I wonder how different we would look if we operated more in His plan?

Any time God's people move forward, conflict is going to happen (read about Moses leading the people in Exodus sometime).  Change upsets the status quo - it forces us into uncomfortable places. 

I'm so appreciative of those who call the Creek "home" and our leaders who are trying to learn how to live out Real Life with me.  It isn't always easy and we don't always get it right but thanks for working hard and let's keep God's Battle Plan in front of ours!

In Honor of Dads

Saw some video on a Utah dad who dressed up everyday in a new costume this past school year to wave good bye at his teenage son's bus.  Hilarious!  You can check out the blog here and see each costume.  Really fun, especially since teenagers love their parents embarrassing them like that.

Great spirit.  I wonder what our kids would be like if we were willing to take a more laid-back approach to life and issues like this?  Not that we don't care about stuff, but maybe just loosen up just a tiny bit.  I think that would help me and our kids.  Hope this gives you a good laugh and maybe encourages you a little bit today.

Happy Father's Day!

Some good music

I love music - I'm not any good at playing music or singing but I can play my iPod pretty good.  A band and its music that we were exposed to while at the Drive Conference in Atlanta was Gungor (formerly known as the Michael Gungor Band).  Really like their new album - one song in particular that we sang at the conference "Beautiful Things" has an incredible message.  Check them out sometime - think you might like the "different" sound (hint, hint - not churchy music).

Website/Blog Updates

Now that the BRAND NEW www.thecreekonline.net is up and running, we would love your feedback.  What do you like, what needs some tweaking, what do you want to see, where could we do better?  We still have some tweaks we want to make, including how we do our Prayer Link, so keep checking back.  We really hope the website can be a simple hub of information for regular Creekers and great launching point for people checking out Mill Creek.

Also, hope this new blog will be a great source of information as well as encouragement. You can find some of our partner blogs to the right - including our friends from Juarez Mexico.  There will be some upcoming information on how we can show them some "Love Wins" in the next couple of weeks, so keep your eyes peeled.

Parents - make sure to get your kids registered for this summer's Rockout Campout at Epworth Forest on July 24-26.  You can find the registration at the calendar on the website.  The first 30 kids are guaranteed spots and there already sign ups coming in.  Cost will be $25 and more information will be coming in the next few weeks.  Going to be a great time and a great way to close out the summer!

Youth Activities

Students (6th-12th grades) - don't forget that every Tuesday - Thursday during summer break, there is something happening for you at Mill Creek with Brian and all your closest amigos.  Make sure to check out the website calendar for more information on what takes place each day and times.

Welcome to the new Real Life Blog!

With the brand new www.thecreekonline.net we are also launching a brand new blog.  Feel free to favorite us and check back often in the next few weeks as we work out any kinks and get this up and running.  The blog will continue to be a great spot to check out what's happening around The Creek!