The focus of Foundations has always been Jesus. For 2009, we are specifically concentrating on creating safe, comfortable spaces for deep interactions with God and teaching practices for living in the presence of God every day.
We will have worship gatherings Wednesday-Saturday evenings and Sunday morning. We'll be using different locations for each gathering. The gatherings will include music, worship, Scripture reading, teaching and communion.
Our service project will be on Saturday, and we'll be supporting the newly relaunched Dryden Old Home Days at Dryden Lake Park.
Wednesday, July 29
Worship gathering: 7-10 PM
Thin place: Trinity Lutheran Church, 149 Honness Lane, Ithaca, NY map
Thursday, July 30
Worship gathering: 7-10 PM
Thin place: Hayloft at the Carriage House, 305 Stewart Ave, Ithaca, NY map
Friday, July 31
Worship gathering: 7-10 PM
Thin place: Cass Park pavilion, Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca, NY map
Saturday, August 1
Service project: 1-6 PM at Dryden Lake Park supporting Dryden Old Home Days
meet at 12:30 PM at Negvesky's
Worship gathering: 7-8 PM
Thin place: Negvesky's Backyard, 215 Lake Road, Dryden, NY map
Sunday, August 2
Worship gathering: 10 AM-12:00 PM
Thin place: Covenant Love Community, 1768 Dryden Road, Freeville, NY map
Foundations is for anyone ages 15-25. (or entering 9th grade in the fall)
The registration cost is $25.
Download a registration form.
We don't take up offerings for Foundations. It's just not our thing, but we do take up offerings to support other non-profits.
Every year, we collect offerings to bless other non-profit groups. This year we will be supporting Mt Zion Retreat Center in Roaring Branch, PA; a place that has been a thin place for many of us.
Mt Zion Retreat Center serves individuals, families, groups, churches, and youth organizations; anyone who is looking for a place to conduct a retreat. It takes a lot of money to maintain and heat their primary building, a former retirement home built in the early 1920s. The Coultons are tremendous servants of God who also care for several foster children and pastor a church on the grounds.
Mt Zion has been a thin place for us and the Coultons have been a great blessing to many, so we're excited for the chance to support them.
Foundations is a unique gathering of people ages 15-25 dedicated to equipping people to live and love like Jesus and to extend the Kingdom of God to every part of the universe and every sphere of life.
The Vision
Building relationships and seeking first the kingdom of God through fellowship, service, worship, discipleship, prayer, and learning. "For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which has already been laid, which is Jesus Christ." (I Corinthians 3:11)
The Five Wards
• Upward Jesus, everything is for and about Jesus
• Inward growing in individual relationship with Jesus
• Outward loving the people God loves and meeting their holistic needs
• Backward rooted in historic faith and honoring our heritage
• Forward dreaming the dreams of God and moving in His expanding Kingdom
If you have any questions about Foundations, you can email us, and don't forget to join us on Facebook.
Foundations operates as a ministry of Covenant Church. If you would like to help support the work of Foundations, tax deductible gifts can be sent to the address below.
Date, schedule and theme for 2011 are pending. We will post details when available.