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Alternative Spring Break: MOTOWN


Register Online For ASB: MOTOWN 2011!

Gather in the City of Detroit to do home repair and service work for the people of Motown.

College groups are invited to register for our new season of alternative spring break weeks starting in February and continuing through April of each year.

    While in Detroit your group will:
  • Live at Metropolitan UMC,
  • Work at sites from 9am-3pm daily.
  • take afternoon trips to the most fun places in "The D",
  • and serve God by serving others!
  • Types of work include home repair, greening work, and/or feeding ministries. Motown works with each group to ensure a level and style of work that fits best with your group.

REGISTER TODAY!

During the Summer, Motown Mission hosts youth groups from around the country. Check out the video below to get a sense of what they experienced!


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Maria Needs a place to stay!

My name is Maria Noth and I just recently returned from working several months in a mission Maternity center in the Philippines, and I am looking for a room to rent in the greater detroit area. I will be apprenticing a local Midwife and finishing my schooling, in the Royal Oak area and would like to be keyed into community. Please email any leads to Mariatnoth@gmail.com. Any leads would be greatly appreciated!  

SIGN UP!

Download, review, fill out, and return these forms to sign up for Alternative Spring Break 2009! Mail the filled out forms and $200 check made out to "Young Leaders Initiative" BY JANUARY 5th to 17117 West 9 Mile Rd., Suite 1545, Southfield, MI 48075

LEAVING:
Saturday, March 7, at 8am from CMU

RETURNING:
Sunday, March 15, at 5pm to CMU

(rides can be organized from Detroit area upon request)

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ASB - The other groups

ASB - The other groups

We were at ASB NOLA 08 with a number of other Michigan area campus ministry groups. We got together a couple times for devotions and hanging out downtown.

ASB - Moving back in from FEMA trailer

ASB - Moving back in from FEMA trailer

We were helping move people back into homes even if their houses weren't quite ready.

ASB - ASB Runs On Beignets

ASB - ASB Runs On  Beignets

Not going to lie - went to Café DuMond about four times in one week.

ASB - Working at Ms. Jackson's

ASB - Working at Ms. Jackson's

At Ms. Jackson's we painted - both the house and each other. We also got to meet her neighbors, and their pit bull 'Dro.

ASB - On the Levee

ASB - On the Levee

During the week of mission work we took a trip down into the 9th Ward. Amongst a lot of abandoned homes we found some rebuilding and also found this great spot on the levee to look out over the city.

ReMember 2009!

Jun 10 2009 (All day) - Jun 13 2009 (All day)

Common Life, Uncommon Service

Re-Member is the premiere Michigan area gathering for young adults trying to discern God’s call for their lives. Join us for worship, fellowship, and conversation grown from the lives of those gathered. Participate in workshops on intentional living, practical skills for serving God by serving others, and immersion experiences that invite us to learn about how our faith informs our work on pressing needs in the world. Reconnect, revisit, and re-imagine our lives together as young people serving Christ.

Alternative Spring Break

Mar 7 2009 (All day) - Mar 15 2009 (All day)

Join us for the second annual alternative spring break trip for college students connected with Birmingham First UMC and the Emergedetroit network! We'll be staying at:

Dulac Station
125 Coast Guard Rd
Dulac, La 70353

and working through the United Methodist Louisiana Disaster Relief organization.

Cost will be around $200. Send Allen an email if you'd like more info!