2024 Calendar
We’re excited to begin 2024 with our MBC teens! Below is our current calendar of events. Changes will be made and communicated throughout the year.
This spring’s outreach will be to our Senior Adult Ministry.
The teen ministry will sponsor a banquet on Saturday, February 17 for our senior saints. This year’s theme is “Taste of the Orient.” The afternoon will be filled with lots of great food and fellowship. We always enjoy the seniors’ fun, kindness, and generous support of our teens.
If your teen can help with this outreach, please look at more information here and let us know when your teen can help.
Please click this link to let us know if your teen can help.
A summer tradition for our juniors and teens is our week at The Wilds Christian Camp in Brevard, North Carolina. The week of Morningside’s Junior Boot Camp and Teen Camp is June 24-29 (week 4).
This week is always a time of fun and learning for our kids and teens as they spend the week in the beautiful mountains of North Carolina hearing challenging preaching and teaching, fun games and competitions, and building relationships. Please see more information below to help you plan.
Please register your junior or teen prior to February 1, 2024, to receive the EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT of $30 per camper.
JUNIOR BOOT CAMP (Speaker: SCOTT BUHR)
Ages: Campers must be at least 9 years old by September 1, 2024, and be entering Grades 4-7 in the fall of 2024
Cost: $395/$365 early bird if received by Feb 1, 2024 (includes a $50 registration fee)
Tank Attack
Are you ready to have some great fun at Junior Boot Camp? Every soldier will make a difference for his team at The Wilds! The food is delicious; the staff is caring and friendly; the speakers are enthusiastic and interesting; the music is lively and challenging; and the games, well, the games are fun-filled, action-packed, and the most unique in the whole world! Welcome to The Wilds Junior Boot Camp! It will be the BEST week of your summer!
Click here to see a sample daily schedule for Junior Boot Camp.
To register your Junior, please complete the following:
Registration Form and select Week 4 and note your church as Morningside.
Required Liability Waiver.
The Wilds has provided a helpful packing list as you begin to consider items needed for camp. Please view this list here.
TEEN CAMP (Speaker: STEVE PETTIT)
It’s time to “git yore dander up” for a little Friendly Feudin’!
We had no i’deer that the skirmishes that took place in West Virginy and Caintucky in the 1800’s would spill out into the hills of North Carolina. We dun divided up the camp into three mighty proud (and sometimes mighty ornery) families: the Calhouns, the Hatfields, and the McCoys. Instead of plinkin’ at each other with their trusty, rusty shootin’ irons, they’ll all be fix’n to engage in a might bit more civilized pastimes such as rollickin’ original games, Funtimes that are guaranteed to have folk in stitches, and, of course, never-to-beforgetted Freetime adventures! Why, it’s even true that all the Friendly Feuders will set down in The Snack and Cool Beans Coffee Shoppe to eat, slurp, and declare a truce in the squabbl’n’. Everbody will set down to hear some good ol’ fashion’ preach’n, have interestin’ cabin discussions, and enjoy refresh’n music. Y’all don’t want to miss out! See you at the Friendly Feudin’ grounds at The Wilds. Let the feudin’ begin!
Ages: Campers must be at least 12 years old by September 1, 2024, and going into Grades 7-12 or just completed Grade 12.
Cost: $405/$375 early bird if received by Feb 1, 2024 (includes a $50 registration fee)
Click here to see a sample daily schedule for Teen Camp.
To register your Teen, please complete the following:
Registration Form and select Week 4 and note your church as Morningside.
Required Liability Waiver.
The Wilds has provided a helpful packing list as you begin to consider items needed for camp. Please view this list here.
Enjoy some of our fondest memories of Camp!
Our annual Harvest Hoedown is Saturday, October 28, 2023.
Don’t miss out as enjoy a great time at Stewart Farms wandering through the corn maze during the day and at night (optional), playing games, carving pumpkins, eating great food, and roasting marshmallows. Be sure to check the weather and wear shoes that can get dirty. Bring a jacket or hoodie as it gets colder in the evenings.
Meet at MBC behind the Gym at 3:00 pm to load the bus. We will return to church by 9:00 p.m. The cost is $20.
We're excited to return to Iceland to help our partners in ministry - Patrick and Vicki Weimer. This year's trip will be to help Frysta Baptist Church complete some final building renovations before opening the first Christian school in Iceland.
Please take a look at our video and consider helping us raise funds for their construction needs and our team's travel.
If you prefer to mail your donation, make your check payable to Morningside Baptist Church and send it to 1115 Pelham Road, Greenville, SC 29615 (attn: Pastor Webb - Iceland Construction).
Our Morningside Seniors enjoyed a day “Around the World”.
The teen ministry sponsored a banquet on Saturday, February 18 for our senior saints. We gave the seniors a taste of different countries with special decor, food, music, and a highly competitive trivia contest. We visited for just a few moments the countries of England, France, Italy, Mexico, Taiwan, and Iceland.
The afternoon was filled with lots of great food and a fun trivia game. Pastor Webb shared a message from Isaiah and information about our teen mission team’s ministry in Iceland this summer.
We always enjoy the seniors’ fun, kindness, and generous support of our teens.
Our Around the World Banquet was a special time as loved serving others!
We had a great time at our 2023 Jr-Sr Retreat as we studied the Beatitudes and enjoyed the beautiful Tn mountains.
here are some of our favorite memories from the 2023 Jr-Sr Reateat!
We’re excited to again offer our yearly Jr-Sr Retreat in the beautiful Blue Ridge mountains. Our cabin this year is in Sevierville on 21 acres with hiking trails and a beautiful overlook.
We will leave Friday at 3:30 pm and will return on Sunday at 3:30 pm.
Meals: We are providing Friday dinner, Saturday breakfast, Saturday dinner, and Sunday breakfast. Please bring money for Saturday lunch and Sunday lunch (fast food).
Activities: Challenges, Devotions, Hiking, Games & more
Cost: $90.00 (Make checks payable to Morningside.)
Sign-up here and the $30.00 deposit is due by Sunday, Feb 12. The remaining $60 is due on Friday, March 3.
The atmosphere of the beautiful Tennessee mountains along with fun activities and games will make for a memorable weekend. Mingled with our sessions, we will also do some hiking on the 21 acres surrounding our cabin, tour Historic Gatlinburg, shop at the Tanger Outlets, and race go-carts. We will finish Saturday evening with a group game and a time of songs and testimonies.
We will close our weekend with a Sunday morning service where we were encouraged to have hope and purpose to move forward in building God’s kingdom.
We pray each of our seniors will finish these last few months with purpose. For our juniors, we encourage them to spend their last year of high school engaged with God’s purpose for their life and serving others around them.
Here’s this year’s cabin located on 21 acres of beautiful mountains:
On Monday, January 16, we enjoyed a day in North Carolina at Wolf Mountain snow tubing, playing in some real snow, and spending time together.
Enjoy some of our memories below.
2023 Calendar
We’re looking forward to connecting and growing through Sundays, Wednesdays, and various special activities.
Our mission is to equip our teens to serve our local church and community as well as develop a burden to minister in diverse outreach opportunities including our annual Mission Trip.
Below is our 2023 Teen Calendar, which includes many of our Sunday church events, small group Bible studies on Wednesday evenings, and special events for our teens.
Please contact Pastor Jeff with any questions (jwebb@morningside.org).
Connect with us at https://www.facebook.com/morningsideteens and on Instagram (morningside_teens).
Christmas Party - Saturday, December 10 (5-8 pm)
Join us for a festive night beginning with a delicious meal as well as games including a gingerbread competition, White Elephant Exchange, and much more.
The cost is $5 plus a White Elephant Gift. The White Elephant Gift can be something re-gifted from home, but please don’t bring any live animals. This is always one of our favorite activities of the evening.
Our party will be at the Kennedy House. You can enter the Kennedy House across the parking area near the church kitchen. Join us beginning at 5:00 pm, and the fun finishes at 8:00 pm.
If you have any questions, please contact Pastor Jeff.
Teens serving for the Seniors’ Christmas Banquet
One of our most exciting opportunities for our teens to serve at Morningside is our service to the Senior Saints. We appreciate the sweet fellowship of our seniors, and it’s a joy to see the connection between these two generations.
The Seniors’ Christmas Banquet is one of the opportunities. Our teens are needed to help with preparing food and setting up for the banquet on Friday, December 2 (3:30-5:30 pm). We also need help on Saturday, December 3 (10:30 am - 3:00 pm) preparing and serving food as well as playing special music and Scripture readings.
Please sign up here to let us know you can help. All middle school and high school teens are welcome to help. For those going on the 2023 Iceland Mission Team, this will be their first fundraising opportunity.
Congratulations to our 2022 Graduates
Our annual Sneaker Hockey will be Friday, April 22 at the Pavilion Recreation Center. Bring a friend and join us for great fun on the ice!
Sneaker Hockey is played on the ice, but thankfully we’re in our tennis shoes instead of ice skates. The puck is replaced with a small ball. It’s a slightly deceiving activity because it’s a different feel to move and run on ice instead of a typical court.
Please arrive at the Pavilion by 9:45 pm for our 10:00 pm rink time. We will be done by 11:15 pm. The cost is $10.00 per person.
Check out some of the pictures from last year’s Sneaker Hockey event below.
One of our favorite ministries with our teens is entertaining and hosting our Morningside Seniors group! What a fun time is had by all!
Our Spring Banquet is Saturday, March 5. This year’s theme is “Sun and Sand” as we try to bring a little taste of islands to Greenville. Our seniors will enjoy dressing up in their best island attire for a great photo op. Our teens will perform special music, entertain with games and a skit, and finish the banquet with a challenge from Pastor Jeff.
Wait! We can’t forget about the food, Beth Smith has planned a special menu for this day. You won’t want to miss all the delicious eats!
Our teens will be helping set up and decorate on Friday, March 4 between 3:30-5:30 pm. We will finish preparing the banquet on Saturday, March 5 by meeting at church at 10:30 am. The banquet officially begins at 12:00 pm and after clean-up, we should be done by 3:30 pm. Please come and stay as long as you can!
Sign-up here to let us know you can participate!
We’re excited to again offer our yearly Jr-Sr Retreat in the beautiful Blue Ridge mountains. Our cabin this year is in Gatlinburg, just minutes from the old town of Gatlinburg.
We will leave Friday at 3:30 pm and will return on Sunday at 3:30 pm.
Meals: We are providing Friday dinner, Saturday breakfast, Saturday dinner, and Sunday breakfast. Please bring money for Saturday lunch and Sunday lunch (fast food).
Activities: Challenges, Devotions, Hiking, Playing Games & more
Cost: $90.00 (Make checks payable to Morningside.)
Sign-up here and the $30.00 deposit is due by Sunday, March 6.
The atmosphere of the beautiful Tennessee mountains along with fun activities and games will make for a memorable weekend. Mingled with our sessions, we will also tour Historic Gatlinburg, ride the longest and tallest Alpine Coaster, shop at the Tanger Outlets, and race go-carts. We will finish Saturday evening with a group competition and a time of songs and testimonies.
We will close our weekend with a Sunday morning service where we were encouraged to have hope and purpose to move forward in building God’s kingdom.
We pray each of our seniors will finish these last few months with purpose. For our juniors, we encourage them to spend their last year of high school engaged with God’s purpose for their life and serving others around them.
One way we show our thanksgiving to the Lord for all His blessings is by giving back to others.
This year’s Give Back Activity is at Meals on Wheels of Greenville. Meals on Wheels of Greenville provides meals for over 1,500 households. We will helping Meals on Wheels with exterior clean-up of their location as well as washing and cleaning their transport vehicles.
We need you, so join us on Saturday, November 13 from 9:30 am -1:30 pm and give back by serving Meals on Wheels of Greenville. We will meet at church at 9:30 am and then return at 1:30 pm.
Bring work gloves and some money to eat out before returning to Morningside at 1:30 pm.
Pastor Jeff
Check back to see highlights of our day!
Praise the Lord for a great summer ministry in Reno, Nevada. Please see our video update below. Video credits to Austin Huffman
The summer of 2020 was difficult for many people in many ways. The most difficult thing for me personally was having to cancel last year’s mission trip. It was the first time in 25 years that Bethany and I have not lead a trip. In the summer of 1997, Bethany and I along with my best friend Stephen Wess launched out into our first teen mission team with eleven teens to help Pastor Greg Wright plant Westside Baptist Church in St. George, Utah.
Twenty-five years and twenty-five mission teams later, Bethany and I are still leading teens on foreign and domestic fields to serve the Lord and find their calling from God for the local church. Whether that be in a full time pastoral occupation, as a faithful layman, or the hybrid approach of bi-vocational, we are committed to seeing God use teens far beyond the youth group and Greenville.
This year it is our privilege to lead another group of excited teens to start the ground work for Stephen Wess and team members Andy Gleiser, Daniel Kelting, James Tilson as they plant a church in Reno, Nevada. We will be canvassing, working on some projects, and have opportunities to worship and serve in a local church while there.
Please be in prayer for our team to be effective for this team of church planters and for the Lord to call our teens to serve Him on the church planting domestic frontier.
If you would like to give towards this exciting, spiritually growing opportunity, please give to the Teen Mission Fund through our PushPay or if you would like to donate specifically to a teen then simply write a check and designate for that teen.
We look forward to giving a report of what the Lord accomplished through the teens from the Morningside Youth group at some point this fall.
Small Group Bible Study
Defined: Who God Says You Are
We’re excited to bring a new series to our teens for our Wednesday Fall semester - “DEFINED: Who God Says You Are.” We will walk through Ephesians and study our identity in Christ.
“What you believe about your purpose and value impacts virtually every area of your life, including how you think and feel, the way you react to circumstances, and how you approach God and your relationships. What is guiding your core beliefs, and are they healthy and grounded on Biblical truth, or are they constantly changing to fit the opinions of others or your emotions?
Defined Bible Study features material for 8 small group sessions, with personal study between each group session. Explore the applicable Scripture that goes along with each lesson. Each session features a video with small group discussion and prayer.
Sessions include:
Sept. 1 — Uniquely Created by God
Sept 15 — Uniquely Broken by Sin
Oct. 6 — Transformed by the Gospel
Oct. 20 — Who We Are in Christ
Nov. 3 — What We Have in Christ
Nov. 17 — Living Out Our Identity
Dec. 1 — Walking in the Spirit
Dec. 15 — Walking in Mission
Please be sure your teen is here on Wednesday evenings and learning these valuable studies. We also welcome them to invite friends to join us! To further enhance their time in small group, please consider purchasing this study guide to help them learn more between sessions.
During our first study on September 1, we learned that “we are CREATED by GOD.” This revealed many reminders that God formed us and fashioned us for a specific purpose. We don’t want to let changing things determine our identity. We have to be careful that we don’t let feelings determine what we believe about ourselves.
Four Rights God Has to Declare Who You Are:
He created you.
God owns us.
God has authority.
God knows us better than anyone.
“God lovingly, intentionally, and wisely designed and made each one of us in His image on purpose for His glory. Everybody is God-planned.”
Parents, please commit to having your teen participating in this important study.
For our church body, please pray for God to use this time to reinforce a new generation who are facing uncertain times and a world that seeks to define them, outside of who God says we are.
The teens celebrated on January 24 a belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year’s at the Darst’s home. We enjoyed great fellowship with a beautiful night we were able to enjoy Spikeball, Corn Hole, and Knock out, along with good food catered by Tropical Grill.
It’s exciting to finally be together after the Christmas break. Even though Christmas was already behind us, we couldn’t resist playing our yearly White Elephant Gift Exchange. It’s always fun to see what is brought, passed, and what everyone goes home with after the game is over.
We look forward to many blessings and our time together in 2021.
The teen ministry is excited to take part in many of our Spring outreaches. As a part of Morningside’s mission to “Love Others” the teens are preparing each month items for our Spring outreaches.
When working with teens, you quickly realize that they always have fun, but they’re especially fast. It was quick work a few Wednesdays ago for them as they prepared 400 plastic door hangers with information about Morningside, an invite to the Irish Concert, and a 9-volt battery. We accomplished this with plenty of time to spare.
This Wednesday, March 17, we will filled over 1,200 Easter Eggs for the annual Easter Egg Hunt. We still have some to go, and we will continue working the next two Wednesdays.
We’re excited the teens have a way of partner with our Spring outreaches.
