{"id":134,"date":"2018-03-05T19:48:13","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T00:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teenschool.epcphila.org\/?page_id=134"},"modified":"2021-06-07T09:46:54","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T14:46:54","slug":"accepted-students-parent-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/teenschool.epcphila.org\/?page_id=134","title":{"rendered":"General Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/teenschool.epcphila.org\/?attachment_id=243\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-243\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-243\" src=\"http:\/\/teenschool.epcphila.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC_0448.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0448\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/a>Purpose of Program:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To help students gain an understanding of Christian Biblical principles and ethics, grow spiritually and learn more about God, people and themselves<\/li>\n<li>Encourage students to serve others and be sensitive to the needs of the people around them<\/li>\n<li>To teach students how to compassionately serve at home, in church and in their community<\/li>\n<li>Give the students an opportunity to use and develop their talents through leadership, servitude, and new experiences in a safe environment.<\/li>\n<li>Allow students to gain experience and confidence in ministry, whether it\u2019s singing, preaching, praying, or serving others.<\/li>\n<li>Develop friendships with other teens from different states who share the same goals and desire to serve God<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">View our<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/teenschool.epcphila.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/flyer-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brochure PDF<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0for some general information! We have also included the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/teenschool.epcphila.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/TBS-Program-Outline-2021-v2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Program Outline PDF<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0you to review.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">We kindly ask that you join us in praying for our students, instructors, leaders, host families and administration. Feel free to view our <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/teenschool.epcphila.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Prayer-List-2021.pdf\">Prayer Requests<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>First Day<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On their first day, students will attend an opening ceremony. All students, group leaders and administrators will be present for the opening service on: <strong>Sunday, July 11th at 12:30 pm at Evangelical Pentecostal Church, 3470 Huntingdon Pike, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006<\/strong>. Students are requested to arrive at 12:00 pm, at least 30 minutes prior to the service. After the ceremony, students and guests will be served lunch. Students will then have an introduction to the program, after which they will have an opportunity to meet their host families. The orientation will take place on <strong>Sunday, July 11th at 4:00 pm at Evangelical Pentecostal Church, <\/strong>after the opening ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During the course of the program, students will have the chance to experience many exciting activities, including a picnic with their host family, administration team, and parents. The picnic will be hosted by EPC Teen Bible School on <strong>Saturday, July 24<span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">th<\/span> at 1:00 pm at Core Creek Park, 901 Bridgetown Pike, Langhorne, PA 19047.<\/strong>\u00a0Parents are encouraged to attend and meet our team!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Last Day<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On their last day, students will take part in a closing ceremony, where they will receive their diploma and awards. The\u00a0graduation service will be on: <strong>Sunday, July 25th at 12:30 pm at Evangelical Pentecostal Church, 3470 Huntingdon Pike Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006<\/strong>.\u00a0Family and friends are welcome to attend!\u00a0After the ceremony, students and our guests are invited for\u00a0lunch.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our Services are streamed live!\u00a0<\/strong>Family and friends can watch our students progress through the EPC Teen Bible School. Tune in at <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.epcphila.org\/live-stream.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">epcphila.org<\/a><\/strong> every Friday night at 7:00 pm and Sunday at 12:30 pm and 7:00 pm for a live streaming of our students participating in services.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please download the Student Handbook for more information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Student Handbook <a href=\"http:\/\/teenschool.epcphila.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/EPC-Teen-Bible-School-Handbook-2021-v2.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\"><p>Purpose of Program: To help students gain an understanding of Christian Biblical principles and ethics, grow spiritually and learn more&hellip;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/teenschool.epcphila.org\/?page_id=134\" class=\"more-link\">\n\t\tContinue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;General Information&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teenschool.epcphila.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/134"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teenschool.epcphila.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teenschool.epcphila.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teenschool.epcphila.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teenschool.epcphila.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=134"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/teenschool.epcphila.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":537,"href":"https:\/\/teenschool.epcphila.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/134\/revisions\/537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teenschool.epcphila.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}