Join University of Victoria Music students Amy Collins, Jeff Poynter and friends for a contemporary worship service on the first Sunday of each month at 4:00 pm in the chapel. All are welcome to this spirit and music filled worship service. Young Adults usually meet for a shared supper at 6 pm.
Mission Work Trip to Bella Coola, Summer 2008During the summer, we will be offering a training program in which youth can develop leadership skills and get practical, supervised experience through our Summer Vacation Bible Day Camp and Summer Sunday School leadership.
Youth LeadersCollege and Career Group: Meets monthly after the 11:00 a.m. service, with light lunch and discussion/activities. No summer meetings.
Camp Pringle, in Shawnigan Lake, provides opportunities for children, youth, adults and families to experience a closer relationship to God, themselves, other people and the natural world in a Christian setting.
There were two George Pringles, father and son, and both United Church ministers. George Sr. was a much-loved preacher in the Yukon, on the coastal mission boats and ministered in various churches including Centennial United here in Victoria. George Jr. was a champion athlete while at UBC and served as a minister in the Okanogan for a time but was tragically killed in 1943 while serving as a navigator with the RCAF.
When Victoria Presbytery established a church camp in 1950, they named it in honour of these men. The property is 18 acres (7.3 ha) of woodland and sheltered waterfront on Shawnigan Lake, 45 minutes north of Victoria. Facilities include winterized accommodation, a meeting space, kitchen and dining hall, a nature trail, an outdoor chapel plus a boathouse and wharf. The camp relies on the support of its volunteers for semi-annual spring clean-ups, for undertaking specific projects and for financial contributions.
The popular CREW program in the summer is for ages 14 through 16; there are several ADULT CAMPS including a Family Camp, a Parent and Child Camp and Prime Time for seniors in the fall, which offers a week of recreation and spiritual growth in a relaxing setting. In addition, the Campsite is available to groups and seminars year round in the off-season.
For more information, call (250) 472-6877.
For many years, Metropolitan United Church served as the home of the Metropolitan Basketball Teams. Newly renamed the First†Metropolitan United Basketball Teams, upwards of 12 to 17 teams practice weekly in the Fellowship Hall and play at a local high school. This service is an “outreach” to the community, giving neighbourhood youth an outlet of healthy activity for six to seven months of the year.
Contact Rick and Sheila Vickery at (250) 479-0164 for more information.