The Wilderness Experience

WE Article in Chico ER

noreply@blogger.com (Orchard Church) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:50:00 +0000

Check out this fun article about Wilderness Experience.

http://www.chicoer.com/ci_13187276

WE 09 Summer Celebration

noreply@blogger.com (Orchard Church) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:18:00 +0000

Wilderness Experience Summer Celebration: Friday, August 28 at 7 pm, we will celebrate our great summer together, sharing dinner and dessert, recognizing our volunteers and an unveiling of the WE 2009 Video. We will meet at the Fellowship Hall at Bidwell Presbyterian Church, 208 W. 1^st Street in Chico. The entire family is invited to come and participate. Please RSVP to 342-7692 or e-mail jim@orchardchurch.com if you can come and let us know how many people you will have with you.

Join us on Facebook

noreply@blogger.com (Orchard Church) — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 04:11:00 +0000

Check out our videos and pictures on Facebook. If you are a Facebook member, search Wilderness Experience '09. Thanks for following us!!

WE 09 - Klamath River

noreply@blogger.com (Orchard Church) — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 04:08:00 +0000

We survived our final trip on the wild and scenic Klamath River. We swam at Clear Creek, rafted (and conquered) the Klamath, including mighty Dragon's Tooth, hiked to Ukonom Falls (which is spectacular), camped at Curly Jack Campground in Happy Camp (Home of the Sasquatch...bigfoot to you "lay people"), and swam in the Upper Sacramento River. It was a great experience.

The experience was so much deeper though than just swimming, rafting, hiking. God met us up on the Klamath and continued to grow young men and women who will be able to rise from the ashes of their broken lives and families and pursue the life God has for them.

Thanks for praying for us on these trips. 48 youth, four trips, several decisions for Christ, stories of God's empowering work were heard at each trip. Check out our new pictures and videos on our Facebook site. Thanks again for being part of WE 09 group.

Final WE Trip this week....

noreply@blogger.com (Orchard Church) — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:47:00 +0000

Jim Culp wrote
at 7:41am

Just finished shopping for the last Wilderness Experience trip this morning. After 10 months of planning, five day trips, three Summer trips, and connection with over 50 kids and more than 20 adult volunteers, it is hard to believe it is almost over.

This Thursday, we leave for the Klamath River, to swim, whitewater raft, hike to waterfalls and continue to connect with God. This is are smallest trip, designed for kids who have participated all year long. Our focus this week is "growth" as a follower of Jesus. Most kids this week are believers and we want to help them have the tools to grow.

Please pray for our safety, energy, continued connection with the kids and opportunities to encourage students to grow as they follow Jesus! Thanks for following us and praying for us this Summer.

Check out the new pictures and videos on our Wilderness Experience '09 Facebook page. We'd love to have you follow us on Facebook.

WE 09 - Bucks Lake

noreply@blogger.com (Orchard Church) — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:38:00 +0000

What a great trip...we tubed behind the Martinez's boat in a 3 man tube, swam, played watermelon rugby at amazingly beautiful Bucks Lake (check out the pictures later in the week). But the best part by far was that we had a couple new decisions for Christ and one of the kids who has changed the most in the past three years shared his story of how he came to faith this year. It will be a life-changing story for many of the other kids.

We take a week off, then wrap up WE Summer 09 with a whitewater raft trip on the Klamath River.

Wilderness Experience - Mccloud Falls!!

noreply@blogger.com (Orchard Church) — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:14:00 +0000

What a great trip to McCloud Falls!! We took 35 youth to McCloud for some awesome cliff jumping. 15 kids did the 40 footer!! Even six adults mustered the courage to take the leap!! Then we shared a great time jumping and swimming in glacier water at Lower Falls. A dozen kids fished and caught a bunch of fish, too. Friday morning was incredible with a great outdoor ed lesson by Naomi Groot on the life of a Trout (played by Casey Moreno), followed by Casey's moving testimony. Throwing in Casey's "Southern Rock" styled worship and the morning was great...and all that followed a great talk by Colby on Thursday night on Psalm 104 on the Majesty of God in His Creation!! Amazing trip!!

Keep Praying for us as we have 40 signed up for Buck's Lake in six days from now!!

WE 09 Pacific Ocean Trip

noreply@blogger.com (Orchard Church) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:36:00 +0000

Our first Wilderness Experience Trip of 2009 was an amazing trip to the Pacific Ocean in Marin County. We hiked the redwoods at Muir Woods National Monument, swam and played at Stinson Beach, watched the sunset at Tennessee Beach in the Marin Headalnds of Golden Gate Park and walked across the Golden Gate Bridge. We had 28 youth, 2 kids and 10 adults. We worshiped God in the beauty of His creation, encouraged each other, played crazy games and just had a great time hanging out together.

Get ready for McCloud Falls next week!! It's Amazing!! 39 youth are signed up and ready to go take the plunge at the falls!

Wilderness Experience 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Orchard Church) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:25:00 +0000

Wilderness Experience 2009
Summer Trips

Wilderness Experience is a program designed to get youth engaged in activities to bring God’s creation and values alive.

June 25-27: Our first trip of the summer takes us to the beauty of the Pacific Ocean in Marin County. We will experience the views of Point Reyes National Seashore, hike around Muir Woods National Monument, and spend a day body-surfing the Marin Headlands beaches of Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

July 9-10: McCloud River and its three waterfalls is the second destination. We’ll camp out, jump into a glacial-melt river and have a great time enjoying the Shasta-Trinity National Forest.

July 16-17: The third trip of the summer will take us to the Plumas National Forest for some boating fun at Bucks Lake and also an incredible trip to Rock Creek, with its waterfalls, granite waterslides and cool, clear swimming holes.

July 30 – August 1: The final trip is a raft trip on the Klamath River, hikes around the Klamath National Forest. We’ll camp at Happy Camp, CA, tame the white-water of the Klamath and go on one of the most amazing hikes to Ukonom Falls.

Wilderness Experience Sign-up. Contact jim@orchardchurch.com

Wilderness Experience 2008

noreply@blogger.com (Orchard Church) — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:37:00 +0000

Check out the video below to see some of last years picture and start getting excited about our Wilderness Experience 2008.

Wilderness Experience Video

Here's the info:

Activities Planned…

Thurs, June 26 - Sat, June 28: Hike around beautiful Yosemite National Park (pictured above), see the largest waterfall in California, and some of the most spectacular scenery in the world.

Thurs, July 10 - Fri July 11: Hike to Rock Creek swimming hole and waterfalls. Cliff-jumping, swimming, rock slides and more!

Thurs, July 24 - Fri, July 25: Explore Lassen National Park, spend the night around a camp fire, and head to Lake Almanor the next day for some boating fun!

Wed, July 30 - Fri, August 1: Get ready for an adventure packed weekend as we journey to see the giant redwoods in Muir Woods, explore San Francisco, visit Mission Delores, and play at the beach in Half Moon Bay!

Cost: One night trips are $20, and two night trips are $40. Registration is due two weeks prior to each trip. However, we do NOT want money to stop you from attending. Please talk to Kristen about earning a scholarship.

Bucks Lake Weekend Trip - May 16-17

noreply@blogger.com (Orchard Church) — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:28:00 +0000

Our next Wilderness Experience trip is May 16-17 to the William's Cabin at Bucks Lake. Come play, hike around and explore, see some snow, take a "polar bear" plunge and have a great weekend hanging out together. We will leave on Friday, May 16 at 4 pm and be home Saturday, May 17 @ 5 pm. Contact Kristen @ kristen@orchardchurch.com for more info.

Feather River Raft Trip - Friday, April 18

noreply@blogger.com (Orchard Church) — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 01:48:00 +0000

Our next Wilderness Experience Trip is a whitewater raft trip on the Feather River on Friday, April 18. We will leave Chico at 11:45 pm, so you will need to get permission to miss the afternoon at school. Come on a wild adventure in the beautiful Feather River Canyon. E-mail Kristen at kristen@orchardchurch.com for info.

Crazy fun time at Upper Park and Table Mountain!!

noreply@blogger.com (Orchard Church) — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 01:36:00 +0000

On February 9, 15 youth from OC went on a Five Mile hike in Upper Bidwell Park. We hiked the upper rim trail, went down the side of a cliff and played at Bear Hole.

On Saturday, March 15, 35 kids (22 from Orchard Church and 13 from New Faith Church in Corning) went on a great hike and exploration day on Table Mountain near Oroville. We hiked down Phantom Falls, played in the water with salamanders, and watched a hail storm blow in. It was a great day!! Hope to see you on the next Experience.

WE Saturday in Upper Park

noreply@blogger.com (Orchard Church) — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:19:00 +0000

The next Wilderness Experience Saturday is coming soon. Saturday, February 9, we will spend the day, hiking in Upper Bidwell Park, learning map orienteering and navigation. This will be great fun, a useful skill in your life and a day together in the Wilderness.

We'll meet at the office at 10 am, head up to Upper Park, have lunch in the park and be back home by 3:30 pm. We hope you can make this great trip with us. Hope to see you on February 9.

Wilderness Experience 2008

noreply@blogger.com (Orchard Church) — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:48:00 +0000

Check out the video below to see some of last years picture and start getting excited about our Wilderness Experience 2008.

Wilderness Experience 2008 Video

Here's the info:

Activities Planned…

Thurs, June 26 - Sat, June 28: Hike around beautiful Yosemite National Park (pictured above), see the largest waterfall in California, and some of the most spectacular scenery in the world.

Thurs, July 10 - Fri July 11: Hike to Rock Creek swimming hole and waterfalls. Cliff-jumping, swimming, rock slides and more!

Thurs, July 24 - Fri, July 25: Explore Lassen National Park, spend the night around a camp fire, and head to Lake Almanor the next day for some boating fun!

Snow Day Rocks!!

noreply@blogger.com (Orchard Church) — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:16:00 +0000

Saturday, January 12, Orchard Church Wilderness Experience and Kids' Club groups went on a snow trip to Mineral, CA. 46 people, 34 kids and 12 adults, went sledding, built snowmen, froze their rear-ends off and had a great day. Keep checking back here for our next event.

Widlerness Experience - Big Bald Rock

noreply@blogger.com (Orchard Church) — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:26:00 +0000

So last Saturday we were supposed to go to Deer Creek Falls, but with all the rain, we decided we need to find a better spot for our church's Wilderness Experience Youth Day. We ended up going to Big Bald Rock, a granite dome peak above Lake Oroville. We had a great time with 20 of us going up, hiking around and playing some rad games of hide and seek. We made up teams and had a great time. We made a fire, roasted marshmallows, made s'mores in an absolutely beautiful fall day. Check out the picture of the group, many of them wearing team headbands. We had the Green Ligers against the Flaming Monkey Twinkies....Green Ligers won in the ended with an epic "Final Hide and Seek". See you all soon. Come on the experience with us. We'd love to have you.

Wilderness Experience Saturday - October 13

noreply@blogger.com (Orchard Church) — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:17:00 +0000

Wilderness Experience Saturday - October 13

Saturday, October 13 will be our next WE Saturday. We will be hiking to Deer Creek Falls and playing "Survivor Challenge". We will have a great day in a beuatiful spot playing some "Rad" games. Meet at the office (818 Salem Street) at 9:30 am. We'll be home by 4 pm. Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP by October 10. Call 342-7692 for more details.It will be a fun trip so comeand have fun.

WE '07 Movie is here!

noreply@blogger.com (Orchard Church) — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:18:00 +0000

We posted a couple of more pics (stay tuned for even more!) and we also put a video up from our summer fun. This is just the short version (there is no WAY we could fit everything we did into 5 minutes!) but if you are curious as to what WE is then take a look and decide for yourself if you are in for WE '08!

Wilderness Experience '07 from rideon on Vimeo.

Wilderness Experience Saturday - October 13

noreply@blogger.com (Orchard Church) — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 03:09:00 +0000

Good Bye Scott

noreply@blogger.com (Orchard Church) — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 02:57:00 +0000

Scott is moving to Fort Collins, CO. You can come and say good bye on Tuesday when we go to Upper Park...meet at the office at 3:45 pm or at church on September 30.Scot is a nice person.He is a caring person who was always willing to give me a ride to youth groop.He may not ynow but he was as close to a mail Father figur that i have hade in my life.And i thank him for that.We will all miss you Scott.Write and visit sometime.

Wilderness Experience Saturday - October 13

noreply@blogger.com (Orchard Church) — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 03:05:00 +0000

A few of us kicking it at the office!

noreply@blogger.com (Orchard Church) — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 22:22:00 +0000

noreply@blogger.com (Orchard Church) — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:50:00 +0000

Jessica Dalton jumping for dear life.She scremed Jk Joking.

noreply@blogger.com (Orchard Church) — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:32:00 +0000

Kile Perez going big!Kile tested the first jumping place.It Was tight.Kile says the water was "NICE".Jim says "He looked like a prancing deer".