Breakouts: Everyone is assigned a supper hour: 5-6 or
6-7 pm on Saturday. During the other hour, you may choose from one of the
following breakouts.
2011 WOW Promo
Go to Conference Website:
http://moumethodist.org/events/detail/2243
Worship: Praiz
Artist: Lost & Found
Artist: ArtVoxLive
Concert: Family Force 5
Who can attend? Grades 6-12 and adult sponsors. All adults who attend
must be Conference Safe Sanctuaries certified. Certification can be
completed on line:
www.moumethodist.org/safesanctuaries. You can also check this web site
to see that you are current. Certification is current for 4 years and then
you must go through the process again.
Arrive between: 10:00 am and 1 pm. Inflatables and other activities will
be happening. There will be some new activities this year
( Karaoke, guitar praise, dance
revolution, 4-square, noodle hockey, ultimate beach ball, bubble blowing
contest, revised volleyball, inflatables, booths, lunch, Youth Service Fund
fundraisers (make wax hands for $5 or have your picture
taken, $4). graffiti wall, make your own bumper sticker,). Check in is in
the Upper Trade Center, where you will get name tags, t-shirts, detailed
schedules with locations.
Lunch will be served from 11 am to 1 pm at the
Convention Center across the street.
General Session begins at 1:30 pm. Followed by seminars with the
artists.
Seminars
with the Artists: 4-4:45p
Scott Erikson—Artist—Lower Trade Center
Shane Claiborne—Speaker—Expo Center
Praiz-Worship Band-University Plaza
Ballroom
Lost and Found-Upper Trade Center
Dinner and District Time, district time will be
assigned at registration: 5-7:00pm
Evening session: 7:15 pm
Arrive at churches for sleep, 10:45 pm, Lights out at midnight.
Sunday: breakfast on your own.
Workshops and Skinny Improv: 8-8:45am
Closing Session in Expo Center: 9-11:15a
Cost: $60 if registered by Dec. 14th. $75after Dec. 14th. Final
registration must be received by Jan. 14th.
Cost includes: event, t-shirt, lunch and supper on Saturday, housing if
you stay in a local church, sleeping on the floor. No showers available.
Booths: There will be booths open on Saturday. All of the artists will be
selling merchandise. Cokesbury will be present. There will be Youth
Service Fund fundraising opportunities. An offering will be collected
during worship on Sunday morning.
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Housing: If you choose to stay in a local United Methodist Church, you will
be assigned a church by the leadership committee. We plan to email the
church after Jan. 18 when all registrations have been received. There will
be several churches staying in each location.
You do have the option to pay for Hotel rooms at at the conference price
of $89 per room. Please contact the University Plaza and make your
reservations directly with them but let them know you are with the WOW
conference.
University Plaza Hotel and Convention Center
333 John Q. Hammons Parkway
Springfield, MO 65806
Phone: (417) 864-7333
Travel: Each church is responsible for transportation to Springfield.
There are districts that are chartering buses. Mid-State: contact Tammy
Shelton:
tshelton2112@gmail.com. Southeast: contact Chris Wheeler:
chris.1stumc@sbcglobal.net.
Check back after Dec. 5 for other district information. If you are
interested in a bus from your district and presently there is not one
listed, contact
bevboehmer@aol.com.
Directions to the Expo
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