Irmo Campus

Drop & Shop

Over 100 volunteers came out to serve the Irmo community on a Sunday and Wednesday in December.  The sea of red t-shirts was quite impressive as men and women showed up to wrap presents and provide a fun night out for kids!  It's hard to say who had more fun as new people to Seacoast were able to connect through serving and brush up on their foosball skills at the same time! 

Although we were able to send home about 2,000 invites through the children in 3 local elementary schools, you can't beat the impact of the personal evangelism plan!  Coworkers, neighbors and friends of our campus dropped their children off and took tours of our facility with promises to come back after seeing the wide smiles on their children's faces!

Chili Cookoff Results

Almost 200 turned out to see who could test the Tums to the limit at our 3rd annual chili cook-off.  The small groups came out in full force to rally back for Fall and pulled out some serious competition.  The winners were:

Best Team Spirit: Chucks Angels  (Chuck Ward, Sandra Penland, Hazel Holcombe & Carol Barrett and other supporters)  The white angel costumes with wings really was over the top!  (Only an angel could wear white to a chili cook-off!)

Hottest Chili:  Carl Thompson - Smokin hot chili! Hands down winner! Did he have a permit for those peppers and were they imported?

Best Fix-ins (and as a side result, best sore loser) The student ministry led by Todd Bain's multiple attempts, uh, recipes, to reclaim his championship trophy from last year.  We've never seen so many varieties of cheese and hot sauce as condiments, one might have been confused as to which competition they were perhaps entering...

Best Alternative - White chili - Tonya Hayes, why, it was sooooo good, you'd think it was Paula Dean's recipe!

And the surprise upset of the evening went to Todd Vollertsen and Tim Derrick and their group as the BEST CHILI (and dessert too, if you tasted the ooey gooey butter dessert).  Congratulations!

Carly is still looking for the remains of her banana pudding dish, last seen with a spoon and Patrick Connelly...please report any sightings...return back, pictures to come soon!

Zoneapalooza!

This isn't your grandma's Sunday School outing!  Check out these less embarrassing photos of a fantastic event for our 4th-6th graders Friday night!  (The more embarrassing shots will be sent directly to parents for future use!)  Thank you Russell & Andrea Sims and their team of crazy and willing helpers, Tim, Rachel, Todd, Shawn & Jessie!

LAFF Luau

If you are Forty-five years or better, married or single, don't miss this great opportunity to connect with others on Saturday, July 28th.  We're having a luau at Ron & Angie Glancy's lake house.  Contact us at angieglancy@yahoo.com to learn more or to be placed on the mailing list for this and future events!

Zoneapalooza

Friday Night, July 20th from 6:30-10:00.  For rising 4th-6th graders - a very cool and fun time to hang out with friends and enjoy games, great food and your favorite music!  Invite your friends, it's free and parents are out!  Contact Zone Coordinators Russell and Andrea Sims at andreasims@seacoast.org for more information.

Fiesta Grande

What a great time we had when almost 60 women came out to connect!  We munched and played Bunco, most for the very first time!  You wouldn't believe how excited a bunch of women can get just by rolling 3 dice and coming up with the same number...Maybe it was the frozen fruit drinks served tableside by our lovely Senioritas, Ana and Mikayla or perhaps it was just sitting down with other ladies who we had something in common with and getting to know them and becoming known a little better.  Either way, those who missed it, missed a great night.  Get ready men, we've decided to help you Connect next...

Ladies Connection - Fiesta Bunco

For women ages 18 and better, don’t miss this fantastic night to connect with other women your age with whom you have things in common!  This is a large group/small group event and will be fun and very easy to get to know others.  No skill or knowledge is required.  Just register, come, relax and have a fiesta grande time!  We’ll be enjoying Mexican snacks and refreshing beverages all with a theme, of course!  If you heard about chocolate night or spa night, you won’t want to miss this one either!  Bring a friend or invite the lady sitting next to you to join you there!  Register by e-mailing angelapeterson@seacoast.org

NEW UPDATE::: Instead of the original plan to bring books & magazines to swap as prizes...please bring canned food for HARVEST HOPE food bank as your contribution for the evening...we'll take care of the prizes and the rest of the food and fun!

Harbor Town Treasure Hunt/Pool Party

Sunday, June 24th at 5:00 - If you have children entering 1st-4th grade for the 07-08 school year, don't miss this great time of fellowship for the kids and families!  This is a great time to meet other parents of your child's friend from Kidscoast!  The party is free and will include a giant treasure hunt with clues, pool swimming (bring suits), (lifeguards provided), hot dog cookout and lots of fun for everyone.  Contact Cindy Vollertsen and toddvollertsen@seacoast.org for directions or call 530-3195 for more information.

Women's Connection Spa Night

We had over 50 women participate and serve each other at the Women's Spa night.  Our purpose was to help ladies who are new to Seacoast or who've been here a while and haven't connected to meet other ladies.  And a lot pampering was done along the way...

Easter Sunday

We had a great day on Easter Sunday.  Between our two services, we had a great hot breakfast and an egg hunt for our kids!  1600 eggs were hidden, often in plain sight but it was still very sweet.  Our efforts to invite friends, family and the community brought in at least 150 guests!  It was just 4 years ago that 13 people met in Pastor Jeff and Melanie's house for our Easter Celebration together for the first time as a group and here we are, 800 strong!  Happy Easter, indeed!