Damaris Lopez-Morquecho – Loveland, Colorado … Students from Campion Academy (CA) in Loveland, Colorado, led out worship services at seven different Colorado churches in a school-wide Students with a Testimony (SWAT) trip, January 11. Students traveled as far as Grand Junction and Colorado Springs and even conducted a service at a Spanish-speaking congregation.
Overseen by CA chaplain Lindsey Santana, the theme for the weekend was “Being a Disciple of Jesus.” Students were in charge of running the entire church worship service, including song service, children’s story, special music, and the sermon.
Evie Lange, a CA junior, was a part of a saxophone duet with fellow CA student Quiana Davis at the Grand Junction Seventh-day Adventist Church in Grand Junction, Colorado. “I was excited to do special music,” Lange shared. “It was fun to play with another saxophonist because I have never done that before.”
“The church was very welcoming,” Lange furthered. “Their arms were always open to us and they fed us a delicious lunch. We even stayed Friday night in some church members’ homes; they were very kind.”
CA senior Jasmine Smittick was among the students that were selected to give a sermon at First Denver Indonesian Seventh-day Adventist Church in Commerce City, Colorado. Smittick reflected, “I was very worried at first and overwhelmed, but as I continued to work on it, I was able to not only reach other people, but I also resonated with what I was writing.”
After church service, the church members open their doors with a potluck for the students. “It was really good, and the food was really amazing,” Abigail Brown commented of the meal hosted at the Park Hill Seventh-day Adventist Church in Denver, Colorado.
This was the second annual school-wide SWAT trip, helping students become leaders and more involved in church. Next year, students and staff look forward to reaching out to even more area churches.
—Damaris Lopez-Morquecho, Campion Academy Student News Team. Photos supplied.
