Welcome
This year, the English ministries of the southern California Evangelical Formosan Churches will host our annual winter retreat at Pine Summit Christian Camps for four days and three nights over the Christmas break. Come worship, fellowship, and grow! You’ll meet many people from other EFC churches!
There will be two separate tracks for the campers. Everyone will meet together for joint worship and then break into two groups:
Junior High, High School, College, and Adult combined
Children
Campers are assigned to small groups for junior high and up (typically anywhere from 4 to 10 people) to help facilitate deeper discussions after each of the messages. Children have their own lesson, which is related to the theme in the adult program but on a kid level. Lesson activities include Bible memory verses, crafts, and games.
Retreat Theme: Rooted and Life Forward
“You have searched me, Lord,
and you know me.”
Date/Location
Thur, Dec 29 – Sun, Jan 1
Pine Summit Christian Camps
700 Wren Drive
Big Bear Lake, CA [map]
Deadlines
Early: $249
Sunday, October 16, 2022
Regular: $269
Sunday, November 20, 2022
Late: $289
Sunday, December 4, 2022
Map of Grounds
Registration Charts
These charts and tables represent registrant data in real time.
Registration
ALL individuals must fill out the form, regardless of age.
Family room requests can be made and will be honored by priority:
Parents with young children 5th grade and under (youth 6th grade and higher are not eligible unless for medical or other special reasons)
Married couples (contingent upon space)
Retreat fees:
Age 2 and under: FREE
Age 3 and up to and including 5th grade (MUST be accompanied by at least one parent/guardian at retreat): $190, regardless of the date registered
Grades 6-12, college, adult:
Early: Sunday, October 16, 2022, 11:59 pm: $249
Regular: Sunday, November 20, 2022, 11:59 pm: $269
Late: Sunday, December 4, 2022, 11:59 pm: $289
Refund policy:
Regardless of the date registered, $190
Last day to request a refund is December 1, 2022.
Absolutely NO SUBSTITUTIONS allowed. :/
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There are TWO steps to register:
1. Register for Winter Retreat (Registration is now closed)
2. Give a check to your local church registrar (payable to your local church) for your registration amount. Done!
Registrars
Your local church registrar has a wealth of information about Winter Retreat. They will collect your registration fee from you.
EFC Alhambra: Angel Chau
EFC Arcadia: Cheryl Chan
EFC Chino Valley: Esther Chen
EFC East Valley: Joe Lin
Generations Church: Andy Kuo
Grace Bible Church:
EFC Hacienda Heights:
EFC Irvine: KC Liu
EFC Los Angeles: Jimmy Chen
EFC Orange County: Justin Leu
EFC Rowland Heights: Nicholas Leigh
EFC San Diego: Louis Kiang
EFC San Fernando Valley: Kevin Fang
EFC South Bay: Pauline Lim
Packing List
Bring:
Winter clothing for four days, three nights
Toiletries/medicine
Sleeping bag/pillow
Bible/pen
Optimism
Money ($20 max)
Flashlight
Don’t Bring:
Handheld games
Weapons/firearms
VHS players
Firecrackers
Flamethrowers
Illegal drugs
Alcohol
Pets
Skateboard/scooter
Rollerblades
Rusty cleavers
Any other kind of cleaver
Speakers
There are two separate tracks for campers based on age: (1) Junior High, High School, College, and Adult and (2) Children. Everyone will meet together for joint worship and then we will break into separate groups for the messages.
Dr. Richard Cook
Track: Junior High, High School, College, and Adult
Richard Cook is Associate Professor of Church History and Missions at Logos Evangelical Seminary in El Monte, California and serves as Director of the M.A.I.C.S. Program. He came to Logos in 2011. He served as a missionary and seminary professor in Taiwan for over ten years, and before coming to Logos he taught Missions and Chinese Church History at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Chicago (2003-2011). He has MDiv and ThM degrees from TEDS and a PhD in Modern Chinese History from the University of Iowa. He is the author of Darkest Before the Dawn: A Brief History of the Rise of Christianity in China, published by Pickwick Publications (2021) and Expanding the Boundaries: 23 People Who Built the Christian Church, (為神拓疆的工匠──23位貫穿教會歷史的精品人物) published by Tien Dao Publishing House (2022) (in Chinese).
Rick, along with his Taiwanese wife Pei Fang and three children, blew into LA in a Penske rental truck in 2011. Natives from Chicago and Taiwan, they quickly settled comfortably into southern California, loving the sun and mosquito-free environment. The three siblings all stayed in the Golden State, graduating from Cal Poly Pomona, Harvey Mudd College, and UCSB. Rick ventured to the area to take a position at Logos Evangelical Seminary in El Monte, and shortly after arriving the family found a home at EFCLA. In 2016 Rick participated in the establishment of Generations Church LA, an English-language EFC congregation in Temple City.
Richard and his wife Pei Fang live in Glendora, CA and they have three adult children.
Child Evangelism Fellowship
Track: Children
Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) has been used by God since 1937. CEF is a Bible-centered organization composed of born-again believers whose purpose is to evangelize boys and girls with the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and to establish (disciple) them in the Word of God and in a local church for Christian living. In the last ministry year, CEF workers worldwide reached over 25.4 million children with the Good News of Jesus Christ and 10.4 million children made a first time profession of faith in Jesus.
Olumide and Deanna have been happily married for three years. They love to teach young children about God’s Word and about our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. They also enjoy having picnics at the park, watching movies together, playing board games, and spending time with family.
Olumide (Olu) has been serving with CEF for over ten years. He is the Local Coordinator for the CEF Ventura County Chapter. Olu has been involved in different aspects of ministry for many years from speaking, mentoring, organizing ministry events, teacher training, telling bible stories to children, and more.
Deanna has been serving with CEF for over 12 years. She works at the CEF Southern California State Office, teaches Good News Club (an after school Bible Club) at three elementary schools, helps train teachers on how to share the gospel with children, organizes ministry events, and more.
Activities
Amenities
Lodging
Ponderosa Dining Hall
Pre-Retreat Rallies
Photos from Previous Retreats
Workshops
Workshops are an important part of Winter Retreat. It gives campers the opportunity to choose among different topics that interest them. Topics and sessions are subject to change. That's just the way it is.
Retreat Schedule
All times AND events subject to change. This is just to give you a general idea of the flow of the schedule.
| Sun, Jan 1 | Fri, Dec 30 | Sat, Dec 31 | |
| 7:30 | Devotions | Devotions | Devotions |
| 8:00 | BREAKFAST | BREAKFAST | BREAKFAST |
| 9:00 | Move Out | Prayer meeting | Prayer meeting |
| 9:30 | Session 6 | Session 2 | Session 4 |
| 10:30 | Communion | ||
| 11:00 | Small Group | Small Group | Small Group |
| 12:00 | LUNCH | LUNCH | LUNCH |
| 1:00 | Departure | Group Picture | Workshop 2 |
| 1:30 | Worskhop 1 | ||
| 2:00 | Free Time | Free time | |
| 3:30 | Thu, Dec 29 | ||
| 5:00 | DINNER | DINNER | DINNER |
| 6:00 | Meet Small Groups | ||
| 6:30 | Session 1 | Session 3 | Session 5 |
| 8:00 | Small Group | Small Group | Small Group |
| 9:00 | Snacks, T-shirt Dist. | Snacks | Snacks |
| 9:30 | Testimonies | ||
| 10:00 | SGL Mtg | SGL Mtg | |
| 10:30 | |||
| 11:00 | SGL Mtg | ||
| 11:30 | Lights out | Lights Out | Lights Out |
Post-Retreat Media
2022 EFC Winter Retreat Slideshow
Group Picture
Post Retreat Survey
We hope you had a wonderful time at Winter Retreat, and we hope you were blessed in your time there. We would really like to know how to make Winter Retreat better! Please fill out our survey and let us know your thoughts!