FAQs
- When does CHIC begin on July 12?
- Checkin will begin at 11AM on July 12. We do offer an early arrival option for groups that need to arrive on the 11th. There is an additional $25 per person fee for the accommodations on the 11th. Check in for the early arrival is 7:00 PM. Also, no meals are provided on the 11th. The first meal
offered is dinner on July 12. A welcome party will be held throughout the day, with the first gathering after dinner at 7PM. The opening night mainstage worship will probably begin at 8:30PM. Please note that this schedule is subject to slight modifications. - Will breakfast be provided on the last day of CHIC, July 17?
- No. July 17 is just the checkout day. The last provided meal is dinner on July 16.
- When will promotional materials arrive?
- Promotional materials, including posters, guidebooks, and registration materials, will be sent to all Covenant churches in June 2008. A promotional DVD will be sent in August, just in time for your fall kick-offs.
- How much does CHIC cost?
- Early registration fees if paid in full by January 31, 2009, is $499. Consult the fees and deadlines tables on the registration page for other deadlines and prices. Please note that these fees do NOT include your transportation costs to and from CHIC.
- What are the adult age requirements?
- Adult counselor applicants must be at least 21 years of age by September 1, 2009. Staff applicants (adults not serving as counselors) must be at least 19 years of age by September 1, 2009 and be at least one year out of high school.
- What are the student age requirements?
- High school students are eligible to attend CHIC if: 1) they will complete grade 9, 10, 11 or 12 in the 2008-2009 school year OR; 2) they will be at least 15 years old as of September 1, 2009.
- Must I attend a Covenant Church to attend CHIC?
- Students need not attend a Covenant Church, but their registrations must come through a Covenant Church which is going to CHIC. This will help facilitate housing, small groups, etc. For help in finding a host church, contact the liaison for your conference.
- Can students who went to CHIC 2006 go to CHIC 2009?
- Yes. All students who meet the age requirements can attend CHIC 2009, even if they went to CHIC 2006.
- When will CHIC 2009 be held?
- Save the dates now for CHIC 2009, which will begin on Sunday, July 12, 2009, and end on Friday, July 17 of the very same year.
- Where will CHIC 2009 be held?
- No need to bring along your orange-tinted sunglasses, because CHIC 2009 will return to the oh-so-very hospitable and oh-so-very orange University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee.
- What’s with the “Undone” theme?
- It is an interesting thing to come in contact with the divine, for God does seem to undo the things that we have spent so much of our lives doing. The brilliant thing about that encounter is that after God has undone our work we are empowered to do all the undone work of the Kingdom.
Send your unanswered questions to mike@chic2009.org.