DiscoveryBound Outreach

Alumni Getting Involved: Giving Back through Chapter Work

Oct 19, 2017 Comments Off on Alumni Getting Involved: Giving Back through Chapter Work
Feb 7 @ 5:34 pm

Long before she became a parent, Jessica Dees was looking out for her Sunday School students. “Middle school is a great time for them to know that there are other Christian Scientists around,” says Jessica, who has volunteered as a DiscoveryBound (DB) Outreach chapter worker in Jacksonville, Florida for the last 15 years.

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Alumni Profiles: Where Are They Now?

Jul 28, 2017 Comments Off on Alumni Profiles: Where Are They Now?
Feb 7 @ 5:34 pm

Zipline catches up with alumni from the A/U Ranches and DiscoveryBound programs: Steve Abbott, Jordan Jenkins and Sedge Southworth.

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Never Too Grown Up to Have Fun

Jul 28, 2017 Comments Off on Never Too Grown Up to Have Fun
Feb 7 @ 5:34 pm

I have been involved with DiscoveryBound (DB) Outreach for 11 years as a teen participant, chaperone and volunteer. There are many reasons I keep coming back to give more to this wonderful organization, but one conversation in particular sticks out.

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Abundant Firsts

Jan 4, 2017 Comments Off on Abundant Firsts
Feb 7 @ 5:34 pm

I watched my son pedal away on his new bike with little help from me or my husband. Our role was only a matter of holding the seat while he climbed aboard, and then he was off in a hurry. He had gracefully transitioned from a small toddler’s balance bike to what he deemed his “big boy bike with pedals” with little interruption, and we were so proud.

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Alumni Profiles: Where Are They Now?

Oct 22, 2016 Comments Off on Alumni Profiles: Where Are They Now?
Feb 7 @ 5:34 pm

Zipline catches up with alumni from the A/U Ranches and DiscoveryBound, including three of the eight new National Alumni Board members: Sarah Andrews, Virginia Early, Floyd Jones, Lissa Hedlund Murphy and Mark Strickland.

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Adults 20s-30s Find Shared Spiritual Interests – and Lots of Fun – at New England Events

Jul 24, 2016 Comments Off on Adults 20s-30s Find Shared Spiritual Interests – and Lots of Fun – at New England Events
Feb 7 @ 5:34 pm

In the years after college and before parenthood, fun and clean social events seem to be harder to find. Through DiscoveryBound Outreach Affinity Group activities, I’ve really appreciated being able to interact with other Christian Scientists who are in the same stage of life that I am.

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Get Involved this Summer and Fall

Jul 20, 2016 Comments Off on Get Involved this Summer and Fall
Feb 7 @ 5:34 pm

Come home to Adult Mini Camp, visit Washington, DC with DiscoveryBound Outreach, share our programs with your young friends, volunteer, connect with other alumni, give back – there are so many ways to get involved.

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Spring 2016 Alumni Profiles: Where Are They Now?

Apr 27, 2016 Comments Off on Spring 2016 Alumni Profiles: Where Are They Now?
Feb 7 @ 5:34 pm

Zipline catches up with alumni from the A/U Ranches, the A/U Chapter program (now DiscoveryBound Outreach), and DiscoveryBound’s National Leadership Council: Joy Anderson, Steve Chitwood and Laurie Richardson.

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The Best Day of Summer

Jul 16, 2015 Comments Off on The Best Day of Summer
Feb 7 @ 5:34 pm

For most kids, August means that it’s almost September, a.k.a. almost time for school. And, as nerdy as I was as a child, my excitement for the first day of school was rivaled by only one thing: the annual DiscoveryBound picnic. […]

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