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P.O. Box 32354  .  Minneapolis, MN 55432
Phone (763) 786-1105 or (952) 431-3400   .    Fax (763) 784-2958  .  www.ccga.org

11th Annual CCGA Charity Golf Tournament
Thursday, June 5, 2008

On Thursday, June 5, 2008, the Christian Community Golf Association and participating Twin City area churches will hold the 11th Annual Charity Golf Tournament at Wild Marsh Golf Club in Buffalo, MN.

The Christian Community Golf Association (CCGA) held its First Annual Charity Golf Tournament on July 31, 1998!  The origin of this event was inspired at 30,000 feet by a group of Promise Keepers on the way to Washington, D.C. They gathered with over 1 million men at the Promise Keepers scared assembly on October 4th, 1997. All present at the assembly were encouraged to focus on Jesus Christ and to participate in activities which would help being down racial and denominational barriers.

The format will be a scramble consisting of up to 36 teams from various participating churches in the Twin City area. The purpose of this Fellowship event is as follows:

1. Fellowship: Christian golfing together as church teams for the first 18 hole scramble. Then participants play an additional 18 holes with players other than those from their own congregation. This "faith mixer" will provide the opportunity for you to meet new friends and share your faith in a recreational setting. The day will conclude with awards, prizes, and an agape meal together.

2. Participating Church Fundraiser: CCGA will provide participating church teams tournament information and sponsorship pledge cards which they may use for raising funds needed for tournament entry fees plus their own church's ministry projects or designated charity. A registration fee of $200 is required for each golfer and is due CCGA by June 1st. Additional funds above the $800 team (4 players/team) entry fee will be applied to the individual church's ministry projects. Furthermore, each team's selected ministry project will receive a check from CCGA for up to $100.00 ($25.00 per paid team player) after the tournament. All team supported ministries and/or charities must agree with CCGA's compliance requirements, e.g. CCGA's Statement of Faith.

3. CCGA Charity Partner Project: International Ministerial Fellowship (IMF), located in Fridley, is an association of independent Christian ministers and lay leaders located in approximately 49 states and 27 foreign countries. They have been called to serve those laboring in front-line Christian ministry, both independent and denominational churches. IMF's special ministry project, to be funded by this year's tournament, is the construction of a new ministry headquarters to be build at the corner of East Moore Lake Drive and 63rd Avenue NE in Fridley.

Please register early to ensure your placement in this years Annual CCGA Charity Tournament!!!

Possible Church Projects

1. Foreign mission projects
   o food distribution
   o medical services
   o transportation services
   o spiritual ministry
   o many other potential projects

2. National Home Mission Projects
   o inner city economical development
   o service ministry to single parents
   o housing projects for the elderly
   o spiritual ministry
   o many other potential projects

3. Projects to Strengthen Families
   o family counseling or seminar sponsorship
   o financial benevolence projects
   o many other potential projects

4. Provide Summer Camps and Sport Clinics for Kids
   o needed resources for camp or clinics
   o summer camp sponsorships
   o many other potential projects

5. Construct Facilities
   o provide project funding assistance
   o provide building materials and /or labor
   o many other potential projects

6. Encourage Cooperative Efforts Shared by Laymen from a Variety of Churches and Denominations
   o many other potential projects
   

This list will expand with projects that were sponsored from our other Annual CCGA Charity Golf Tournament.