Spring Mission Trips
Spring Breakout is an alternative spring break opportunity for high school and college-aged groups in March. Groups will complete service projects of varying difficulty throughout their time at camp. Groups typically stay with us for five days, including three days of service. Read more about our programming and a typical week of Spring Breakout in our 2024 Registration Guide. Registration for Spring Breakout will open October 18th.
Contact Jacey with questions, concerns, or for help with planning.
Connect
Learn more about Mountain T.O.P.'s Spring Breakout program by filling out the form below or reaching out to us at recruiting@mountain-top.org.
Registration Information
dates
spring 2024:
Week 1: March 3 - 8
Week 2: March 10 - 15
Week 3: March 17 - 22
The week is from 5:00 p.m. CST on Sunday to 10:00 a.m. CST on Friday.
Groups can opt to arrive at 3:30 p.m. for an interactive hands-on construction orientation. Our staff will provide a brief training with power tools for those who are interested and have not had the opportunity to do tool training prior to arrival.
pricing
PARTICIPANT FEES:
The camper fee for Spring Breakout is $290/person. This fee includes all meals, lodging, and spiritual life programming for Sunday evening–Friday morning.
Additional Programming Opportunities:
Groups can request to lengthen or shorten their stay if communicated at the time of registration. Adjusting the duration of your trip or participating in the ropes course will affect your pricing. Please contact Jacey (jacey@mountain-top.org) about customizing your trip.
$15/person: Low ropes course led by the Mountain T.O.P. Staff
$15/person/night: Additional overnight stay
$10/person/meal: Additional meals outside of Sunday dinner - Friday breakfast
Discounts:
The Contact Person for every group attends free of charge.
Additionally, we will be offering rebates based on group size in order to help offset vehicle and travel costs. If you bring a group of…
15 or more people, you will receive a rebate of $145.
30 or more people, receive a rebate of $415.
45 or more people, receive a rebate of $550.
registration information
Program Requirements & Description:
Spring Breakout is for youth, young adults, and adults to experience minor and major home repair.
There must be a ratio of at least 1 adult (25 years & older) for every 5 youth (17 & younger).
There must be 1 vehicle for every 7 participants (youth & adults included). The ideal Ministry Production Team (MPT) size is 7 participants to keep everyone engaged and contributing to the experience.
Each group must provide a first aid kit for each of their vehicles. Groups do not have to provide their own tools or materials for the home repair projects.
Mountain T.O.P. does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, gender, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, or ability.
To Get Started:
The Contact Person of the group will register on behalf of the entire group. Individuals within the group will not register for themselves.
Please review our 2024 Spring Breakout Registration Guide to get a good idea of what to expect before registering your group. Here you can read in depth about financial guidelines, program requirements, and payment schedules.
COVID-19 Protocols
We will continue to reevaluate best practices and the necessary protocols as circumstances change closer to the summer. Our goal is to ensure the safety of our campers, staff, and local community. We will continue to follow updates and guidelines from the CDC and American Camp Association. The ACA, ACN, and CDC once again recommend layering non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) for the purpose of monitoring, mitigating, and preventing the spread of COVID-19 in our camp community and staff. As we move away from our 2020-2021 COVID-19 Protocols, our guidelines are now more aimed to prevent spreading in the event a positive case occurs while in camp. We do not require masks or vaccinations for participation, but either are encouraged in order to make each participant feel as comfortable as possible while in camp. We recommend monitoring for symptoms of any communicable illness 48 hours before arrival to camp.
Planning Resources
As you plan your trip, there are a few vital resources for you:
REGISTRATION GUIDE
Haven’t registered yet? Start by reviewing our guide for 2024! The Spring Breakout Registration Guide has all the information you need to know about vehicles, tools, packing lists, paperwork, and more!
There is also team training materials included to help prepare your group for the trip. Training your team for the Mountain T.O.P. experience is absolutely crucial. We honor those we are serving when we choose to invest in learning who they are, what their context is, and what assets they bring to the table. Promoting the dignity of all people is of utmost importance to us.
Paperwork & Forms
All groups are required to send in a roster of their participants with final payments, due February 15. Contact Persons should download the blank file, fill out the information, save the file as “2023 Roster Group Name - City, State,” and email the completed roster to Jacey.
This is also where you can indicate any dietary needs, allergies, and “special circumstances” in your group, such as any accessibility needs, early departures, late arrivals, etc.
All participants 18+ must submit an Adult Self-Screening form at the time of the group’s final payment, February 15. This form verifies that all adults have current background checks on file at their church, school, or place of employment, or indicates that someone needs a new check run by MTOP.
All participants will need to bring two copies of the Medical Information form to camp. These will be turned in during registration on Sunday of your camp week.
All participants will need to bring two copies of the Statement of Activities & Release to camp. These will be turned in during registration on Sunday of your camp week. Don’t forget to have these notarized for youth 17 and under!
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the sleeping accommodations like?
Participants stay in cabins on site. These cabins have 10 - 14 rooms with either two sets of bunk beds or two twin beds. There are bathrooms and a common area in each cabin, along with a refrigerator and beautiful porch to enjoy. Participants are responsible for providing their own bedding and towels. During check-in, groups will either be given a cabin or number of rooms to be used by their group. It is up to them to decide how specific rooms are assigned.
I don’t have any construction experience. Is this a good place for me?
Absolutely! This is why we create Ministry Production Teams (MPTs) so those with little to no skill can be taught by those who do. We see that there are four needs that need to be addressed: physical, social, emotional, and spiritual. While the physical needs will be met through the home repair work, we highly emphasize building relationships with the families. Taking time to get to know the family is important. Additionally, there are always small tasks to help with, including site clean up and safety coordination.
How are meals provided?
Breakfast and dinner are hot meals provided in our Dining Hall, served family style. A cooler lunch will be prepared for you to bring to the work site and to share with the family you are working with. All meals from Sunday dinner to Friday breakfast are provided. Our kitchen staff can accommodate dietary needs and allergies. We ask that if you have dietary lifestyle choices that you assist our kitchen staff by providing some of your own food. Please contact Jacey (jacey@mountain-top.org) with further questions regarding meals.
Do you have wi-fi?
Yes, we do! The signal might not always be reliable in the cabin area, but is available in the Dining Hall, Meeting Side, and Staff Lodge.
Where exactly am I going, and how do I get there?
The physical address for Camp Cumberland Pines is: 480 Old Hwy 56, Coalmont, TN 37313. We suggest using Google Maps for navigational purposes. You can search “Mountain Top” and it will direct you to the correct place!