Based in Joplin, Mo., this year CIY will host more than 20,000 high schoolers at over 20 summer conferences held on college campuses nationwide. Four of those weeks, representing 3,200 teens, are held in East Tennessee at Milligan. The teens come with their youth groups from as far away as Florida and Michigan for a five-day conference. Mornings are spent in elective classes geared around issues facing today's teens.
Afternoons are free for recreation and hanging out at the dorms with friends.
Evenings are spent in powerful praise and worship times in Seeger Chapel. Special evening features include visits from professional comedy teams, drama groups, multimedia presentations and Christian concerts. Our goal is to show teens how they can make the right choices. It's powerful and exciting. On Thursday of each week, youth groups are free to spend the afternoon off-campus exploring East Tennessee.