2002 ENTRIES AND WINNERS
The Source for Youth Ministry put on a contest for all youth workers, volunteer
or paid, to reward them for driving a hideous heap!
Youth Specialties sponsored this
contest and awarded their new
IDEAS LIBRARY on CD ROM as the prize (a $180 value)!
Winner was posted in April 2002.
Take a look at the winner ...
Director of Christian Education Intern, Belleville, Illinois
My Car: Nicknamed "The Golden Roach" ('85 Plymouth Turismo) by my college friends - door handle
and muffler have fallen off, horn used to honk when turning right, locks broke and had to climb
in the hatchback - which doesn't stay open on its own, has decided to accelerate by itself, some
parts held by duct tape, only been on fire once though!
and some of the other entries ...
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Steven C.
Full time youth pastor at New Community Church in LaGrange, GA.
My Truck is a 1982 Chevy S-10. It has no air conditioning, it has been in 3 wrecks, and
until recently, I had to start it with a screwdriver under the hood because my ignition was
broken. This is the only car I have ever owned. I have been driving it since I was 15. 15
years, 200,000 miles and counting!!!!
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| David R.
This is my third year teaching 8th
grade sunday school, (what was i thinking!)
This is my hoopty, don't laugh i
really drive it. Its a 90 Grand Am all for under $600.00. Belive it or not i
work at a body shop. I even washed it last week but the pressure washer blew
more of my paint off, won't do that again. Also my muffler fell off a couple
weeks ago so she is sounding pretty racie
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| Mark I.full-time paid
youth minister
1980 Pontiac Phoenix
Jacked-up power windows, oil leaks,
weird annoying noise when driving,
stalls when turning right, cracked
interior, old-school radio (tuner doesn’t
work), odometer and speedometer
don’t work, youth love this car
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Geoffrey J.
Full Time Paid Student Pastor @
Green Valley Baptist Church located in Henderson, NV
1957 Ford Pickup Truck.
No air (with temperatures around 115 degrees in the summer!) Radio works, but I
have to turn the volume up really loud to be able to hear it over the sound of
the engine. Sometimes the transmission hangs and I have to drive around in first
gear. (I love my truck!)
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| Josh C.
full-time Jr. High Youth
Pastor at Grace Church, Des Moines, Iowa.
This is "Whitey"-No AC, check
engine and airbag light always on, shakes at any speed over 60 mph, seats at
least 7, bumper dented and scratched but it runs!!
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| Reggie E.
Youth Pastor for CrossCurrent in Smyrna, NC
My van has been used for
everything. As you can see I used it recently for a stuff the van contest. It
has no air or decent radio and it gets the job done.
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| Doug A.
Full-time paid youth minister
My heap: 1987 Toyota, a.k.a. "Chinese mafia
van" with 238,000 miles on it! It's got bondo under the front mask, overheats
occasionally, and has mismatched wheels! This picture is actually an
improvement! Ah, well, such is the life of a youth minister!
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| Rusty D.Minister to Students, Houston River
Baptist Church, Sulphur, LA 70663
This is my no frills car that my students
love to trash periodically. It is ugly, but faithful to get me there. Most of
all—it’s paid for!<
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| Jeff T.full time youth dude (pastor),
The King's Church, Tampa, FL
My heap is a 1994 Dodge Caravan with a "CUSTOM"
(pealing) paint job! She's got about 150,000 miles on her and still "TICKING"
(literally "TICKING"!)
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| Suzanne H.Bedford, TX [that makes the
no a/c part especially meaningful]
volunteer
Note: my car has way too many
problems to fit into 30 words but I'll try.
My heap: no a/c. burns and
leaks oil, 1 quart a week. will not pass emissions test. ceiling like circus
tent; held aloft by system of hangers, safety pins. sometimes starts, often
doesn't. frequent flats. odometer stuck 2 years. living up to name - dying
nasty.
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Ian B.Minister of Emerging
Leaders, Sequoia Community Church, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
'91 Caprice that
is being eaten by rust. Duct tape on the tailgate is there - along with some
drywall screws - to prevent the 1 1/2 gallons of bondo from falling out! (It
already sticks out about 1/2 an inch.) There are now major holes pretty much
everywhere along the sides of the car.! It has no exhaust, and almost
400,000kms!
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John M.Valley View Bible Church, Paradise Valley,
AZ
I know this isn't the worst in Youth ministry, but my church is in
Paradise Valley. Which is a nice area of town. (Very Nice)
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Jason B.Minister To Students/Recreation at Arapaho
Road Baptist Church in Garland, TX
My 1984 Tan and Brown Ford Bronco II. It
was a freebie, and still runs (when it's not wet outside!) And she can go
ANYWHERE I point her!
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Brandon & Amie M.Volunteer Youth Sponsor
That Silver Bullet has only got two
seats, and one seatbelt, cracked windshield, the back hatch won't open, no
radio, no air, but it runs, and we always get there.
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Mike W.Full time youth pastor.
My 1988 Dodge Omni has been through a
lot. But even though it's a sight for sore eyes, the teen guys didn't mind
riding in it because it guaranteed that the young ladies would definitely
look.
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Brad B.Little League Coach, Mansfield, Texas.
My camo bug turned many heads while at Baylor University.
Sure didn't fit in with all of the BMW's running around campus. It has since died and gone to VW heaven.
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David C.Full-Time Youth Pastor for 20 years
Northwest Baptist Church, Miami, FL
If I were to list everything wrong with it, there wouldn't be enough room.
So let me list what is right with it:
1. It starts (sometimes)
2. It goes into drive and reverse (on its own)
3. It starts at point A and if I'm lucky it will get me to point B
(fortuantely, I only live 1/2 mile from the church)
4. The brakes do work although spongy
This was my wife's car when she was in high school. I'm going to use it
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Edward H.Paid, full-time youthworker
This is "Otto" the 72 VW camper bus. He is a little rusty around the edges
but can "legally" hold 5 kids in seat belts. He also comes stock with a
refrigerator (always filled with coke and dr. pepper), and a sink, which comes
in handy on those long road trips (ask me how I know)! Did I mention you can
bring one less tent on campouts? 2 Junior highers in the pop top! |
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Kennie J.Full-time Youth Pastor at El Camino Christian Church in Sunnyvale, CA
1981 Volvo Station Wagon
Backwards 3rd seat (under 5'2" only)
Malfunctioning odometer reads 213,000 (6000 for past 3 years?!?)
Gas gauge - full or empty = "E" anything else is somewhere above "E"
Honks like a hit goose when shifting into 2nd or 3rd or hitting dips
More rattles than Babies'R'Us
Stereo? HA!
Moody power windows and locks, but I never bother to lock it - if someone
steals it, they're doing me a favor! |
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Tim A.Winterset Foursquare Gospel Church, Winterset IA
volunteer youth group leader along w/ my wife.
This is my truck. I got it from a friend for $250 because the motor was bad
but it runs good enough to haul youth stuff around it makes a lot of funny
noises though. We have an old church van to haul the kids in , we got it for
free (even better).
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Andrew L.
Full time Youth Pastor (Junior & Senior High)
The 1985
Chevy Chevette. It has been nicknamed by the youth as "White Lighting". It
gets me where I need to go and is a good conversation starter with
people.
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Brian S.S.
Full time youth Pastor, North Oak Church of the
Nazarene, Kansas City,MO.
The 1985 Chevy Chevette. It has been nicknamed by the youth as "White Lighting". It
gets me where I need to go and is a good conversation starter with
people. It's not the parts from four different
vehicles that makes "Betty" special, its the way they don't fit,so the fan
hits the shroud and the hood will unlatch at inopportune moments.
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Steve C.
Volunteer Youth leader at New Hope Christian Church, Sigonella
Sicily.
(I'm in the Navy stationed overseas in Sicily and we attend an
American Church)
1987 Fiat Panda. Nicknamed Ling Ling after the Chinese Panda
that died. No air, manual windows (push it down, pull it up), no radio but if I
sing loud enough you can hear me over the engine. Need to use choke to start it.
Built to comfortably fit a 5'10" man, I'm 6'3" so my head touches roof and makes
my hair stand on end.
If you look at the inside picture you can see the
window access in the door to allow for manual operation. Handle is for show.
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Ronnie F.
paid Associate Minister/Youth Minister at Central Christian
Church.
71 AMC Hornet Bright Blue, choke won't stay, paint peels, backfires
at shutoff, doors don't lock, gaskets leak, no a/c, Inline-6 that gets 15mpg,
heater burns antifreeze, radiator leaks.
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