Renew in the Smokies - Seniors Bus Trip

CC Seniors Charter Bus Trip

Renew in the Smokies, Johnson University – Knoxville, Tennessee

Sunday, June 1st through Friday, June 6th  

THERE IS A TWO PART SIGNUP / PAYMENT REQUIREMENT

PART 1 INCLUDES

Round trip motor coach transportation

1 night accommodation at Hampton Inn, Spartanburg, S.C.

Breakfast at the hotel

Transfers from Johnson University to Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, Tennessee

The bus cost is $400.00 per person

The hotel cost is $80.00 per person (double occupancy)

$160.00 per person (single)

This is Optional

On Wednesday we will be going into Pigeon Forge for dinner and a show.

If you want to go to the Old Mill Restaurant and The Country Tonite Variety Show, it will be an additional $60.00 per person.

PART 2 INCLUDES

Johnson University Costs will be paid directly to them by going online at www.JohnsonU.edu/Renew  

Their cost for room, board all your meals, activities, teaching… really everything you need from Monday evening to Friday morning is $370.00 per person – double occupancy, or $445.00 for single occupancy.

Please contact Mark Tyre at (904) 886-3984 with any questions.

Itinerary for the Week

June 1st – Sunday

  • 7:00am bus arrives for loading at Christ’s Church – 6045 Greenland Road, Jacksonville, FL

  • 7:30am bus departs Christ’s Church - go to Hampton Inn & Suites, I-26 – Westgate Mall  801 Spartan Blvd., Spartanburg, SC 29301

  • Stop for breaks along the way – bathroom/stretch your legs as well as lunch at Cracker Barrel, TBD.

June 2nd – Monday

  • Breakfast at Hampton Inn from 7:15 to 8:15 – loading up on the bus and departing at 8:30am Stop for breaks along the way – bathroom and stretch legs (rest areas)

  • 10:00 to 11:00am Stop at Billy Graham’s Training Center “The Cove” Chapel for brief tour

  • Stop for lunch to be determined as we travel.

  • 3:00 pm Arrive at Johnson University – 7900 Johnson Drive, Knoxville, Tn. 37998 – We will be staying on the University campus in the dorm rooms June 2nd through June 6th.

June 3rd – Tuesday

  • Breakfast starts at 7:00am

  • Bible Study 8:15

  • Workshops 10:00am

  • Lunch 12:00 noon

  • Afternoon - Stay on Campus all day OR Drive to “The Island” in Pigeon Forge for shopping, rides and restaurants

June 4th – Wednesday

  • Renew Programing from 7:00 to noon

  • Early evening drive to Old Mill Restaurant, 164 Old Mill Ave., Pigeon Forge, Tn. 37863

  • After dinner go to Country Tonite, 129 Showplace Blvd., Pigeon Forge then Back to Johnson University 

June 5th – Thursday

  • Renew Programing from 7:00 to noon

  • Afternoon – leave at 1:00pm to 4:30pm to Gatlinburg, Tn., Afternoon of shopping and sightseeing. Return back to Johnson University about 5:30pm                                                                           

June 6th – Friday

  • 8:00am depart from Johnson University and drive back to Jacksonville, FL.

  • Stops along the way for rest areas and a late lunch in Columbia, S.C. at the Columbia Shopping Mall, just off I-75.

  • Arrive back in Jacksonville approximately at 6:00 or 7:00pm depending on the traffic.

Daniel Decker