VCA Impact - Victory Christian Academy

Build My Life Tour

Friday, April 23 – Saturday, May 1, 2027

“This trip was really life-changing for me. I learned so much. It gave me a whole new perspecive on my country, on history, on current events.”

– VCA Student, 2023 Tour

Tentative Itinerary:

HISTORIC TRIANGLE

Jamestown, Yorktown, Colonial Williamsburg

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Capitol, Library of Congress, Supreme Court, White House, Arlington, Museum of the Bible, Mount Vernon, Monticello, Washington Monument, Memorials

PHILADELPHIA

Independence Hall, Constitution Center, Liberty Bell

NEW YORK CITY

Statue of Liberty, Times Square, Top of the Rock, 9/11 Memorial, Brooklyn Bridge

Important Dates 2026-27

Meeting for East Coast tour

Friday, Oct 2 at 2:30 OR Monday, Oct 5 at 6:30 in secondary classroom
Main Fundraisers

Betty’s Pies – sales start Monday, Oct 12 | pies distributed Friday, Nov 20

Pancake Feed – Saturday, Jan 16 | ticket sales starts Tuesday, Jan 5

Pizza Ranch – Monday, Feb 8 in Hibbing
Payment Dates

$200 initial deposit due Thursday, Oct 15 | four payments due 11/15, 12/15, 1/15, 2/15
Pre-Tour Meeting

Monday, Apr 5 at 5:00 in cafeteria
East Coast Tour

Friday, April 23 – Saturday, May 1, 2027

Album Fundraiser

VCA is blessed with remarkable musical talent, and our weekly chapel worship services have been truly moving. This album fundraiser beautifully captures that spirit, featuring student-led worship, group ensembles, an individual performance, and a special bonus track by VCA faculty. It also includes three videos, highlighted by “VCA Chapel Live,” which captures the entire student body worshiping together, a powerful reflection of the heart of our school community.

The album comes on a high-quality flash drive with both USB-A and USB-C connectors for easy use in cars, computers, and other devices. To purchase, see a VCA student or stop by the office.

We would like to thank the churches, businesses, and families who are Album Sponsors: Abundant Life Church, Babbitt Assembly, Baron’s Pharmacy, Bougalis Inc, Chisholm Assembly of God, Church of Christ, Clean Again Laundry, Duluth House of Refuge, F&D Meats, Folk Family, Genesia Photography by Mia Yoder, Hibbing Alliance Church, L&S Plumbing, Living Stones Fellowship, Matt Rengstorf – Perrella & Associates, North Wind Church, Norton Shield, Pustovar Insurance, The Living Room Coffee House, USA Electric.

MORE INFO

VCA Impact is a nonprofit intended to benefit the students and enhance the culture of Victory Christian Academy and, subsequently, our community. We desire to equip students — both inside and outside of the classroom — to impact the world around them.

In 2016, VCA Impact facilitated our first-ever historical class trip to the East Coast. Integrated with purpose, vision, and challenge, this educational tour included Washington, D.C., Williamsburg, Jamestown, Yorktown, Philadelphia, and New York City.

In 2018, we helped students attend Engage Global’s EXPLORE Extended Weekend, a four-day event in Minneapolis where students received cross-cultural teaching and Christian training.

In 2022, we coordinated a tour of the MN State Capitol. After, our team volunteered to pack meals for hungry children across the globe at Feed My Starving Children.

In 2023, we sent students on another successful and amazing Christian tour of the historical East Coast!

In 2025, we coordinated a tour of the MN State Capitol and a Feed My Starving Children food packing volunteer session.

In 2027, we are planning to take another group of students to the East Coast with Our Time in History. Rene is an expert guide with over twenty-five years of professional educational tour experience, having guided more than 10,000 students on East Coast tours, including our own students in 2016 and 2023. The dated for this tour are Friday, April 23 to Saturday, May 1.

Tentative itinerary for the upcoming tour:

Historic Triangle — Jamestown, Williamsburg, Yorktown
Washington, D.C. — memorials, museums, and as many sites as we can pack in!
Philadelphia — Independence Hall, Liberty Bell
New York City — Statue of Liberty, 911 Memorial and Museum

On a tour with Rene, students and educators are instructed in America’s heritage while challenged to rise up and make a difference in our nation. Her inspiring narratives at historically significant places broaden participants’ understanding of current events as well as enlarge their worldview.

Security, professionalism, and excellence are emphasized throughout Rene’s tours. Thousands of her past travelers have described their experience as life-changing; we are confident that VCA’s future travelers will agree.

Invest today into the lives of local students and leaders to help empower them to become tomorrow’s worldchangers.

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Watch highlights from our 2023 East Coast tour. Looking forward to another life-changing tour for a new round of students in 2027. Thank you for your support and donations!