York
Cross Trail Outfitters York Chapter is dedicated to guiding the next generation to Christ through the outdoors. Led by Brian Herring, the York Chapter provides boys with year-round opportunities for hunting and fishing adventures, hands-on outdoor skills training, and Christ-centered mentorship. Through these experiences, young men grow in character, leadership, and faith, all while forming lifelong friendships and learning the value of stewardship and brotherhood. The York Chapter is committed to preserving our outdoor heritage and equipping boys to become strong, Christ-centered leaders for their families and communities.
Brian Herring
Cross Trail Outfitters has been a huge part of our lives for over 10 years now and the ministry of sharing Jesus Christ with youth in the outdoors has been a part of our lives for 15 years. This chapter has relied on the support from local community members, family’s, and neighbors. We are so grateful for those of you who have supported us over the years. This chapter started July 14, 2010 when a group of high school boys asked their former middle school teacher to take them fishing. On that trip the group started everything in prayer and ended everything in prayer. Before traveling home they stood on an overlook and prayed. Their leader asked, “Are yall getting anything from this?” They responded, “Do you mean God is going to do something with this? Yes, we definitely are getting that.” Now 15 years later this chapter has seen hundreds of boys and girls have opportunities to be guided to Christ through the outdoors.
Our chapter focuses on trout fishing in the SC mountains during Jan-March, in April we annually go to Helen, GA and trout fish, May tends to be focused on local catfishing on Lake Wylie. June is focused on state camp. July we have an annual trip to the jetties near Garden City Beach, SC and we try to fish the Charleston Harbor. August we start focusing on preparation for deer season, target shooting, and try to get our folks to go to the Cherokee, NC trout rodeo. September through November we have deer hunts in Cheraw, Barnwell, Hampton, and Sharon. In December we have our annual Mountain Rest Christmas trip and a few deer hunts. Every month there is always the possibility of impromptu all night catfishing trips on Lake Wylie.
Our chapter host Family Nights each month on the second Monday except for June. Most Family Nights start at 6:30 and end no later than 8:00PM. They are generally in the gym at Bethel Baptist Church in Lake Wylie, SC. At Family Nights we hope to have the whole family and we feed everyone, have an outdoor skills training, and a devotional straight from the scriptures. We have our May and September Family Nights at a local farm pond with families fishing while our host prepares a cookout for us. Our July Family Night is at our hunting property in Sharon, SC with a cookout and crossbow target shoot.
We hope you will consider joining us, and what God is doing with the @YorkSCCTO chapter of Cross Trail Outfitters.
