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🏀 MARCH MADNESS IS BACK! 🏀

Bring your A-game and your crew—it’s tournament time!

Grab three friends from school, sports, or church and form your team of four for our March Madness Basketball Tournament! We’re talking brackets, buzzer-beaters, and bragging rights. Plus, we’ll kick off each night with worship and a message that actually matters.

Here’s the lineup:

🗓️ March 4 | MS @ 6:15 PM, HS @ 7:15 PM
Team Registration & Pool Play – Sign up your squad and start competing!

🗓️ March 11 | MS @ 6:15 PM, HS @ 7:15 PM
Pool Play Continues – Battle it out to make the playoffs!

🗓️ March 18 | MS @ 6:15 PM, HS @ 7:15 PM
Playoffs – Win or go home. Bring your best.

🗓️ March 25 | COMBINED EVENT @ 6:30-9 PM
Championship Night + Video Game Tournament + Celebration! – The ultimate showdown. Basketball champions crowned. Video game tournament. Food. Prizes. Something for EVERYONE! We can’t wait to see you there!

What to Know:

  • Teams of 4 (we’ll have separate leagues for guys & girls and middle school and high school!)
  • Invite friends! This is a perfect night to bring someone new.
  • Worship + Message + Competition – We’re bringing it all.
  • Parents: Students will be supervised throughout the event. Pickup is at 8:15 PM for MS/HS nights and 9 PM on Championship Night (March 26).

Ready to ball? Register your team on March 5!

Questions? Contact Maria at mthomas@burnthickory.com



March Schedule

March 1 | Radiate LifeGroups | 9:30 & 11 AM (See details below)
March 1 | WRSHP Teams | 3-4:30 PM | Music Suite
March 4 | Radiate MDWK: March Madness | MS: 6:15 PM, HS 7:15 PM (See details below)
March 8 | Radiate LifeGroups | 9:30 & 11 AM (See details below)
March 8 | Fundraising Meeting for Parents & Students | 5-5:30 PM | Radiate Auditorium
March 8 | WRSHP Teams | 5:30-7 PM | Music Suite
March 11 | Radiate MDWK: March Madness | MS: 6:15 PM, HS 7:15 PM (See details below)
March 15 | Radiate LifeGroups | 9:30 & 11 AM (See details below)
March 15 | WRSHP Teams | 5:30-7 PM | Music Suite
March 18 | Radiate MDWK: March Madness | MS: 6:15 PM, HS 7:15 PM (See details below)
March 22 | Radiate LifeGroups | 9:30 & 11 AM (See details below)
March 22 | WRSHP Teams | 5:30-7 PM | Music Suite
March 25 | Radiate MDWK: March Madness | MS: 6:15 PM, HS 7:15 PM (See details below)
March 28 | Lovely | MS & HS Girls | 6:30-9 PM
March 29 | Radiate LifeGroups | 9:30 & 11 AM (See details below)
March 29 | WRSHP Teams | 5:30-7 PM | Music Suite


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Ongoing Radiate Activities

Radiate LifeGroups
Sunday Mornings
9:30 & 11:00 AM

Middle School & High School LifeGroups meet at 9:30 & 11:00 AM. MS classes are grade and gender specific and HS classes are grade specific. Join us in the Radiate Cafe to hang out and stop by the Radiate Welcome Desk on Sunday morning to find out how you can connect!

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Radiate MDWK
Wednesday Evenings
MS-6:15 PM, HS-7:15 PM

Radiate MDWK is a high energy large-group student worship environment for Middle School and for High School in the Radiate Auditorium. Middle School worship begins at 6:15 PM and finishes at 7:30 PM. High School begins at 7:15 PM and finishes at 8:30 PM.

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