EAster mission trips summer 2024

All registrations are open

Middle School

Lake Traverse, SD – Sisseton, SD 

June 16-21. Cost is $640 

Open to students currently in grades 6-8 

While spending time in the Lake Traverse Reservation, your group will have the opportunity to learn the rich history and unique challenges of the community. Service opportunities include children’s programming, working at local organizations, and painting, beautification and minor repair projects to support local homeowners and tribal partners. You’ll learn about Dakota culture from a community friend and explore a state park that is significant to the local tribe.

Milwaukee, WI 

July 21-26 Cost is $630

Open to students currently in grades 6-8 

You’ll have the opportunity to serve alongside some great organizations that are working to support the Milwaukee community. These organizations include food pantries, soup kitchens, local gardens, and intergenerational care centers. Many of these organizations are interconnected in the process of reducing food insecurity throughout the community. In the evenings you’ll participate in a local worship service, go to the beach of Lake Michigan, and hear from a community friend who works with teenagers and adults that grew up in the inner city. 

High School 

Benton Harbor, MI

June 22 – 29 Cost is $760

Students currently in grades 8-12

During a week in Benton Harbor, your group will partner with local organizations to serve the city across age and racial divides. In the evenings, your group will tour the community and learn about the fine arts revitalization in Benton Harbor from a community friend. You’ll also have the opportunity to experience local BBQ, visit a Lake Michigan beach, and explore Benton Harbor’s sister city, St. Joseph.

Arecibo, Puerto Rico

July 6 - 13 Estimated cost $1800, final cost subject to change

Students currently in grades 10-12+

Serving in a place where Spanish is the primary language will give our group an opportunity to step into a genuine cross-cultural experience. We will help address poverty by partnering with local organizations, and see firsthand what it looks like to do community development in an area that has survived multiple natural disasters. Service in Puerto Rico is highly relational, whether you’re working with children, youth, or the elderly.