Student Journeys | Faithbridge Church

Hunger

Hunger is a 5-day journey from Monday through Friday and consists of day trips that run from 8am to 5pm. Hunger teams will serve local ministries that are fighting food insecurity in the city of Houston. Teams will engage in various activities that offer them an introduction to serving Jesus and deepen their hunger for Him.

Grades

5th Grade

Dates

Hunger 1: June 2-6
Hunger 2: June 9-13
Hunger 3: June 16-20
Hunger 4: June 23-27
Hunger 5: July 7-11
Hunger 6: July 14-18
Hunger 7: July 21-25

Cost

$250

Training Dates

April 13 | 12:30pm-2:30pm
May 4 | 12:30pm-2:30pm

Partners

Bundles of Hope,
Kids Meals,
Bread of Life,
Meals on Wheels,
Bridging for Tomorrow

Accommodations

Students will be dropped off (8:00am) and picked up (5:00pm) at the Student Building at Faithbridge!

Houston

Houston is a 5-day journey from Monday through Friday and consists of day trips that run from 8 am to 5 pm. Houston teams will serve various local ministries in the city of Houston. Teams will complete worksite projects and run Vacation Bible School to advance the mission of our ministry partners.

Grades

6th Grade

Dates

Houston 1: June 2-6
Houston 2: June 9-13
Houston 3: June 16-20
Houston 4: June 23-27
Houston 5: July 7-11
Houston 6: July 14-18
Houston 7: July 21-25

Cost

$250

Training Dates

April 13 | 12:30pm-2:30pm
May 4 | 12:30pm-2:30pm

Partners

Cornerstone Family Ministries,
Mission of Yahweh,
Spring Spirit

Accommodations

Students will be dropped off (8:00am) and picked up (5:00pm) at the Student Building at Faithbridge!

Galveston

Our GUM journeys as we like to call them are 1-week journeys where our teams get to learn about poverty. Teams will learn more about what poverty is and means through meaningful sessions with the GUM staff. Teams will also have the responsibility of running a VBS for the kids in the community, while also working to restore homes around the community through work projects.

Grades

7th Grade

Dates

GUM 1:June 1-7
GUM 2: June 8-14
GUM 3: June 15-21
GUM 4: June 22-28
GUM 5: July 6-12
GUM 6: July 13-19
GUM 7: July 20-26

Cost

$700 (Fundraising Available)

Training Dates

March 2 | 12:30pm-3:30pm
April 13 | 12:30pm-3:30pm
May 4 | 12:30pm-3:30pm

Partners

GUM - Galveston Urban Ministries

Accommodations

Our student teams will be staying at Seaside Baptist Church in Galveston, Texas.

Lubbock

Lubbock is a 1-week Journey where teams get to partner with the Lubbock Dream Center. At the Dream Center, teams will work on organizing clothing closets and food pantries as well as various other service projects in the community. Teams will also have the opportunity to partner with Lubbock Impact. While there, they will have the responsibility to run a 2-day VBS with their kids as well as work on some renovations for their buildings.

Grades

8th Grade

Dates

LBK1: June 1-7
LBK 2: June 8-14
LBK 3: June 15-21
LBK 4: June 22-28
LBK 5: July 6-12
LBK 6: July 13-19
LBK 7: July 20-26

Cost

$900 (Fundraising Available)

Training Dates

March 2 | 12:30pm-3:30pm
April 13 | 12:30pm-3:30pm
May 4 | 12:30pm-3:30pm

Partners

Lubbock Impact,
Lubbock Dream Center

Accommodations

Our student teams will be staying at First Christian Church of Lubbock.

Colorado

Colorado is a 10-day journey where high school students will spend time in Denver putting on a Vacation Bible School and cleaning up the neighborhood. We partner with Mile High Ministries and their Joshua Station project, where they help impoverished people get back on their feet with Gospel focused training and schooling.

Grades

9th - 12th Grade

Dates

July 20-July 30

Cost

$2100 (Fundraising Available)

Training Dates

Feb 21–23 | Work Crew Weekend 2
March 9 | 12:30pm-3:30pm
April 6 | 12:30pm-3:30pm
April 27 | 12:30pm-3:30pm

Partners

Mile High Ministries project, Joshua Station, is where students will be putting on VBS events for the community and children in their programming. Students will get to interact with members of the community and encourage them with the hope we have in Jesus.

Accommodations

Students will be staying at Legacy Christian Fellowship Church near the site they will be serving. We have a great and trusted relationship with Pastor John who leads the church.

New Orleans

This is a one-week journey for high school students. In New Orleans, the team will partner with Trinity Community Center. The team will work with the summer camp program to facilitate a Sports Camp experience for local kids. Students will be partnering with TCC for worksite as well, doing projects in the community.

Grades

9th - 12th Grade

Dates

NOLA 1: June 1-7
NOLA 2: June 8-14

Cost

$1500 (Fundraising Available)

Training Dates

Partners

Trinity Community Center walks alongside the youth in their community from kindergarten through college, offering educational support, mentorship and spiritual guidance. TCC offers an after-school program, summer camp, and summer internships. Their after-school program provides homework help, and one-on-one tutoring.

Accommodations

Aurora United Methodist Church will provide housing for our students in bunk-style accommodations.

Memphis

This is a two-week journey for high school students. In Memphis the team will partner with Kingdom Community Builders to assist in developing and maintaining relationships with other local nonprofits, local organizations and local government leaders. The team will put on a Vacation Bible School for local youth and perform worksite projects like painting homes, yard work, and cleaning up the neighborhoods. The team will also go on a food delivery bike ride on Saturday.

Grades

9th - 12th Grade

Dates

June 15-June 28

Cost

$2700 (Fundraising Available)

Training Dates

Feb 28–Mar 2 | Work Crew Weekend 3
March 9 | 12:30pm-3:30pm
April 6 | 12:30pm-3:30pm
April 27 | 12:30pm-3:30pm

Partners

Kingdom Community Builders (KCB) is all about developing Orange Mound with a Gospel centered mindset to help the community thrive with its currents strengths the Lord has provided.

Urban Bicycle Food Ministry (UBFM) – UBFM seeks those who are not looked for, students get to go out and show love, respect, and kindness to friends on the street by delivering a warm meal.

Accommodations

Students will stay at Monument of Love Baptist Church. This is a gated building located near our worksite and VBS site.

Student-Led

On "Student-Led" journeys, a pair of students are given a high level of ownership and responsibility while being coached and developed by their adult leaders.

Students have the opportunity to enroll in the student leadership program every fall ahead of the following missions season.

HTown

This is a 10-day journey for high school students. The team will partner with East West Ministries to be trained and sent to reach out to people in Houston from different faith backgrounds. This team will be trained in having spiritual conversations, have the opportunity to tour temples, and plan an English camp to engage with refugee families in the community.

Grades

9th - 12th Grade

Dates

July 6-15

Cost

$1,000 (Fundraising Available)

Training Dates

Feb 21–23 | Work Crew Weekend 2
March 9 | 12:30pm-3:30pm
April 6 | 12:30pm-3:30pm
April 27 | 12:30pm-3:30pm

Partners

East West has been living out the vision of glorifying God by multiplying followers of Jesus in spiritually dark places for the past 30 years. They mobilize and equip the Body of Christ to reach out to the lost and equip local believers to multiply disciples and churches among the unreached. They are actively invested in the community, constantly discovering people of peace, having follow-up meetings, and sharing their faith with the unreached.

Accommodations

We will stay in two apartments owned by East West, one for guys and one for girls. Each apartment has a full kitchen, living room, two bathrooms, and two bedrooms with bunk style accommodations.

Student-Led

On "Student-Led" journeys, a pair of students are given a high level of ownership and responsibility while being coached and developed by their adult leaders.

Students have the opportunity to enroll in the student leadership program every fall ahead of the following missions season.

London

This is a two-week journey for High School students. The team partners with K180. While in training for the trip and during the trip the students will be trained by the staff on how to have conversations with non-believers, share testimonies, articulate The Gospel, evangelize on the streets of London at well-known landmarks.

Grades

9th - 12th Grade

Dates

July 16-July 30

Cost

$3100 (Fundraising Available)

Training Dates

Feb 14–16 | Work Crew Weekend 1
March 9 | 12:30pm-3:30pm
April 6 | 12:30pm-3:30pm
April 27 | 12:30pm-3:30pm

Partners

Kerygma 180 or “K180” has the vision to “set Europe ablaze” with the Gospel. Their core focus is to partner up alongside churches in proclaiming the Gospel and equipping the next generation. Kerygma means to proclaim the Gospel of Christ, and 180 is the hope of people making a complete 180 degree turn and following Christ.

Accommodations

Sleeping arrangements are outside of the city in West London, South Hanwell. The students will sleep, cook, and spend team time together at South Hanwell Baptist Church. This is located in a small neighborhood near the pastors and elders of the church.

Student-Led

On "Student-Led" journeys, a pair of students are given a high level of ownership and responsibility while being coached and developed by their adult leaders.

Students have the opportunity to enroll in the student leadership program every fall ahead of the following missions season.

El Salvador

This is a two-week journey for high school students. In El Salvador, the team will partner with La Casa de Mi Padre’s mission to heal hearts, restore families and bring hope of a better future to children in crisis through service and relationships. The team will spend time with the children and house families as well as in construction/labor continuing to develop the farm. Teams will learn and further La Casa’s ministry through a community food delivery and by running a 3-day VBS for local children.

Grades

9th - 12th Grade

Dates

June 1-14

Cost

$2,900 (Fundraising Available)

Training Dates

Feb 21–23 | Work Crew Weekend 2
March 9 | 12:30pm-3:30pm
April 6 | 12:30pm-3:30pm
April 27 | 12:30pm-3:30pm

Partners

La Casa de mi Padre is a ministry that’s transforming lives. They serve as a children’s home with over 40 current children, La Casa is about holistic care, focusing on Christ-centered family. They are a long-standing partner of Faithbridge, with both adult and student teams venturing to El Salvador each year.

Accommodations

Our students will stay with Mission to El Salvador (MTES). This is a house in a gated community with 24-hr surveillance. Students will be driven around in a 15-passenger bus.

Student-Led

On "Student-Led" journeys, a pair of students are given a high level of ownership and responsibility while being coached and developed by their adult leaders.

Students have the opportunity to enroll in the student leadership program every fall ahead of the following missions season.

Botswana

This is a two-week journey for high school students where students will partner with Urban Rhythm, run by Lindsay and Shannon Shores. Students further Urban Rhythm’s ministry by leading worship, facilitating small group discussion, organizing a VBS, and spending time with the people of Botswana.

Grades

9th - 12th Grade

Dates

July 13-July 26

Cost

$3950 (Fundraising Available)

Training Dates

Feb 28–Mar 2 | Work Crew Weekend 3
March 9 | 12:30pm-3:30pm
April 6 | 12:30pm-3:30pm
April 27 | 12:30pm-3:30pm

Partners

Urban Rhythm’s purpose is to empower youth mentally, physically, emotionally, spiritually, and socially. They run many programs and camps throughout the year to accomplish these goals.

Accommodations

Students will stay in the team house on the Shores property.

Student-Led

On "Student-Led" journeys, a pair of students are given a high level of ownership and responsibility while being coached and developed by their adult leaders.

Students have the opportunity to enroll in the student leadership program every fall ahead of the following missions season.

Dominican Republic

This is a one-week journey for high school students. In the D.R., the team will partner with Levanta’s mission to encourage, equip, and empower students and families to rise above through community, education, and spiritual programming. The team will spend time with young kids in the community to do an English camp, as well as talk with high school students learning English. They will do work projects around the Levanta house and in the community.

Grades

9th - 12th Grade

Dates

June 22–28

Cost

$2,500 (Fundraising Available)

Training Dates

Feb 21–23 | Work Crew Weekend 2
March 9 | 12:30pm-3:30pm
April 6 | 12:30pm-3:30pm
April 27 | 12:30pm-3:30pm

Partners

Levanta is a ministry that sees needs in the community and meets them. In the town of Los Ciruelos, they provide English classes, Bible studies, tutoring and discipleship. They have a sports ministry on the local basketball court and meet tangible needs in the community through food deliveries and home repair help.

Accommodations

The team will be staying at a villa in Puerto Plata, a team house with a gated entrance.

Vermont

This is a one-week trip for high school students. The team will partner with Enough Ministries to engage the community through serving at a soup kitchen, putting on a VBS for local children, and completing work projects at the team house.

Grades

9th – 12th Grade

Dates

June 15–21

Cost

$1800 (Fundraising Available)

Training Dates

Feb 14–16 | Work Crew Weekend 1
March 9 | 12:30pm-3:30pm
April 6 | 12:30pm-3:30pm
April 27 | 12:30pm-3:30pm

Partners

Enough Ministries exists to accomplish God’s work with their hands by creating a radically inclusive, just, and loving church, mobilized to transform Vermont for Jesus. They are bringing hope in a spiritually dark place by meeting physical and spiritual needs in the community.

Accommodations

We will stay at the Enough Ministries team house, equipped with a full kitchen, team room, guys and girls' bathrooms, and bunk-style accommodations.

Boston

This is a one-week trip for high school students. The team will partner with Place of Promise to run a VBS for their Kids of Promise program for elementary aged children in the community. The team will also do work projects around the property.

Grades

9th – 12th Grade

Dates

July 6–12

Cost

$1800 (Fundraising Available)

Training Dates

Feb 28–Mar 2 | Work Crew Weekend 3
March 9 | 12:30pm-3:30pm
April 6 | 12:30pm-3:30pm
April 27 | 12:30pm-3:30pm

Partners

Place of Promise provides Christ-centered programming for men, women, and children to experience physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual healing. Through their adult residential program, and kids of promise, they offer new life in Christ to those who have experienced hurt and brokenness.

Accommodations

We will stay at the Luther Rice Lodge, a team house with a large kitchen, team room, and multiple bedrooms with bunk-style accommodations.