Youth Group Mission Trips

The YG Mission Trip takes place during the New Canaan public school’s winter vacation.

Going on a Mission Trip is a life-changing experience. When youth have the opportunity to work on meaningful service projects with our host partners, they learn God has blessed them with the love and power to change the world. The Mission Trip is probably best understood simply as an extraordinary, transformational pilgrimage. Five months of weekly YG experiences based in love, covenant and participation lay the foundation for the trip. This pilgrimage is rooted in love and service.

Mission Trips are a way for youth to learn about and live out the Christian call to service and love of neighbor. We do not go on Mission Trips simply because we can. We go because we recognize and embrace God’s love for us and God’s desire for us to share that love with others and be in community. Putting our faith into action is transformative, and the experiences that youth have on these trips impact them for the rest of their lives.
The YG Mission Trip is nine days long, with a balance of hard work and fun designed to bring a ministry of love and hope to those in need. Participants leave our trip with a changed perspective on their world, and a better understanding of the difficulties faced by those who suffer the burdens of poverty, disability, and neglect.

The program on the Mission Trip includes group work projects, meaningful interactions with community members, prayer, vespers, and worship. During the trip, youth will help repair existing structures and build new ones. They will work in teams supervised by a YG Advisor and a skilled builder. Our Youth Ministries staff lead the trip along with Team Advisors. A squad of skilled builders comes to lead the work projects, a logistics team and other adults also join us for this adventure to further assure that all the participants have a positive experience. We are even lucky enough to have YG alumni come back to join the effort.

The best part? Fish leave their phones at home for a completely immersive nine-day experience where they leave with new friendships and new understanding of their faith.