Short Term Mission Trips at Grace Church

Each year Grace Church strives to provide a variety of international and U.S.l short term mission trips.  Click here to download Grace Church's Introduction to Short Term Missions Ministry Trips and Grace Church's Goals for all Short Term Missions Ministry Trips.  For more information about upcoming opportunities, please contact Holly Wismer. 

Grace Church is committed to living out Mark 16:15,
"Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation."

 Upcoming Trips:

Children's Fellowship of India - February, 2012

We will be taking a team to minister at the Children's Fellowship of India in Naya Akola, India in February of 2012. While in India, the team will minister to the 160 boys who live at CFI.  Click here to check out Children's Fellowship of India's website.  

This team will be led by one of our Grace Church members, Randy Pearson. Randy has been to CFI several times, and has also served as a missionary pilot with Wycliffe Bible Translators in Papua New Guinea. For more information about dates, costs, and details of this ministry trip, click here to contact Randy.

We are currently evaluating additional opportunities for trips in the spring and summer of 2012 and beyond.  Check back for more information and check below for some of our past trips.

Past Trips:

Children's Fellowship of India - August 8-20, 2010

We sent a team of 14 adults and students to Children's Fellowship of India in Naya Akola, India, August 8-20, 2010 to minister to the 160 precious boys who live in at CFI.  Click here to check out Children's Fellowship of India or here to see a slide show from previous trips.  Thank you for partnering with this team by praying for them, by donating boys clothing, and by supporting the team financially. 

 Nuevo Laredo, Mexico - July 24-31, 2010

 We took a team of nine high school students and adults to Nuevo Laredo, Mexico July 24-31 to reach out to colonias (the squatter settlements).  We worked with Reach Ministries International.  The team flew into Laredo, Texas and then crossed the border into Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.  The team was blessed to minister in three orphanages, to encourage local churches, and to share in over ten outreach programs through puppets, drama, testimonies, and to distribute Gospel tracts, Bibles, candy, food and clothing.  We were blessed to see adults and children come to know Jesus as their Lord and Savior through our outreach programs.  Thank you for partnering with this team through prayer, clothing donations, and financial contributions. 

  Hyden, KY - June/July 2010 and 2011

We were blessed to return to Victory Mountain Grace Brethren Chapel in Hyden, KY in the summer of 2010.  We were able to lead their Sunday AM and PM services, Vacation Bible School program, and do manual labor around the church facility and in the community.  We sent a team of 25 children, students, and adults.  Thank you for partnering with this team by praying for their ministry and by donating food and supplies for the trip.   

 LaFollette, TN - March 13-20, 2010  We took a team to Galilee Bible Camp in LaFollette, TN March 13-20, 2010.  We worked with our missionaries, Adam & Becky Fladie.  This trip focused on construction to prepare and improve the camp for the summer camping ministry.  Projects for this trip included a bathhouse renovation, building a new bathhouse, installing 600 feet of fence, painting, landscaping, and general clean up in preparation for summer camps.  We sent a team of 20 individuals.  Click here to check out the Galilee Bible Camp.  Check out our media center on this website for a slideshow from the trip.

Wethersfield, CT - Dec. 4-6, 2009

We were able to take a team of sixteen men to CenterPoint Community Church.  CenterPoint recently leased a 4500 sq ft space they are converting into worship space.  We helped them create a sanctuary, add two bathrooms, classrooms, an office, foyer, and gathering space.  We were able to join with CenterPoint for worship on Sunday before returning home.  CenterPoint hopes to begin using their new space for Worship Services for Christmas Eve.  For more information about CenterPoint Community Church click here.  Check out pictures from the trip (click here for a PowerPoint presentation or click here for a pdf file.)