Mission Trips

 

El Salvador mission trip, January 7-15
Our mission trip to El Salvador took place January 7-15. This was a very meaningful trip with the group getting to know the people and the needs of El Salvador. Activities included cultural visits as well as various service activities, such as teacher training events and a possible remodeling project at Casa Esperanza. Photos and videos are now posted online.

The photo here is of the El Salvador mission trip participants at an historic meeting with Bridge community Santa Maria's mayor including "Engineers Without Borders" Wisconsin representative and other community officials. Click photo to enlarge.

Video slideshow of the El Salvador Mission Trip [here]

Photos of the 2010 El Salvador Mission Trip are online [here].

Videos of the 2010 El Salvador Mission Trip are online [here].

 

Photos: El Salvador Global Mission Forum Dec. 6
Photos of the Youth-Adult Forum with Dan Beirne are [here].

 

Mission trip to Tanzania in 2010 planned
Information about this trip will be on this page when more information is available.

 

2010 Blue Ridge Mountain Mission to North Carolina
The Summer 2010 youth mission trip will take us to Lutheridge Camp near Asheville, North Carolina, during the week of June 26-July 3. Worksites for our group will include the Cherokee Indian Reservation, a Habitat for Humanity project, and various social service agencies in the Asheville area.

A special page for the 2010 Youth Mission Trip with details, events, information is [here].

 

Mission trip slideshow
 (New Jersey 2008 and El Salvador & Colorado 2009)

 

 

 

Matching funds requested to support El Salvador mission trip
The eight college students going on the mission trip to El Salvador this coming January have worked hard to raise funds to make the trip affordable for them. Despite their hard work, they still need to raise $3000. We have a generous offer of $1500 from an anonymous donor if we can raise the matching funds. Any donation would be greatly appreciated. If you are interested in helping to support the trip in this way, please speak to Gretchen Haugse or Pastor Chris, or you may make a check to St. Matthew’s with “El Salvador College Trip” on the memo line. Thank you for your help in making this meaningful trip accessible to students.

 

2009 Road to the Rockies

A group of 65 youth and adults participated in the "Road to the Rockies" Mission Trip June 20-28. The “in-tents” experience will took them to Harvest Farm in Wellington, Colorado, a residential rehabilitation center for men recovering from drug and alcohol additions. The group stayed at Harvest Farm all week, with most of the group sleeping in tents.

Because the group was so large, it was not possible for all of them to work on the farm at the same time, so half of the group worked on the farm alongside the men, while the other half worked at various other sites in Fort Collins. Those sites included a Habitat house, a food pantry, neighborhood agencies which have property chores for the group, and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Larimer County. The group was divided so that everyone will work at the farm for 2 days during the week, and all had the opportunity to share daily meals and devotions with the residents.

Photos of the Mission Trip are found on the Photo Album pages here.

 

2006 and 2007 Missions to Biloxi

Photos are now online from the 2006 and 2007 Mission Trips to Biloxi, Mississippi. In both 2006 and 2007 the groups made side trips to other locations, including Graceland (Memphis, TN) and New Orleans. Photos are included of the Mission Trip projects, as well as "off time" activities. Check them out here.