Every year, we sponsor a number of short-term missions in which many members of our congregation engage. In addition to GCC-sponsored trips, our members are involved in a variety of missions efforts, both near and far.
The Missions Committee offers a tiered system specifically for youth as they progress through missions opportunities at GCC:
Tier 1 - Local Church ministry with a training requirement.
Tier 2 - U.S.-based overnight trip, serving outside the St. Louis area but not outside the continental U.S.
Tier 3 - Foreign Missions - anything outside of the U.S.
The Missions Committee offers a tiered system specifically for youth as they progress through missions opportunities at GCC:
Tier 1 - Local Church ministry with a training requirement.
Tier 2 - U.S.-based overnight trip, serving outside the St. Louis area but not outside the continental U.S.
Tier 3 - Foreign Missions - anything outside of the U.S.
Short-Term Missions Application
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2021 Short-Term Missions Trips
TRIP |
DATES |
DESCRIPTION |
EST. COST |
NEED |
KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN MISSION Beattyville, Kentucky Trip Coordinator: Michael Petrossian |
July 18-23 |
This trip qualifies as a Tier 2 mission trip for adult and teen workers. The purpose of this trip is to work with our GCC missionaries, Steve and Diana Smith, to help care for adults with mental and physical disabilities at a Sunshine Camp for five days. The age requirement for this trip is 15 and older. Some mature teens under age 15 may be considered if their parent will also be attending. There are Kitchen, Hospitality, Maintenance, Yard Worker and Counselor positions needed. Hospitality is cleaning. Counselors are caretakers of the campers 24 hours a day. Counselors should be at least 16 years old and are the most needed position. If you know sign language, that is helpful but not a requirement. The trip leaves early Sunday morning and returns Friday evening. If this trip is cancelled due to COVID-19 issues in Kentucky, the missions team will become a local prayer team for the missionaries, staff, and campers who would have attended Sunshine Camp. This is a trip that gives people an opportunity to grow as they learn to be servants and experience simple joy from the campers. CLICK HERE to watch a video from the 2019 Sunshine Camp. |
$250 |
Youth and Adults |