Our short-term trips are designed to create meaningful opportunities where people encounter Jesus. While serving on these trips, you will be traveling with a group of people from ECC that serves in association with our mission partners. All details are administered by us.

Join us and help make a difference as we build the Kingdom of God through reaching our world!

This outreach is in partnership with Faith in Action, helping to equip students to step outside of their comfort zone through intentionally sharing their faith. All students and staff will be housed at Harrisburg First Assembly Church in Harrisburg. During the week-long youth conference, students will spend time volunteering at local non-profit organizations, nursing homes, food banks, and performing some street ministry. Participants will experience passionate worship during morning and evening sessions as well as relevant ministry training and interaction with other students.

Youth Trip for Students entering 7th - 12th grade
Location: Harrisburg, PA
Date: July 8-13, 2019
Leader: Chris Weber
Trip Cost: $150
** Trip cost includes transportation, food, and lodging.
** If cost is prohibitive, please contact Chris Weber (chrisweberecc@gmail.com)
Application Deadline: May 5, 2019
Registration: Complete application and return to ECC with total payment

This outreach is in partnership with We Will Go Ministries, led by David and Amy Lancaster, who carry a vision for complete transformation of the city of Jackson. For the past two years, we have sent a youth team to support this inner-city ministry, which has been immensely fruitful. In addition to opportunities to pray for people and encourage the missionaries on staff, our students will help lead a week of their summer camp that aims to give kids who attend their after-school program a safe place to spend their summer where they can encounter the Lord.

Youth trip for students entering Grades 9 – 12
Location: Jackson, Mississippi
Date: July 27 – August 5, 2019
Leader: Oliver Denlinger
Trip Cost: $500
*Trip cost includes transportation, food, and lodging.
**If cost is prohibitive, please contact Oliver Denlinger: oliver@ephratacommunity.church
Deposit: $100
Cap: 30 youth
Application Deadline: May 5, 2019
Requirement: Application and Deposit

This outreach is in partnership with Benito Juarez Children’s Home, led by Marcos Russell. The team will be traveling to this orphanage in Reynosa, Mexico, crossing the border in Texas. Learning opportunities regarding immigration, helping with daily activities and chores in an orphanage, assisting with food distribution in a poor community, are all part of this trip. You will not want to miss this amazing youth short-term mission trip!!

Youth trip for students entering 11th grade through graduation.
Location: Reynosa, Mexico (fly into McAllen airport in Texas)
Date: June 23-30, 2019
Leader: Joel & Susana Brown
Trip Cost: $850
*Trip cost includes transportation, food, and lodging.
**If cost is prohibitive, please contact Wes Siegrist (wsiegristecc@gmail.com)
Deposit: $100
Cap: 20 youth (plus 4 chaperones)
Application Deadline: May 5, 2019
Requirement: Application, Deposit, and Passport.

Earlier this year we sent a team down to help with building a house for Oscar & Sharon Perez who have been faithfully serving the Christian Ministries Light & Life Church and Centro Educativa Getsemani School for over 25 years. Along with their church family in Guatemala, as well as family and friends from the states, this project began last year. We want to continue to assist them in this construction work. The purpose of this trip will be to continue with construction for the house however there is always room for the Lord to provide opportunities to share the gospel in other ways. It will be a great trip for anyone wanting to get their hands dirty, no experience necessary.

Location: San Lucas, Guatemala
Date: August 9th-16th
Leader: Ivan & Rosene Martin 
Trip Cost: $1,100
* Trip cost includes transportation and travel, food, lodging, and insurance at destination.
Deposit: $100
Application Deadline: June 30th, 2019
Requirement: Application, Deposit, Passport, and Team Meetings

Questions? Email missionconnect@ephratacommunity.church