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 team will work to support two of our congregation’s partnerships: Pastor Glory Dhas (Jesus Mercy Home Association) in Salem and Duncan & Vasanti Watkinson in Bangalore. The primary focus of this team will be to conduct daily medical camps for the poor in underserved villages. Evenings will be spent sharing the Gospel in unreached villages. Additional opportunities on this trip are orphanage ministry and installing clean water systems.

Location: Bangalore and Salem
Date: January 30–February 9, 2020
Leader: Kevin Eshleman
Trip Cost: $1,600 (the visa is an additional cost of approximately $85)
** Trip cost includes transportation and travel, food, lodging, and insurance
Deposit: $100
Application Deadline: December 1, 2019
Team Size Limit: 10 people
Requirement: Application, Deposit, Passport, and attendance at pre-trip
meetings on December 5, December 30, January 16, and January 20.

Trip is full

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.

Questions? Email missionconnect@ephratacommunity.church