Mission Statement
We believe our mission is worth more than the sum of the work accomplished. While it is important to be challenged in
our ministry work, we believe the most important thing we can do is to live out the love of Christ with all we meet.
Building relationships is essential to living out the love of Christ. Therefore, the friendships you and your youth will create
with people in our mission site communities are of utmost importance to us. There are all kinds of work ministry
experiences set up for your trip that are designed to challenge teenagers. The opportunities vary from week to week and site to
site, depending on the particular needs of the communities in which we serve.
Participants will be divided up into small crews to do ministry projects. Crews may do various painting and
rehabilitation projects, facilitate a Kids Club program or partner with existing social service organizations. Paint on houses will
eventually chip off, and stories and games may be forgotten in time, but the relationships you develop with community
members will create a vehicle for everlasting ministry.
Description
YouthWorks began in 1994 when 35 churches sent 400 students on our mission trips to South Dakota and Mexico. This past
summer, over 30,000 youth joined us! Each summer, churches bring participants to sites across the United States, Mexico,
Puerto Rico and Canada. YouthWorks is designed to create opportunities for junior and senior high school students to learn
more about Jesus' love through missions.
YouthWorks is a multi-denominational ministry dedicated to providing resources that enable churches to do life-changing
youth ministry and mission work. We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation created by youth workers in order to serve
churches and youth ministers. We are governed by a dedicated, volunteer board of directors and we are led by full and part-time
staff.
Program Type
Youth Program
Do you Require Formal Orientation Training?
No
