United States Projects

Do you have a heart for children and youth? Come be a camp counselor in Interior Alaska! You will be participating in a faith-based overnight camping ministry for children and youth in grades K-12. You will be immersed into the camping ministry, including leading Bible studies for various age groups and behind-the-scenes work at the facilities. You will also assist with VBS, community ministries and weekend work projects. The emphasis for our counselors is on spiritual growth and servant leadership.

As the third largest city in the United States, Chicago has just about everything you could imagine. The city has more than 570 parks, 31 sand beaches, dozens of museums and theaters, world-class shopping and food festivals galore. But what it doesn’t have is easy access to the gospel. Less than 10 percent of the population is affiliated with an evangelical church. There are currently 271 Southern Baptist churches in the Chicago metro area, but with 10 million people to reach, help is desperately needed. Join the North American Mission Board’s GENSEND Summer Team and serve in Chicago where you will learn to live life on mission with a team of students as you explore your calling and serve alongside church planters and missionaries in the Greater Phoenix area. In this immersive exploration, you will learn mission principles and discover what it means to live intentionally in community while sharing the Gospel.

Called America’s first major inland city and America’s original Boomtown, Cincinnati was established along the Ohio River. In the early 19th century, people arrived on paddle wheelers after the War of 1812 and decided to make this place their home. America’s first Boomtown may soon become its next. Its urban areas are being revitalized. New, forward-thinking transportation policies are being instituted. Massive projects like The Banks, Queen City Square and the Central Riverfront Park are redefining the cityscape. Yet despite its impressive potential, followers of Jesus Christ are praying that Cincinnati will also experience a gospel boom. Just 13.7 percent of the 2 million residents in the metro area are affiliated with an evangelical church, and more than half of the city’s residents do not affiliate with a religion of any kind. Join the North American Mission Board’s GENSEND Summer Team and serve in Cincinnati where you will learn to live life on mission with a team of students as you explore your calling and serve alongside church planters and missionaries in the Greater Cincinnati area. In this immersive exploration, you will learn mission principles and discover what it means to live intentionally in community while sharing the Gospel.

Just outside Atlanta, the city of Clarkston—affectionately called “the Ellis Island of the South”—is home to one of the most diverse populations in America. In Clarkston, 60-70% of the population is foreign-born, resulting in more than 50 countries and 100 ethnic groups all residing within the same 1.4 square miles. It is often the first stop for most of the estimated 40,000 refugees who have resettled in Georgia over the last three decades. 

Join the North American Mission Board’s special GENSEND Summer Compassion project in Clarkston, Georgia. You will work to meet practical needs and change lives with the hope of the Gospel. You will serve on the front lines of compassion ministry.

We will share the love of God with those who live, work, and play in the resort setting of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Recreation is a holy moment when individuals are relaxed and open the hearing about God. We have a great opportunity to meet people during this time and share God’s love and his grace.

Students serving at MCH will be immersed in urban ministry, living and working in one of the most diverse cities in America. You will be trained in sharing your faith, discipling others, and in personal spiritual disciplines. It is our desire to help you grow as disciples of Christ and to equip you for mission work long after your time with us is through. Each week, summer missionaries will have multiple opportunities to teach in clubs for children and teens and help in senior adult programs. You will help us distribute clothes and food to those who are in need in our communities and also help prepare for these distributions. There are many other opportunities to help you connect with the people here, such as Bible Studies, home visits, yard work for our neighbors, and block parties. You will lead visiting youth and family mission groups in prayer walking and serving in all of our ministries. Each Sunday, you will attend worship, including some with various ethnic churches. You will develop as a leader and a disciple, and your vision for missions will grow exponentially.

Highland Lakes Baptist Camp is a Southern Baptist camp and conference setting in Morgan County, Indiana. It is a part of the State Convention of Baptists in Indiana and is governed by its policies and polity. We serve as a resource for others to discover, develop, and deploy a transformed life in Christ. Student missionaries will serve in various capacities to accomplish this goal. They will learn leadership skills as they serve Christ by serving others. We understand it’s hard to live out your faith; we equip students to have the clarity and confidence to engage in the world. Students will help prepare facilities for camp/conference events, lead activities and engage with campers.

The purpose of our ministry is to assist local churches and age group ministries to connect with their community/campus through relational evangelism, outreach events, and to share the gospel through lifestyle evangelism, one on one conversations, Bible Study, camps, etc. Student missionaries will assist/give leadership to survival wilderness day camp for children and youth (kayaking, use of a compass, archery, foraging, sheltering in the wilderness, building campfire, cooking, hiking, recreation and crafts); serve as cabin leaders and staff for association boys mission camp and connect with college young adults in the state. Students should have completed a minimum of two years of school and missions involvement, have some knowledge, training and experience in outdoor recreation, survival wilderness skills, enjoy children and youth and are comfortable in sharing the Gospel through life experiences, relational evangelism and one on ones. Students will experience “Maine, the way life should be” through travel, interacting with “Mainers”, exploring communities and serving His people, in whatever context is needed.

Join other collegiate students in assisting with day camps, night camps, beach ministry, senior living communities, international café, sculpting balloons, and face painting with the goal of sharing God’s love and the Gospel.

Eagles’ Wing exists to help vulnerable youth develop stable relationships with their family, community, and Creator through camping and follow-up. We are open to willing hearts to serve, as we will train student missionaries in the areas needed. The first week of the summer will be an intense week of training on how to participate in our camp program and how to work with at-risk children and youth in a small rural camp setting. You will use adventure recreation, low/high ropes, archery, horsemanship, arts/crafts and your God-given talents and skills, as well as numerous other activities to build cross-cultural relationships with at-risk children at a free summer camp. Campers learn sportsmanship and communication skills and begin to build lasting relationships with each other, with you, and in many cases, with God. During daily devotionals, small groups, games, and everyday conversation, God will open doors for you to share His gospel. All staff and missionaries will meet together each Monday to study God’s word as well as regular one-to-one meetings for staff mentorship and covenant time. You will be challenged to learn about the sufficiency of Scripture, the call to holiness, living out the Gospel, and discipleship.

Multiply is an immersive missions experience where you will learn how to be on mission in a city that desperately needs the Gospel by being fully engaged in the culture of this city. You will be placed in a local urban ministry and serve alongside them. Along with serving others, you will be trained and equipped as a missionary by hearing from various pastors, missionaries, and church planters who are experienced in urban ministry. You will also grow in learning how to make disciples and be on mission wherever you are in the context of community. As you serve, you will meet the spiritual, physical, and social needs of the people of New York City.

The state capital of Arizona and the largest city in the state, Phoenix rises from the Sonora Desert to cover about 518 square miles. The metropolitan area has a population of 4.3 million, and it has become an increasingly popular destination for golfers, retirees and young entrepreneurs.

In the most recent release of Barna Group’s Barna: Cities, the researcher listed the most and least “Bible-Minded” cities in the United States. Phoenix ranked 89th out of 96 as one of the least Bible-minded metro areas in the U.S.

Join the North American Mission Board’s GENSEND Summer Team and serve in Phoenix where you will learn to live life on mission with a team of students as you explore your calling and serve alongside church planters and missionaries in the Greater Phoenix area. In this immersive exploration, you will learn mission principles and discover what it means to live intentionally in community while sharing the Gospel.

The current marketing campaign for Salt Lake City, Utah, is “different by nature.” A play on the natural beauty of world-class ski slopes and national parks, it also speaks to the city’s past and present. Founded in 1847 by Brigham Young, a leader in the Latter-day Saints movement, Salt Lake City is the world headquarters for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In recent years, it has also become a major metropolitan area and home to a growing population with a diverse range of beliefs.

“Though it is hard for many people to believe there is a place in the United States that is, basically, unreached, Salt Lake City fits that description,” said Salt Lake Send City missionary Travis Kerns. “Although The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints controls much of the region, God has continually worked throughout the history of redemption through a small remnant.”

Salt Lake has only one Southern Baptist church to every 40,460 people. And the number of evangelical Christians in the metro area is estimated to be 2.2 percent. Join the North American Mission Board’s GENSEND Summer Team and serve in Salt Lake City where you will learn to live life on mission with a team of students as you explore your calling and serve alongside church planters and missionaries in the Greater Phoenix area. In this immersive exploration, you will learn mission principles and discover what it means to live intentionally in community while sharing the Gospel.

Chatt Valley Church is a church of the Russell Baptist Association. We are located in the north Phenix City/Smiths Station/Salem area of Alabama. We have already established a heavy presence in the community via schools, community trunk or treat (over 1000 attending), and community actions. In June of 2024 we plan to launch our first VBS outreach event in the community. We will already be heavily into planning the event when the missionaries arrive, but they will be a big part in publicity near the time of the event, set up, and the functioning of the Vacation Bible School the week of. They will also be on site long enough to follow up – post-VBS – with unchurched/unsaved families who attended.