Youth

SWAP - Serve With A Purpose is a new CRWRC program for 14 to 25 year old high school or undergraduate students who are looking for ways to prepare for an overseas service trip. It all starts with serving locally.

A Summer to Remember - an exciting opportunity for a youth team to serve inner city children in Hamilton, Ontario.

Indian Family Centre - Teams are invited to experience  a cross cultural  opportunity, learning abut Aboriginal traditions and teachings, and how they relate to Christianity. Matters of poverty and justice are also explored, all in Winnipeg, Canada.

The Youth Unlimited Missions Program is a multi-step progression of mission trip experiences for young people, starting with SERVE through Youth Unlimited and moving toward ENCOUNTER through our partner ministries. These missions challenge youth through service opportunities and worship, to grow in their faith and discover how they can make a difference in the world. Each step meets participants where they’re at in their faith journey. Choose the one that best fits!

Youth Unlimited mission experiences give churches the opportunity to have young people share God’s love and Christian compassion by serving others. Our goal is to impact the communities and people we serve by coming alongside organizations and individuals who are already serving in a community.

SERVE
Each SERVE mission trip is run by a local Host Team, made of committed volunteers from one or more churches/ organizations. These dedicated volunteers organize the SERVE mission trip with support from the YU home office. Together, YU and the local Host Team strive to have a long-term impact on the communities and people whom we serve by coming along side non-profit and faith-based organizations and individuals who are already serving year-round in the community. A mission experience is at its best when it balances forming relationships between those who are serving and those who are being served, recognizes that those who are being served have as much, if not more, to give in return and addresses the needs of the community.

SERVE is designed so that a youth worker can concentrate on building relationships with students and leave the details of the experience to Youth Unlimited and the local Host Team.

ENCOUNTER
ENCOUNTER is for those who want to develop student leadership skills, learn how to share their faith, and explore God’s calling in their lives. Each ENCOUNTER experience is run by a trusted partnering ministry organization or church. Youth Unlimited serves as a referral source for the partnering ministry. All registrations, payments and administration for ENCOUNTER opportunities occur directly through the partnering ministry organizations not through Youth Unlimited.

For more information, check out www.youthunlimited.org/missions

Other Opportunties:

More specific Youth Opportunities are available by contacting us at volunteer@crcna.org.

Interested in pursuing your studies in the area of missions or international development?  Check out our listing of just a few of the options offered at various educational institutions recommended by CRCNA staff.