Short-Term Trips

Guatamala

Missions is an exciting area of ministry at our church. We know that God not only wants to minister to us, He also wants to minister through us. Here at The Woodlands United Methodist Church, we are answering God's call by reaching out both locally and internationally. Our primary goal is to bring the name of Jesus Christ to those who do not know Him and to demonstrate His love, compassion and saving grace.

This year we are offering a wide variety of opportunities for you to serve in a foreign or local mission setting. Those who have gone on a mission trip from our church will tell you that it is an incredible, life changing experience. You will have the opportunity to serve God as you never have before. And God will open your heart as He brings scriptural passages alive through your experiences with the people you have come to serve.

2010 Mission Trips

  • January 23-30 – Haiti – We are working in the poor rural village of Bayaha. We are starting a school for 50 children, building a church/school, and helping the people start small businesses to survive. Cost: $1300
  • March 13-21 – Prague, Czech Republic – Senior High Youth Group – Our youth will spend time with Czech students, sharing information on each others’ lives and being a witness for Christ. Cost: TBA
  • March 13-21 – Mission Arlington – Junior High Youth Group – Mission Arlington is a Vacation Bible School ministry in low income apartment complexes. Cost: TBA
  • May 1-8 – Chiapas, Mexico – Chiapas is in the southern-most part of Mexico. With the church members, we will be constructing a church in a Mayan village. Cost: $1300
  • May 8-15 – Guatemala – Living Water – Drilling a well that provides pure water to a village that has none, changes lives more than you can imagine. The team will be divided in two. One will drill a well and the other will do hygiene training. Cost: $1650
  • May 14-22 – Haiti – We are working in the poor rural village of Bayaha. We are starting a school for 50 children, building a church/school, and helping the people start small businesses to survive. Cost: $1400
  • May 15-29 – Osijek, Croatia – Supporting the new library at the Evangelical Theological Seminary of Croatia, this team will process thousands of recently donated books for the library plus minister to students and locals. Cost: $2300
  • June 6-13 – Costa Rica – Senior High Youth – The youth and adults on this trip will work in the inner-city slums doing eye exams and giving sight to those who need it. We will also do a Vacation Bible School. Cost: TBA
  • June 12-20 – Quiche, Guatemala – Men’s Team – Working with the Mayan Indians to construct a Christian school, there are many opportunities for ministry and Christian fellowship. Cost: $1350
  • June 12-20 – San Lucas, Guatemala – Women’s Team – Women ministering to teenaged girls at Casa Aleluya, an orphanage that has 500 children. Cost: $1350
  • June 20-July 3 – China – A team of professionals (executives, doctors, attorneys, etc.) will meet with professional Chinese Christians from the underground church to discuss and teach on living a Christian life while working and existing within the professional world. Cost: $4200
  • July 10-18 – Quiche, Guatemala – The Mayans are a proud, but oppressed people. We will help to build a new church and conduct a Vacation Bible School for the children. Cost: $1350
  • July 23-August 7 – Sudan – This small team of 8 will live in a remote village in grass huts while teaching pastors and church leaders how to teach the Bible through the art of story telling. Cost: $4700
  • July 25-31 – U. M. Army – Adults and Senior High Youth – We assist low income families here in Texas. We paint, repair leaking roofs, build wheel chair ramps, and holes in floors. Cost: TBA
  • November 4-7 – Juarez, Mexico – Quest Men’s Trip – A four-day mission trip into the poorest slums, helping families build a solid, waterproof home. Cost: $775