Our student ministry has the exciting opportunity to go on mission to the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex in the summer of 2025. We will be partnering with various ministries in the DFW area, as well as working directly with one of our partner churches, First Baptist Church of Corinth, Texas.
As of now, our plan is to leave following the morning worship service at Exchange on Sunday, July 20th, and return Thursday evening, July 24th. All of the details and specific plans for this mission trip are still to-be-determined, which explains why we do not have an official final cost at this time. Our current estimates have the total cost of this trip to be between $130-$170 per student, but we do not have a final total at this time.
This trip will not be simply for anyone who wants to go - but rather for those who display a genuine commitment to serving the Lord wholeheartedly and display that commitment on a regular basis in our ministry. Because of that, participants for this trip will be required to go through an application process for this trip. Applications are available now and will be accepted through April 1st. If you would like a physical copy of the application, you can get one from Preston or from the youth room.
Because of the nature of the trip, we need commitment for those who apply and plan to be a part of this mission. In light of this, we are asking for a $30 deposit to reserve each student's spot on this trip. These deposits are due on April 1st, 2025, alongside a completed application. This assures our team that this individual is planning on attending barring an unforeseen outside circumstance, and allows us to plan for their attendance.
In addition, much like larger-scale mission trips, students will be asked to raise their own funding for this trip. This could include (but is not limited to), writing letters to potential donors, setting up fundraisers, etc. We want our students to get the full picture of what it is like for the Lord to call you on a mission to a location, and take a step of faith both in getting out of your comfort zone, but also financially. Our student ministry will assist with the students as they walk through the fundraising process, and we will have more details at a later date.
More information will be available as details for the trip fall into place in the coming weeks and months.
For now, if you have any questions regarding this trip, or the process of getting involved in this trip,
please contact Preston in the church office at (405) 232-2551 or at preston@exchangeokc.org.