The Bay Area Service Trip will take place from July 5-12. The goals are to spread the Gospel, broaden cultural and spiritual understanding, live out the Gospel, and strengthen relationships. Participants will stay in Oakland, CA and volunteer with ministries serving the homeless population through activities like meal preparation and delivery. A typical day involves morning and afternoon volunteer projects followed by dinner and an evening program. Housing is provided at local churches. The total cost is $1380 with a payment plan and fundraising opportunities to help cover costs.
2. Goals of the Trip
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Spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ
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Acts 1:8 - Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, the Ends of the
Earth
Understand - Broaden the cultural and spiritual
understanding of all the participants
Live the Gospel of Jesus Christ
Strengthen relationships between the
Community, the Students, the Leaders
3. Why the Bay Area
Belize
Out of Comfort Zone
Travel
5. What is CSM?
Center for Student
Missions is a ministry
located in 10 major
cities in the US and
Canada. CSM
partners with local
ministries in each city
to provide mission
experience for youth
groups.
6. Type of Work
City Team Oakland is a ministry in West
Oakland that provides hot meals, safe shelter,
showers, and clean clothing to the homeless
population. CSM volunteers assist with a variety
of services that include, but are not limited to:
brining groceries to those in need, helping
prepare/serve meals.
Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Alameda
County CSM volunteers could be helping at the
thrift store, the dining room that serves 1,000
meals each day, or a drop-in center that provides
assistance for homeless and low-income women
and children.
7. Type of Work
Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center
serves the people of San Francisco’s Tenderloin
District. “The Tenderloin” is an eight-block area that
is home to many elderly, immigrant families,
homeless individuals. CSM works primarily with the
After School Program and the Summer Day Camp.
Groups help out with homework and generally
encourage the children that attend the program.
Project Open Hand delivers hot meals and groceries
daily to over 2,000 people living with HIV and AIDS
in San Francisco and the East Bay. CSM volunteers
help prepare meals in the kitchen, shop for clients in
the Grocery Center, and deliver meals on daily routes.
8. Typical Day
This is only a sample:
6:30- Rise
6:45- Breakfast
8:15- Work project
1:00- Second project
3:30- End Work day
4:00-Shower
6:00-Dinner
7:30- Evening Program
10:30- Lights Out
9. Housing
CSM Bay Area’s housing is currently located
near Lake Merritt in Oakland, CA. We utilize
2 churches during our busier weeks, First
Presbyterian Church of Oakland and
Re:Generation Church. FPCO is a 150 year
old church, built in the style of a neo–Gothic
cathedral. They share their building during
the week with various non–profit
organizations who are serving the poor, but
are also heavily involved in outreach to the
poor themselves respond to the changing
needs of those in their neighborhood.
Participants should expect to sleep on the
floor and bring mats or air mattresses, if
desired.
10. Food
Breakfast at CSM house
Lunch at work location or at CSM House
Dinner at a locally owned ethnic restaurant
Vietnamese
Indian
Middle
Eastern
Cheese Steak night
Puerto Rican
11. Cost
Cost
Payment Plan
Ministry Cost
390
Air Fare
505
Deposit
350 (ASAP)
Other Cost
485
Payment 1
350 April 1
Total Cost
1380
Payment 2
350 June 1
Cost
1380
Fundraising
Cont.
330
Student Cont.
1,050
(Plus Airport
Meals)
12. Comparable Trips
Spring Break Sports Camp
Week Long Young Life
Camp
$1,500
Includes Air Fare
Most Meals
$800
Does not include
transportation
13. Cost
Cost
Payment Plan
Ministry Cost
390
Air Fare
505
Deposit
350 (ASAP)
Other Cost
485
Payment 1
350 April 1
Total Cost
1380
Payment 2
350 June 1
Cost
1380
Fundraising
Cont.
330
Student Cont.
1,050
(Plus Airport
Meals)