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2026 MISSION TRIPS

SPRING BREAK ‘26

Oconee Spring Break

Immokalee: April 6-11 // Cost: TBA (evangelism training/sharing, cross-cultural experience)
Boston: April4-9 // Cost: TBA (outreach, evangelism)
Puerto Rico: April 4-10 // Cost: TBA (outreach, evangelism)

College Spring Break

Boston: February 28- March 6 // Cost: TBA (outreach, evangelism, church planting)
Puerto Rico: February 28- March 6 // Cost: TBA (outreach, evangelism)

Interest Form

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SUMMER ‘26

Puerto Rico: July 18-24 // Ages 12+ // Cost: $1750
- NEW mission trip partnership this year, led by Brooke Lovingood and Scott Carson. Our church will be working with a NAMB church plant, leading a VBS week for the children, and doing evangelism training.
Big Move Boston: August 29-September 1 // Ages 12+ // Cost: TBA
- connected to Kings Hill Church, pastored by Jonathan Moseley. Labor Day weekend is the annual move-out weekend for many students, and you will get to help people move in and have gospel conversations with them

Interest Form

Nepal: contact taylordrury@watkinsville.org if you are interested in going
- As we hope to reach the Bing people group with the gospel, our desire as a church is to send multiple trips throughout the year. We will train church leaders, share the gospel with unreached people groups, and disciple churches in following Christ together. The next trip, Lord willing, will be in November 0f 2025

College

Summer Missions Program: 8 weeks missions experience // Cost will vary
- This year we are launching a NEW program for college students directly following the school semester in May. 4 weeks of training here in Athens and then 4 weeks of serving on the mission field in 1 of the 3 locations
  - Boston - urban church planting & outreach
  - Scotland - church planting in a post-Christian city
  - Kazakhstan - evangelism & outreach in an unreached country

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Ongoing Trips

Disaster Relief: contact lhhanby@gmail.com if you are interested in going
- We are partnering with Samaritan’s Purse, which is actively responding to immediate disaster crises year-round. To stay up to date on needs and opportunities to go, email Larry Hanby and Milynn Swafford to be added to the group message.

Adult & Family

Interest Form

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More trips and opportunities to serve and help hurricane victims throughout the year. If you are interested in learning more ways to help with disaster relief, please message jessica@watkinsville.org, and get connected to a group message with updated needs.

*Trip Costs are subject to change up to 45 days before the trip due to inflation/airline costs.

**Some locations have been generalized to protect our missionary partners.

Watkinsville loves sending people to the nations. If finances is the main reason that would keep you from applying to go,

please reach out to us first through our interest form above.

NEXT STEPS TO GO…

WHY SHOULD I GO?

Going short-term…

is an active way to be a sending church, to care, and to serve our long-term partners on the field.
is an intentional way to be open to the possibility that you may be called to go long-term.
is the best way to gain perspective on the realities of the world and to grasp the glory of our global God.
is a way to mobilize the church to live on mission wherever God calls.
will help you discover your role in the great commission.

HOW DO I GO?

STEP 1: INTEREST FORM: Fill out this form for more trip info (skip this step if you’re ready to apply).
STEP 2: APPLY: Narrow down where you would like to go, and then fill out an application below (this is not a commitment to go).
STEP 3: APPROVAL: Get approved to go and sign the mission trip team covenant (Commitment to Go).
STEP 4: GO!: You will meet with your team to build community and to prepare to go!