We want to equip you for the best experience on your mission trip to Denver. Please utilize the following resource pages in preparation for your mission's week:

FAQs

I want to change the world. Why go to a North American city?

The world is urbanizing. 65% of the world's population lives in urban centers—and the number is growing. In fact, the world's largest and fastest growing mission field is in urban centers. And that includes the cities in North America. Yet many in the church are not familiar with the problems of the urban poor and the way Christians are meeting them. We want to give your kids a vision of urban ministry that will alter their future and begin to stir their hearts for the urban mission field.

What is included in the price of the missions trip?

This amount includes meals, housing, training, Missions Trip Handbook to prepare you for the trip, Missions Trip Journal and a Mission Denver T-shirt for each team member.

Where will teams be sleeping?

Team members will be staying in housing near the target ministry neighborhood. We provide dorm style bunks with matresses for your sleeping comfort. All housing rooms and all exterior doors are kept secure at all times.

What will be doing for meals?

The menu and meals are provided by Mission Denver and dinners are prepared by Mission Denver staff. Breakfast and Lunch will be coordinated by one of your MDT leaders. Both of these meals are Á la carte. It is important that Mission Denver is aware of any food allergy or diet restriction, please make sure all participants complete the Participant Application and send to Mission Denver prior to their trip.

How much spending money should participants bring?

Bringing a lot of spending money is not necessary. There will be a couple opportunities where students may be interested in purchasing items/souvenirs. If the team decides to stay until Monday morning, the team will be going out to eat for dinneron Sunday Night; students will need about $10-15 for the meal. A suggested amount of spending money is $30- $40 per person.

How do we get around?

Please bring your own method of transportation to Mission Denver. Transportation will be needed while on the trip to and from the airport, bible clubs, and community development projects. The majority of the activities can be within walking distance, but it is strongly recommended to find transportation for the week.

For Youth Groups, how many adults should we bring?

Please bring 1 adult for every 5-6 youth. This is important for the Poverty Simulation at the end of the week. All adult leaders will participate along with the youth.

Do your people know the city well enough to lead groups or are they "tourists"?

Mission Denver staff lives and works in the city of Denver—right where you will be. They did not arrive on the scene just before you did. They know their way around like the locals—because they are locals.

How much time will I actually spend serving people instead of doing projects?

Mission Denver provides a people-to-people experience through the Bible Clubs, community development projects and poverty simulation. You will be looking into the eyes of a child in low income housing, talking to the homeless on the street, or working side by side with the neediest in our community.

Will I learn anything I can apply when I get home?

A Mission Denver mission's trip is not a sight-seeing tour that ends when the photos are passed around. You have seen the needs of the poor in the city and have been part of the solution. We want you to look at people in the city differently than before, knowing you have more in common with them than you had ever imagined. You will have helped others and seen the impact that a church can make on a community. These same lessons can be applied in your home communities.

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