Through mission and friendship trips we extend our witness to the good news of Jesus beyond the Medina community and build relationships across cultures. Mission trips can often be times of personal growth and transformation as we work together to serve our sisters and brothers in need.

Youth Trip to Costa Rica – July 11-18, 2010

Each year the Senior High Youth travel for a week to share their gifts and build relationships with people in need. In recent years the youth have travelled to Kentucky, Washington D.C. and West Virginia. This past summer they traveled to San Jose, Costa Rica.  During the week the youth built a simple house as they engaged in a wide variety of ministries.

 

Adult/Family Trip to Back Bay Mission, Biloxi, Mississippi

This past spring fifteen members of the United Church of Christ, Congregational family traveled to Biloxi, Mississippi, to assist Back Bay Mission in their efforts to continue the rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina. The trip to Back Bay Mission has become an annual event. We are planning to return in March 2011.

 

 

 

Adult/Family Trip to Costa Rica – Plans are in the works for a trip in June 2011 

Costa Rica 2010

The United Church of Christ, Congregational returned this past June to Alajuelita, Costa Rica, to continue its work with the Christian Center of Alabanza (CCA). Our congregation’s first trip was in 2009, when we made new friends and were deeply impressed with the impact CCA is making in their community. We plan to return again next summer to build a simple house of mercy for a family in San Jose.

Our finished house!