We are committed to helping students grow closer to Christ through a life-changing, one-week mission trip.
Students work on challenging construction projects in communities that desperately need help. These projects are part of a larger Next Step Cause that focuses on producing real, long-term change in these communities. We work on these projects week after week, year after year, so students know they’re part of a real change.
Students are immersed into the culture and life of a community, meeting people who help them see God from a totally new perspective. Their faith will be confronted, and their eyes will be opened as they watch God move in these new and unfamiliar
environments.
Powerful messages and electric worship encourage students to dig deeper and take the next step in their faith. In the process, they create unforgettable memories and friendships while worshiping and growing together in God’s name.
Students return home with the tools and desire to implement the same amazing changes in their own community that they saw on their trip.
The All Saints Camp provides housing and healthcare to dozens of people who are suffering from HIV/AIDS, but a lack of support has left many of these residents living in a very unhealthy environment. Students will build new houses for the residents and replace crumbling concrete sidewalks.
Take part in a truly ground breaking project as students begin construction on the brand new Next Step Recovery House! This challenging construction project is a three-story facility will be home base for a much needed addiction recovery program as well as housing for missionaries and students.
The Pine Ridge Reservation holds some of the most breath-taking views of the Midwest. Unfortunately, amongst the views lie some serious social and economic issues. Poverty, unemployment, drug and alcohol abuse and other factors have led to a dismal housing situation. Students aim to rebuild this community through new home builds, renovations and repairs.
Crownpoint is home to the beautiful Navajo Nation; however, below-adequate living conditions have sadly become acceptable after years of being overlooked by others. Students will help rebuild this community through home repair and community outreach.
Milwaukee is one of the most segregated and impoverished cities in the US. Next Step has teamed up with BASICS in Milwaukee, a Christian nonprofit that supports over 150 innercity ministries and programs. Your students will have the opportunity to spend a week serving a variety of ministry and outreach programs in Milwaukee; they will be working on projects from painting to serving the homeless to tutoring at-risk students all in their one-week trip.