We are working through Group Missions to plan this trip. The trip is co-led by Bailey Steger, the High School Youth Lay Minister, and the Rev. Matt Philipps, the Associate Rector, and Julie Davis, the Middle School Youth Lay Minister.

Group Missions maintains ongoing relationships with churches and nonprofits serving the Kenosha community. The organization is highly regarded and working through them gives us an opportunity to contribute to long-term support in Kenosha, beyond the week that we will be working there.

Group Missions will be organizing several local projects during the summer, which include: 

• Engaging and interacting with individuals with disabilities. Participants will be doing many different activities that include: socializing, playing games and helping with projects.

• Assisting in food distribution; “shop” with clients, pack groceries, stock shelves, and help out in the warehouse of a local food bank.

• Assisting Summer Day Camp Counselors with activities and events for kids ages 5–15.

The trip will run from Sunday afternoon through Friday midday. We'll meet at Christ Church and travel together as a youth group to the church in Kenosha where we will be staying for the week.

We will have lodging at a local church. There will be a separate boy’s hall and girl’s hall, a space for meals, bathrooms and showers, and a space for programs.

Participants need to bring twin-size air mattresses, pillows, sleeping bags or other bedding to sleep on floors.

Trip fees are $300 per person. We don’t want cost to be a barrier! Let us know if your family needs more financial assistance to make the trip. We want to make this a possibility for your children.

The deadline to register for the trip is January 26, 2025. At that time a registration form and an initial $100 deposit will be due.

The final trip balance is due on March 14.