The Program

Mission Year is a year long program where Christian young people live in an urban neighborhood volunteering, worshiping, and loving their neighbors.

It is an opportunity for 18 to 29 year olds, both single and married, to spend a year following Jesus' command to “Love the Lord your God, and love your neighbor as yourself.” By partnering with a local church, volunteering at a service site, and spending time with neighbors, Mission Year Team Members effectively impact their communities while catching a deeper vision for what the Kingdom of God is like.

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Our Mission Statement: As followers of Jesus, Mission Year Team Members work to advance the Kingdom of God by loving their neighbors.
Our Mission Question: In this moment, how can I best love both God and people?

Mission Year is About...

Relationships: Building deep relationships based on trust and respect with your neighbors, seeking practical ways to show Christian love.
Community Living: Sharing life in community with a supportive team of other Christians in an urban neighborhood.
Community Service: Volunteering 25-30 hours a week at a social service agency that's providing vital resources to the poor.
Discipleship: Drawing close to God by spending time deepening your own walk with Christ and developing spiritual disciplines.
Church Partnership: Supporting God's work in the city by partnering with a dynamic local church that's engaging the community.
Social Justice: Seeking justice by learning to identify disparities in power and working creatively to bring resolution.
Simplicity: Living life without excess to better care for your neighbors and the environment around you.

The Vision of Mission Year

IMAGINE the city the way God wants it to be. No more poverty. No more injustice. Every person matters. Now imagine a handful of young people moving into a house in the city, working to make this a reality.

People who learn from their neighbors, listen to their needs, and pray with them over and over. People who work hard to love others the way Jesus loves. People who stay long enough to become true friends.

IMAGINE that house becoming a safe place in the neighborhood where people see the gospel lived out, alive and available to all.

IMAGINE each individual devoting each day to God, then going out to do what God says. Partnering with social service agencies and local churches who are working towards the same goal. Offering compassion and working for justice.

Can you see what happens? That household makes a difference in the neighborhood, and the neighborhood makes a difference in return. The living gospel transforms everything it touches. The Kingdom of God advances.

Now, finally, IMAGINE all of that a thousand times over, and you have the vision of Mission Year.