Spring Break Service Trips

Spring Break

Spring break service trips offer students the opportunity to step outside of their comfort zones and see the world from a different perspective. Groups of students travel with staff and student leaders to various sites across the country to spend a week living simply in community, providing daily service to those in need, and reflecting on the causes of poverty and the deeper meaning of Christian service.

Service Sites have included:

  • Mercy Center, St. Louis, Missouri
  • Nazareth Farm, Salem, West Virginia
  • Glenmary Farm, Vanceburg, Kentucky
  • Mercy Volunteer Corps, Savannah, Georgia
  • Christian Appalachian Project, Lexington, Kentucky
  • Brother David Darst Center, Chicago, Illinois
  • Baltimore, Maryland (Mercy Volunteer Corps, Savannah, Georgia)
  • Joplin (Mercy Center, St. Louis, Missouri)

IMPORTANT DATES:Nazareth Farm

  • October
    Applications available at Mercy Ministry Center
  • November
    Applications and $50 non-refundable deposit due
  • November through February
    Mandatory orientation sessions and fund raising
  • January
    Remainder of payment due

For more information, please contact Campus Ministry at campusministry@sxu.edu.


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