Mission Trips Calendar

Asheville, NC - Relief Efforts

Disaster Relief

This will be our 3rd Relief Team to the Asheville NC region. Hurricane Helene brought much destruction and loss, but the church is helping by bringing hope and healing to this much needed community. Join us as we serve alongside the local church as they meet the needs of their neighbors. This team will continue the cleanup efforts and will be labor intensive. For more information email: relief@saddleback.com

Manila, PH / Strengthening Families

Orphan and Vulnerable Children

Join The Initiative for Vulnerable Children on a transformative mission trip to Manila, Philippines, as we work to bring hope and practical solutions to the pressing challenges of orphan care. Partnering church to church and collaborating with local government agencies, our mission focuses on supporting vulnerable families and children by addressing systemic issues and providing hands-on care.

Through this initiative, we aim to empower local communities with sustainable strategies, strengthen family support systems, and ensure that every child experiences love, care, and stability. Volunteers will engage in meaningful activities such as workshops for caregivers, resource distribution, and community-building efforts that promote long-term impact.

Be a part of this life-changing opportunity to make a real difference while building bridges of compassion and faith. Together, we can create a brighter future for Manila's children and families.

Guapiles, Costa Rica

JHM Students

Go on mission with Saddleback JHM Lake Forest to serve churches in Costa Rica! We will be going with our hands open to meet new people, see new places, and jump in where the Lord leads us! We will be traveling to Costa Rica in January of 2025 to serve with partner church Oasis de Vida in Guapiles, Costa Rica with Youth Group nights, English as a Second Language (ESL) classes, soccer camps, and many more things.

Asheville North Carolina

Relief

Hurricane Helene brought much destruction and loss, but the church is helping by bringing hope and healing to this much needed community. Join us as we serve alongside The Gathering Church as they meet the needs of their neighbors. This team will continue the cleanup efforts and will be labor intensive. Trip cost of $800 includes shared lodging, meals and ground transportation for the week. You will book your own flight which is not included in the trip cost.

Coatepec Mexico

Peace Skills

We will be working with 3 churches in Coatepec and Xalapa Mexico. These churches have had Purpose Driven Church, PD Life and PEACE Plan Training via Zoom over the last few years. From those trainings, they have implemented many PEACE Projects in their communities. Our team will return there to provide additional training that they have requested and introduce The JESUS Film Ministry, Clean Water Sanitation and hygiene/water filtration, as well as Men's Ministry and Mental Health for Adolescents PEACE Training.

Manila Philippines

Orphan Care

Join us for a transformative mission trip to Manila, Philippines, as we work to bring hope and practical solutions to the pressing challenges of orphan care. We will join our Santa Rosa campus in partnering church to church and collaborating with local government agencies. Our mission focuses on strengthening families. We'll share the Saddleback vision with our Filipino friends to see every child in a loving, well supported and stable home. Currently there are thousands of children living in institutions and the government has invited us to help equip the church to place children in families. Be a part of this life-changing opportunity to make a real difference while building bridges of compassion and faith. Together, we can create a brighter future for Filipino children and families.

"A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families" Psalm 68:5-6a

Hackensack, New Jersey

Strategic Launch Network

At Saddleback we partner with dynamic leaders with a heart and passion for launching NEW churches in some of the most strategic, hard-to-reach, under-churched cities that many have written off across the United States. We don't believe the story is written for these regions, and we're confident that God stands ready to move in new and exciting ways in our day. But the work isn't easy, which is why we're partnering with the

Strategic Launch Network to pour into and encourage these world-changing leaders and churches along the way. Churches like Eden Church in New Jersey!

Join us October 3rd-6th to support, serve, and encourage the Eden church family as they celebrate their one year anniversary and serve in a city wide event.