Summer Service Projects
Leverage your summer and open yourself to where God might take you.
Whether you're interested in serving communities around Riverside, throughout California, across states or overseas, we want to partner with you to help meet the needs of diverse communities located all around the globe. You can find a list of this year's provided local and global service opportunities below. For more information, check out the videos below to hear what students are saying about these projects. If you still have questions or want to meet with someone to talk about these opportunities, fill out the SSP Follow-Up Form.
2025-26 SSP Applications Are OPEN
ISP Encounter (2-3 weeks)
The Encounter journey includes a spring semester of discovery, development, training and community culminating in 2-3 weeks of service among the nations. Under the supervision of a faculty/staff team leader, students will strategically partner with overseas missionaries to build relationships and share the gospel.
ISP Immersion (4-8 weeks)
Immersion teams are peer-led teams of 4 students joining in the mission of God among the nations. After a spring semester of training, Immersion teams will spend their summer fully immersed in ministry to the unreached in strategic parts of the world. Immersion teams are geared toward students with prior cross-cultural experience or discipleship experience.
GenSend (6-8 weeks)
Spend a summer developing practical ministry skills as you serve a developing church plant. You will join a team of students for 6-8 weeks, learning strategic principles and living them out in the context of a local community.
Start your summer journey today.