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

2024-25 SSP Applications Are Closed

United States Projects (1 week)

USPs are experiences that allow you to step out of your context and be discipled toward a heart for God and others alongside our ministry partners that are committed to "loving their neighbors." The goal is for you to grow in displaying the heart of Jesus through compassion for the vulnerable and return ready to engage your community.

Learn More About USP

See the '24-'25 USP Locations

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.

Learn More About ISP Encounter

See the '24-'25 Team Previews

What you should know about ISP

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.

Learn More About ISP Immersion

See the '24-'25 Team Previews

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.

Learn More About GenSend

Start your summer journey today.