Cornerstone Summer Missions Program
One of the highlights each summer is the Cornerstone Summer Missions Program. This is an opportunity for members of Cornerstone to experience the body of Christ in a cross-cultural setting. Generally, projects are selected in early January with sign-ups beginning in mid-February. Locations vary by year, but past trips have included Belgorod, Ukraine; the Cherokee Indian Reservation in North Carolina; the Menominee Indian Reservation in northern Wisconsin; and Ciudad Victoria, Mexico. Missions projects are open to all Cornerstone members, although eighth grade and younger should be accompanied by a parent. For more information or photos from past trips, follow the link at the bottom of the page.
In many churches, a “summer mission project” is synonymous with “teen mission trip.” At Cornerstone, our missions projects are multi-generational, including young teens to those over fifty-five. In fact, most trips have as many adults participating as teens. Some years, the adults even outnumber the teens. While teens are especially drawn to summer mission projects, the trips Cornerstone offers are not “teen mission trips.” Instead, the goal of summer mission projects is provide cross-cultural church experiences for everyone in the Cornerstone community.
In addition to varied ages of the participants, Cornerstone mission projects are also unique in that they involve a wide variety of work. Vacation Bible School, construction, music seminars, children in worship seminars, self-defense seminars, teen fellowship times, medical work, church small groups, painting, cleaning, and concerts are just a few of the tasks in which past Cornerstone missions teams have participated. Tasks are chosen based on the skill of the team members. Have a skill? Consider using it as part of a summer mission project.
