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Service Trips

Service Trips

The Agapé Center sponsors both Domestic & International service trips. Our team works with a variety of community partners to coordinate domestic trips during academic breaks and international trips during late May/early June.  Through service, we hope students will experience enriching and challenging growth, which will help to foster learning of oneself, of the needs of others and of the role that service plays in society through a lens of Christian faith. 

Domestic Service Trips

The Agapé Center Service Trips team provides students with opportunities to engage with diverse communities through acts of service and fellowship.  Through service, we hope students will experience enriching and challenging growth which will help to foster learning of oneself, of the needs of others and of the role that service plays in society through a lens of Christian faith. 

Questions? Contact: emma.narber@messiah.edu.

  • Priority 1 Ministries (Bronx, New York): October 20, 2024 - October 25, 2024
    • Throughout your time in New York, you will serve and learn from the community and team of Priority 1. This may include food outreach programs, youth camps, and more. 
  • Praying Pelican Missions (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania): October 19, 2024 - October 25, 2024
    • While with Praying Pelican, you will partake in multiple work projects, while staying in one of the oldest churches in the greater Pittsburgh region. 
  • Catholic Charities (Baltimore, Maryland): October 20, 2024 - October 23, 2024
    • Throughout your time with Catholic Charities, you will help with varying programs/outreaches in the Baltmore region.

The applications for Fall Break Service Trips are CLOSED. 

Feel free to email emma.narber@messiah.edu for any additional questions you may have!

International Service Trips 

The International Service and Missions Program seeks to involve students in cross-cultural service and ministry experiences during their summer break.  If you enjoy learning from other people, have a heart for service, and a desire to explore the integration of your faith and service into all of your life, we would like you to consider joining one of our International Service Trip teams!

We look for people who are:

  • Flexible
  • Eager to learn from others
  • Exhibiting a basic understanding of service
  • Willing to step outside of their comfort zones

The Agapé Center’s International Service Trip experience is designed to help you learn about yourself, your teammates, and the culture and people of your host country.  Our hope is to provide students with an opportunity to broaden their perspectives of God and His work in the world.

The International Service Trips application process, personal interviews & team selections take place each fall. 

This year we are going to POLAND!

Poland: May 23 - June 1, 2025

Polish Christian Ministries, Płock, Poland

Polish Christian Ministries (PCM) is committed to making Jesus known in Poland and believes short-term teams play an important role in making that happen.  PCM has served the nation of Poland since 1954.  Today, PCM has over 44 Christian church partners and four para-church organizations.  PCM focuses on planting churches, providing resources, and promoting friendships.  PCM serves as a bridge between churches in Poland and churches in the States.  

Students will be traveling to Płock, Poland where they will have an opportunity to share personal testimonies of faith, spend time with host families, teach English to youth (ages 14-18) in local high schools, and support initiatives of the local church. 

Applications are OPEN. 

DEADLINE: October 18, 2024

Click this link to apply: https://www.travel.messiah.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=10097

Have Additional Questions?

International Service Trips:

 Email: emma.narber@messiah.edu