Cultivate participants serve with RCA missionaries and mission partners all around the world. Wondering where you could serve? Check out these possibilities:
Caribbean Christian Centre for the Deaf
Jamaica (various locations)
At four campuses across Jamaica, the Caribbean Christian Centre for the Deaf (CCCD) provides quality educational and vocational training to children and adults who are deaf. CCCD hosts mission trip groups throughout the summer. Cultivate participants help host these mission groups, joining in their activities and working closely with CCCD staff.
CEPAD
Managua, Nicaragua
CEPAD (the Council of Protestant Churches of Nicaragua) has a 40-year history of sustainable community development in Nicaragua. Based in the capital city of Managua, CEPAD works with rural communities to build sustainability in agriculture, leadership, and pastoral care. Cultivate participants join the CEPAD staff to further church partnerships with communities, host groups from North America, and assist with communication between English and Spanish speakers. Participants should have the ability to speak conversational Spanish. (This site also offers a year-long Cultivate opportunity.)
Fara Limite
Lupeni, Romania
Fara Limite is a rock climbing gym that was created to provide a safe space where Romanian youth can spend their free time. It also encourages learning through a weekly reading hour and summer camp. Summer Cultivate participants connect with kids through climbing, both in the gym and at weekend outdoor climbs. Cultivate volunteers with rock climbing experience or a desire to learn are welcome. (This site also offers a year-long Cultivate opportunity.)
Immerse
Lincoln, Nebraska
Immerse and F Street Church are continuously working to make their community a place where people can thrive. They have a passion for helping young people understand systematic poverty and our calling as Christians to serve the poor and oppressed. Cultivate participants assist Immerse in mentoring and teaching the youth teams it hosts throughout the summer. (This site also offers a year-long Cultivate opportunity.)
Mescalero Reformed Church
Mescalero, New Mexico
Feeling called to ministry in a local church? Mescalero Reformed Church is in need of help with its ministry on the Mescalero Apache Reservation. Cultivate participants can serve in any number of capacities: an afterschool program, middle school and high school youth groups, Bible studies, Sunday school classes, worship leadership, and maintenance of the church grounds.
CEPAD
Managua, Nicaragua
CEPAD (the Council of Protestant Churches of Nicaragua) has a 40-year history of sustainable community development in Nicaragua. Based in the capital city of Managua, CEPAD works with rural communities to build sustainability in agriculture, leadership, and pastoral care. Cultivate participants join the CEPAD staff to further church partnerships with communities, host groups from North America, and assist with communication between English and Spanish speakers. Participants should have the ability to speak conversational Spanish. (This site also offers a summer Cultivate opportunity.)
Fara Limite
Lupeni, Romania
Fara Limite is a rock climbing gym that was created to provide a safe space where Romanian youth can spend their free time. It also encourages learning through a weekly reading hour and summer camp. Summer Cultivate participants connect with kids through climbing, both in the gym and at weekend outdoor climbs. Cultivate volunteers with rock climbing experience or a desire to learn are welcome. (This site also offers a summer Cultivate opportunity.)
Immerse
Lincoln, Nebraska
Throughout the city of Lincoln, people are in need of resources, support, and God’s grace. Immerse and F Street Church are continuously working to make the community a place where people can thrive. Cultivate participants support Immerse by assisting with Christian 12-step programs, re-entry programs, and ministries to people without homes. Participants also help with worship services at F Street Church and with hosting youth teams in the summer. (This site also offers a summer Cultivate opportunity.)
Mescalero Reformed Church
Mescalero, New Mexico
Feeling called to ministry in a local church? Mescalero Reformed Church is in need of help with its ministry on the Mescalero Apache Reservation. Cultivate participants can serve in any number of capacities: an afterschool program, middle school and high school youth groups, Bible studies, Sunday school classes, worship leadership, and maintenance of the church grounds.