MISSIONS INSIGHTS

Paris – February 26 to March 7
Purpose: Support Word Of Life France by performing repairs around their camp.

Ecuador  – June 13 to 20
Opportunity for students!
Purpose: VBS, street evangelism and other activities supporting churches in the area and the work of our missionaries on the ground.

Amazon River, Brazil – May 29 to June 7
Purpose: We will partner with the Brazilian Baptist Mission Board using their own boat to go and support their missionaries working on the riverside communities alongside the Amazon River. Activities include door-to-door visitation, VBS, worship, and gospel preaching in every village.

Aibonito, Puerto Rico – Summer/Fall 2025
Purpose: Support the efforts of Pastor Luis, a church planter with the North American Mission Board (NAMB).

WITH MISSION’S PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS

We partner with organizations that offer their own mission trips, which are open to the public. You can contact them directly for more information, or reach out to us, and we will assist you in finding the right destination and registering for the trip.

One More Child
Destinations include: Guatemala, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Colombia, Peru, Uganda, South Africa, Romania, South Asia, and the continental USA.

More information can be obtained here: https://onemorechild.org/

CWE – Christians for Worldwide Evangelism
CWE is a non-denominational, non-profit organization providing assistance to missionaries and national pastors around the world through the construction of facilities (churches, medical clinics, and educational institutions) to accommodate the preaching of God’s Word.

Destinations for 2025: Goiania/Brazil, Robbinsville/NC USA, Deering, NH USA

More information can be obtained here: https://cwe-missions.org/upcoming-trips/

OPPORTUNITIES FOR “LIVING SENT” WITHIN OUR OWN MISSION HILL CHURCH MINISTRIES

Mission Hill Ministry Center @ Six Mile
Every Thursday at 6 PM, more than one hundred people receive both the Word of God and a hot meal. You can help by serving meals, working in the clothing store, assisting in the food pantry, or sitting at the tables to share a meal and engage with those in attendance. Afterward, you can also lend a hand with cleanup.

If you are someone that “knows your way around holding a hammer”, there is place for you here! Help other volunteers that are over there every week helping with repairs and other “fixes” to the property.

For more information contact Pastor Caleb via caleb@missionhill.org or via (813) 988-1138.

ESOL Ministry
     “Conversational English Class Through the Bible”
Can you speak English? If you are reading this you can help! Every Tuesday and Thursday at 12:30 PM a “Conversational English Class Through the Bible” is held on our Central Campus. We need volunteers to sit alongside our international students and help them learn English and, most important, learn about Jesus using the Scriptures. You will get a free meal in the process! Contact Pastors Eliel and/or Zak via Eliel@missionhill.org and Zak@missionhill.org or via (813) 988-1138.

     “Reaching the Nations”
You can also help our ESOL students’ families through our ministry attending their families, and other immigrants/refugees in our community. You can support our missionaries Laurent & Jana Joguet with opportunities like Bible studies, picnics, birthday parties, baby showers, driving them around for trips to the grocery stores, DMV, hospital and medical appointments, and many other opportunities! Contact Laurent and Jana at ljoguet@fim.org or via (813) 724-2403

Tuesdays & Thursdays Lunch
Every Tuesday and Thursday at 12:30 PM, throughout the year, we serve a hot meal to about 50 people that don’t have a source of food, that live in the streets and also to our ESOL students.

You can volunteer by coming at noon and helping us set up the place for food distribution, helping us serve the meals, and cleaning up after we are done (we finish serving at 1:30 PM).

For more information contact Pastors Eliel and/or Zak via Eliel@missionhill.org and Zak@missionhill.org or via (813) 988-1138.

Backpacks with food for Greco Middle School
Every week our church delivers 50 backpacks with food for students at Greco Middle School, so that they have food for the weekend when they are away from the free meals that they receive at school.

We need your help packing those backpacks with the products that we received. Usually, we pack 300 to 350 backpacks at once.

We need help delivering these 50 backpacks every week to the school.

You can sign up (or get more information) contacting Pastor Eliel at Eliel@missionhill.org or via (813) 988-1138.

Disaster Relief Team
At Mission Hill we have a Disaster Relief Team that works under the umbrella of the Florida Baptist Convention and NAMB “Send Relief” ministries. The mission of Florida Baptist Disaster Relief and Recovery Ministries is to “make a difference” in times of disaster by connecting Florida Baptist Churches and Associations to people and communities impacted by disaster and by responding with Help, Healing, and Hope, that demonstrates and shares the love of Christ.

Our team members are trained and licensed to attend those affected locations (mainly by hurricanes), providing assistance with cleanup, repairs and feeding those affected.

There is always room for more volunteers and anyone can sign up and be trained to help and be the “hands and feet of Jesus”!

In the past we have provided assistance from the Panhandle to South Florida! But we also want to serve our own church family and to our community here in Temple Terrace.

For more information you can contact Pastor Eliel at Eliel@missionhill.org or via (813) 988-1138

MISSION PARTNERS ORGANIZATIONS

These mission organizations offer several different options: from short-term to long term commitments, from across the street to across the globe! They all provide an opportunity for “Living Sent”!

NAMB – North American Mission Board
The North American Mission Board (NAMB) is a Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) agency that helps churches plant and revitalize churches in North America. NAMB’s mission is to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ through evangelism, church planting, and compassion ministry.

    • GenSend – Whether it is during a fall, winter, spring or summer break, GenSend is designed to teach students (from middle school through post-grad) how to engage a fallen world with the transformative hope of the good news. The immersive, hands-on training provided through these experiences give students the ministry mindset needed to become lifelong missionaries. So, no matter where you end up in life, you will be equipped to confidently make disciples and serve communities in need!

    • Journeymen – Serve as short-term missionaries in North America for a two-year term. Journeymen work with and through NAMB’s compassion ministry, Send Relief, where they become a vital part of NAMB missionary teams at one of 20 “Send Relief” Ministry centers. This program allows young professionals to explore the potential of lifelong service in ministry through hands-on serving and life on the mission field.

    • Southern Baptist Disaster Relief
Join thousands of volunteers who respond when crises strike, providing swift assistance such as serving hot meals and helping families clean up after storms across all fifty states—not just in Florida! Did you know that Mission Hill Church has its own Disaster Relief (DR) Team? You can join us, and we will equip and prepare you to bring relief to those in need. Over the years, Mission Hill’s DR Team has served in numerous locations, making a meaningful impact in communities affected by disaster!

    • Collegiate/University Missionary
Commit to using your passion for evangelism to make disciples among university students, faculty and staff, connecting them to a local church or church plant. Through organizations like BCM (Baptist Collegiate Ministry) and FOI (Friends of Internationals), you will exegete the culture, engage the lost, help make reproducing disciples and connect new believers to a local church or church plant. There are many opportunities to volunteer and support the work being done.

More information can be found here https://www.namb.net/go

IMB – The International Mission Board
The IMB is the international “arm” of the SBC (Southern Baptist Convention) for missions outside North America and around the globe.

They offer several programs that can be divided in three categories: Short-Term Missions, Mid-Term Missions, and Long-Term Missions opportunities.

Short-Term Missions – 1 to 8 weeks mission trips with IMB missionaries to destinations like: Australia, Austria, Brazil, Costa Rica, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Madagascar, Mexico, Panama City/Panama, Philippines, Prague/Czechia, South Africa, South Korea, Southeast Asia.

Mid-Term Missions – from 2 months to 3 years serving overseas with IMB Missionaries

Long-Term Missions – serve for over 3 years.

For more detailed information check here https://www.imb.org/go/

CRU – Campus Crusade for Christ
Cru is the name of Campus Crusade for Christ International in the U.S. They are present in Universities/Colleges campus all over the U.S.

At Mission Hill we partner with CRU through Ed & Whitney North. They are always looking for volunteers to help them with the ministry among students at USF and UT (University of Tampa).

They also minister to International Students through a ministry called Bridges.

You can serve by assisting with their meetings, helping with rides for the students, with lunches and dinners for the students, hosting students during special holidays like Thanksgivings, Easter and Christmas.

Contact Ed & Whitney here ed.north@cru.org

OMC – One More Child
Beyond Mission Trips, OMC offers a variety of opportunities to serve around our community. Their mission is to provide Christ-centered services to vulnerable children and struggling families, through Foster Care, Anti-Trafficking, Child Hunger, Single Moms and Family Support programs.

Their headquarters is located in Lakeland, offering a variety of opportunities to serve, whether it’s a one-day commitment or a more regular, weekly involvement. You can volunteer individually, with your family, or alongside your Community Group. There are service options available for everyone, catering to a wide range of skills and interests!

You can check the options that OMC has available going to their website here https://onemorechild.org/volunteer/

A Door of Hope
Their vision is to provide hope for children in crisis, provide a Christian home for every child, support foster-families, and assist foster children in their every need.

A Door of Hope relies heavily on dedicated Christian volunteers willing to serve within their organization. There are many different areas in which volunteers can express their gifts and talents and serve the least fortune amongst us.

For more information contact Mrs. Jennifer  jenniferchandra@adoorofhope.com or check their website  https://www.adoorofhope.com/.

New Life Solutions (NLS)
The mission of NLS is  to protect the unborn, sharing the gospel, and transforming our communities. NLS also gives support to moms and dads that are dealing with an unexpected pregnancy or have gone through an abortion.

There are many ways to get involved in the various “branches” of NLS:

More 2 Life – Youth, Culture & Community

A Woman’s Place – Women’s Health & Pregnancy

Passage of Hope – Abortion Recovery Support

Shepperd’s Village – Single Mothers and Children

You can find more information on how to serve at NLS on their website https://www.newlifesolutions.org/get-involved or by contacting Mrs. Natalie Kehn via nkehn@awomansplaceclinic.com

Young Lives

The mission of Young Lives is to support pregnant and parenting teens, through mentorship, community, and a life with Christ.

Young Lives meets in “clubs” around the USA. One of these “clubs” meets here at Mission Hill at least once a month, on Fridays and sometimes on Saturday.

You can support the ministry of Young Lives by participating in these meetings, offering assistance, encouragement, and support to young moms.

For more opportunities contact Chris Baaske, YoungLives Tampa Director, via cbaaske@gmail.com or (813) 971-6420 or check their website at https://younglives.younglife.org/