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Upcoming Trips

Apply to go on an upcoming short-term mission trip

Thank you for considering going on a short-term trip with the Summit! We are boldly asking God to give us the promise he made to Jesus in Psalm 2:8. “Ask me, and I will make the nations your inheritance” (NIV). You are part of the answer to that prayer.

Requirements to Go on a Short-term Trip

To apply to go on a short-term trip, you must:

  1. Be a follower of Christ.
  2. Be a member or regular, in-person attendee of The Summit Church.
  3. Demonstrate an understanding of the gospel and how it propels us to go to the nations.

Search for an Upcoming Trip by Campus


Panama - March (5055)

Garner Campus 3/15/2024 to 3/22/2024 $1,600.00

Estimated trip cost: $1,600.00
Applications and $300.00 deposit due December 8, 2023.

This trip to Panama is a first step toward deeper missions engagement while partnering with IMB missionaries. Through pre-trip and on-the-ground training, as well as hands-on cross-cultural ministry, participants will be prepared to take healthy next steps in missions. During your week in Panama, you will be involved in strategic activities leading to church planting such as prayer-walking, evangelism, discipleship, leadership development, and community outreach.


Joselyn Ramirez-Mendoza (Leader) Apply

Western Europe - April (5037)

Capital Hills Campus 4/17/2024 to 4/24/2024 $2,000.00

Estimated trip cost: $2,000.00
Applications and $300.00 deposit due December 19, 2023.

Come serve alongside a church planter in Western Europe who works primarily with North African and Middle Eastern populations. You'll get to spend time prayer walking, mapping the city, and sharing your faith along with encouraging this field partner in their work.


Mallory Simpson (Leader) Apply

Southeast Asia - April (5016)

Capital Hills Campus 4/18/2024 to 4/27/2024 $2,200.00

Estimated trip cost: $2,200.00
Applications and $300.00 deposit due December 20, 2023.

This trip will be visiting Summit missionaries who have started a business in Southeast Asia to share the gospel with Muslims and Hindus in their local community. This will be the first short-term trip to this area, so the team will spend time prayer walking, meeting local believers, and sharing the gospel with the local community. *The cost of the trip is currently an estimated price. Please email the trip leader for a final trip cost.*


Anna Ashley (Leader) Apply

Japan - April (5061)

Blue Ridge Campus 4/19/2024 to 4/28/2024 $2,400.00

Estimated trip cost: $2,400.00
Applications and $300.00 deposit due December 21, 2023.

The Japanese people are the second largest unreached people group in the world and often resistant to the Gospel. As our missionaries open a church mobilization center in Tokyo, our team is invited to help train Japanese pastors in evangelism, kids/students ministry, small groups, and everything in between! Our primary focus is to care for our missionaries and spur them as they labor daily in the harvest via long-term relationships. Some days this will look like prayer walking with our M's, evangelism, discipleship, visiting churches, helping in outreach, etc. You will be equipped with everything you need for a week of ministry, just make sure you bring a heart ready to serve and care! *The dates and cost of the trip are just an estimate at this time. Please email the trip leader for a final trip cost and dates.*


Ben Cochran (Leader) Apply

Central Asia - May (3285)

North Durham Campus $2,800.00

Estimated trip cost: $2,800.00
Applications and $300.00 deposit due January 2, 2024.

Of all the places where we have sent Summit missionaries, these two families live in one of the most remote, hard to reach locations. They engage in community development projects and are in general need of encouragement and fellowship with other believers. Please note that this location requires extensive travel time and multiple modes of transportation; therefore, this trip might not be suitable for people with mobility or motion sickness issues. *The dates and cost of the trip are just an estimate at this time. Please email the trip leader for a final trip cost and dates.*


Christopher Ammon (Leader) Apply

Middle East - May (5004)

Apex Campus $2,500.00

Estimated trip cost: $2,500.00
Applications and $300.00 deposit due January 2, 2024.

Come experience the world renowned hospitality of the Middle East from the perspective of one of our missionary families. On this care trip, we will preview what life is like in the Middle East from various perspectives. We will spend our time with local staff and then join them in various locations joining them in their ministry. We will also visit some local families in their homes, explore the beautiful landscape, and hear stories of God changing lives. There will be times to be an encouragement to our field partners as well as be encouraged by what God is doing in and through the Middle East. *The dates and cost of the trip are just an estimate at this time. Please email the trip leader for a final trip cost and dates.*


Ryan Doherty (Leader) Apply

Japan - May (3270)

Garner Campus 5/16/2024 to 5/24/2024 $2,800.00

Estimated trip cost: $2,800.00
Applications and $300.00 deposit due January 17, 2024.

We will be traveling to the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido to spend time with one of our Summit families who live and serve there. We will spend time encouraging them, praying with them, and partnering with them and their team in their missional efforts among some of the most unreached people in the whole world.


Ade Oni (Leader) Apply

Poland - May (5060)

Capital Hills Campus 5/18/2024 to 5/25/2024 $2,000.00

Estimated trip cost: $2,000.00
Applications and $300.00 deposit due January 19, 2024.

The missionaries in Poland have been helping refugees from various countries and have started a Russian language bible study in their home. This team will be going out on prayer walks, sharing the gospel with the local community, helping with a new church plant that will be starting in a few months, and encouraging/caring for the missionaries in the work that they have been called to do.


Keri Bosch (Leader) Apply

Eastern Europe - May (5057)

North Durham Campus 5/24/2024 to 6/1/2024 $2,300.00

Estimated trip cost: $2,300.00
Applications and $300.00 deposit due January 25, 2024.

*The cost of the trip is currently an estimated price. Please email the trip leader for a final trip cost.*


Stephen Snyder (Leader) Apply

Second City 2024

5/24/2024 to 7/5/2024 $5,000.00

Estimated trip cost: $5,000.00
Applications and $300.00 deposit due February 25, 2024.

Second City is a two-month, intensive, international discipleship and missional program. Students spend a brief time training at the Summit and are then sent to Miami, Europe, South Asia, or Southeast Asia for eight weeks to work alongside Summit church planters and partners. Each team is made up of four to eight students and led by Summit College staff members. This is a great opportunity for any upperclassman to grow deeper in their understanding of the global mission of God and truly put their faith into practice!


Richard Marshall (Leader) Apply

City Project 2024

5/24/2024 to 7/5/2024 $5,500.00

Estimated trip cost: $5,500.00
Applications and $300.00 deposit due February 25, 2024.

City Project is a two-month, intensive discipleship and missional experience where college students serve locally, nationally, and internationally. City Project includes five weeks in Wake Forest, one week with one of our American church plants, and two weeks overseas. Students learn how to apply the gospel to every aspect of their lives and make disciples who make disciples. These eight weeks immerse students in the local church and global cities and teach them how to practically love God, love each other, and love our world. Students travel to one of our domestic church plants for one week to serve the church and the city and get a glimpse of what it looks like to plant a domestic church. The middle of the summer includes several weeks in Wake Forest, North Carolina, receiving practical theological and ministry training by pastors and teachers at the Summit. During this time, students will learn to effectively share the gospel and give their lives away in RDU in response to the gospel. During the last two weeks of the summer, students will travel abroad to serve alongside Summit church planters. This is an excellent opportunity to explore the mission of God, develop a heart for the nations, and better understand what it means to leverage your life for the gospel of Jesus Christ. City Project is open to college students only.


Wes Smith (Leader) Apply

Honduras - May (5079)

Capital Hills Campus 5/25/2024 to 6/1/2024 $1,700.00

Estimated trip cost: $1,700.00
Applications and $300.00 deposit due January 26, 2024.

**This trip is for adults or families with middle school aged children and older.** Serve alongside Sparrow Missions as they serve those in Honduras who may have been forgotten by the world but not by God. This will be a great introductory trip for some families, students, and others who have never been on a short-term mission trip.


Brad Moore (Leader) Apply

Elevate Summer Project 2024

$4,000.00

Estimated trip cost: $4,000.00
Applications and $300.00 deposit due December 15, 2023.

As a church, our goal is to send every member. In Summit Students, this comes through mobilizing our families on mission together through our local mission opportunities, domestic trips and international short-term trips. The culmination of this for many of our students comes through being a part of Summer Project. This 7 month discipleship program provides a venue for students to be discipled and trained with the end goal of participating in a multi-week missions experience overseas. We know that this is a tremendous investment with the most precious thing God has given you to steward, so we don’t take that lightly. We desire to partner with you as your family explores if Summer Project would be a good fit for your student.


Josh Joyner (Leader) Apply

New Jersey - June (5022)

Blue Ridge Campus 6/19/2024 to 6/25/2024 $1,300.00

Estimated trip cost: $1,300.00
Applications and $150.00 deposit due February 20, 2024.

There is a large population of Turkish Muslims in NJ, many of whom are already searching and wondering about spiritual things. Your team will help missionaries sent out by the Blue Ridge campus to do the work of praying for and sharing the gospel with Turkish women and men who have immigrated to the US. The team will be trained specifically in culturally appropriate methods of evangelism and discipleship by our missionaries with Global Gates, so no previous experience is needed. The team is perfect for those looking for an abbreviated trip (4 days of training/evangelism), so please join us! *The cost of the trip is currently an estimated price. Please email the trip leader for a final trip cost.*


Sarah Lathrop (Leader) Apply

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