Mission 2023 Philippines

Participating in a mission trip will have a profound impact on your life, whether this is your first or one of many that you have done in the past. God will grow you and transform you in a special way through your mission experience.

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1. Why don’t we call it a mission Trip? Because it’s not a “trip”. This is a mission opportunity, it’s a mission project, it’s not a sight-seeing adventure or vacation.

2. Who can go? Anyone called, committed and ready to go on mission, 12 and older with an accompanying adult. There is a Maximum of 20 spots for the team.

3. What are the dates the mission team will travel? July 27th is the Departure and we will return on August 7th.

4. What’s the Deadline to sign up? February 7th

5. How much are travel expenses? (We are hoping to keep it below $2,700 per person). We will have a final cost for you at our next meeting. First Payment is due February 12th, Second Payment April 1, Final payment June 1.

6. Are there Scholarships available? There are a limited number of Partial scholarships available for those who need them. See Pastor Bill for more information.

7. Will I need travel insurance? The church will pay for travel insurance for each person.

8. Do I have to take a class before I go? Yes. A mandatory missions seminar will be taught in May and June. We will go over cultural awareness training, language basics, how to share the gospel and learn about some common religions and cults that are found in country – Catholicism, Islam and Jehovah Witness.

9. Do I need a passport? Anyone without a passport needs to begin the application process ASAP (as well as those whose passports will expire within 6 months of the day you’ll fly back).

10. What will the mission team be doing? We will be working with a pastor and multiple church plants, north of Manila. There will be physical and construction projects during the morning and early afternoon. 3 days we will lead Bible clubs in the evening and on the fourth day we will host a Block party where we will provide games, food, music and a devotional. There will also be a couple days where some on the team will be teaching and training leaders the local pastors and leaders. There will also be one day for us to visit local sights and enjoy some local opportunities.

11. When is the next mission team meeting and what will it cover? Our next meeting will be on February 5th. We will finalize team members, provide information on accommodations, meals, packing, and travel logistics and provide a sample itinerary for each day and the week. We will also be purchasing flights and travel insurance in February. We will go over how to write a sponsor letter to raise money for the mission.

12. What can I do to prepare?

  • Pray

  • Ask family and friends to begin praying for you as you consider joining the mission team.

  • We are Looking for several people to help with planning. Would you like to help write our daily mission team devotional?

  • Are you good with researching and making travel arrangements?

  • Are you good with construction, Bible teaching, music? Do you like working with children? Are you good at organizing or cooking? Make a list of your strengths and gifts and consider how God can use them on this team. Fill out your mission team application and include your skills and gifting. We will have a list of team leads and needs at our next meeting.





Pray for our missionaries

Our Missionaries can use your prayer support. Visit the International Mission Board (IMB) website at http://imb.org/compassionnet to find daily updated prayer needs of Southern Baptist international missionaries. To pray for North American missionaries on their birthdays, visit the North American Mission Board (NAMB) website at http://www.namb.net/prayerrequest

Cooperative Program

Trinity is committed to missions - locally, in our state, our nation and all around the world. The primary expression of this commitment is seen in our support of the Cooperative Program. The Cooperative Program is Southern Baptists' method of pooling resources in order to do more together than we could separately. Churches designate a portion of their receipts for the Cooperative Program. These funds are sent to state or regional conventions where a portion of the money is kept for local ministry and missions and a portion is sent to the Southern Baptist Convention where it is distributed to our agencies and used to fund missions both at home and abroad. At Trinity we commit 8% of all of our undesignated gifts to the Cooperative Program.

For more information, visit www.cpmissions.net.

Associational Missions

Trinity is a part of the Costa Mesa Baptist Association. 

Trinity gives 2% of our undesignated income to support the ministries of our association.

For more information, visit www.costameda.org.

Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions

For 125 years Southern Baptists have been collecting an annual offering in support of international missions. More than $3.5 billion has been given to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering whose namesake inspired the first collection of gifts in 1888. Then, as now, every penny you give to "Lottie Moon" supports missionaries as they share the good news about Jesus Christ in countries all around the world. At Trinity, we emphasize international missions and the Lottie Moon offering each December.

For more information, visit www.imb.org/main/lottie-moon.

Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Missions

The Annie Armstrong offering is used to plant new churches in North America. One hundred percent of the gifts given are used to support church planters and provide ministry supplies. Those missionaries and supplies are used to bring the message of Christ to people all across North America. Trinity promotes this missions work each year at springtime.

For more information, visit www.anniearmstrong.com.