Our Mission is to provide an effective urban ministry experience that transforms lives, influences churches and communities, and honors Christ.
LEARN.
SERVE.
IMPACT.
LEARN. SERVE. IMPACT.
We help you experience a city, learn about a city, and contribute to helping a city.
LEARN.
Before immersing yourself in serving a new city, we stress the importance of arriving with humility and an openness to learning. Our full-time staff in each city live among the people we serve, building sacred relationships within their community and deeply caring about the city's challenges. A unique aspect of CSM trips is the Prayer Tour, where your City Host guides your group around the city, sharing hidden facts, history, and stopping at different places to pray for specific groups within the community. When you sign up for a trip with CSM, expect firsthand learning from our staff and partners who operate on the front lines of urban ministry.
SERVE.
Service is at the core of what we do at CSM. After learning about the city, you have daily opportunities to serve somewhere new. Instead of creating work ourselves, we proudly partner with dozens of organizations already seeking to meet specific needs in the city. We listen to their needs each day and provide the help to get it done. Our serving opportunities are so diverse that no two weeks at CSM will be identical!
IMPACT.
We believe that God is at work before, during, and after your mission trip. Our trips are designed to help you process what that looks like. While you're here, you're part of a solution for the city, but you're not the sole solution. Despite much work still to be done, a significant portion wouldn't be possible without your willingness to learn and serve in the city. Our hope is that you leave feeling impacted and return home seeking to make a positive impact in your community.