We are excited to announce we have booked our 2025 summer high school mission trip! We will be traveling down to Knoxville, TN to serve with an organization called Next Step Ministries! This year we will be collaborating with area ELCA congregations as well. Joining us not this trip is youth from, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Trinity Lutheran Church, First Lutheran Church in Brainerd and Hope Lutheran in Walker, MN. This trip is open to all current 9th-12th graders in the 2024-25 school year! Space is limited so don’t delay in signing up! Here is some more information regarding the trip this year!
Mission Trip to Knoxville, TN
Dates: July 11th-July 20th
Open To: Current 9th-12th graders
Cost: $1150 ($250 deposit is due 10 days after filling out the registration form to hold your spot. Please drop off initial deposit at church)
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, November 27th or when trip fills… Space is limited so don’t delay in signing up
Registration Link: https://www.
(Please note: we are using one registration form for all the churches who are joining together for this trip.)
Who is Next Step Ministries:
Next Step is based out of Madison Wisconsin and they provide mission trip opportunities throughout the United States and beyond! Here is a link to their website that you can take a look at. https://
Schedule: (Please know this is subject to change. But here is an idea of what the week will look like.)
July 11th: Depart & travel to the St. Louis Area
July 12th: Travel to Memphis, TN and explore social justice related issues and Biel street
July 13th: Worship in Memphis. Travel is Knoxville, TN, visit the SunSphere and check in at Next Step Ministries
July 14th-17th Serve in Knoxville area and programming through Next Step Ministries
July 18th: Explore the greater Knoxville area including the Gatlinburg Sky Park
July 19th: Depart Next Step Ministries and travel to Wisconsin
July 20th Worship in Wisconsin and travel home
Why Consider Going On A Summer Mission Trip:
Here is a great way to live out the mission statement at Lord of Life Lutheran Church. Working to inspire a deeper and richer connection to Christ, our community and each other! It is hard to put into words just what these experiences have meant for this that go on our summer trips! It is an opportunity to see what God is up to in this world, in you and within our group! Given the opportunity to be the hands and feet of Jesus as we serve and come alongside a community outside our own. Meeting new people connecting to a place that maybe new for many of you! You don’t want to miss out on these special opportunities that we are blessed to offer here at Lord of Life!
