URBAN IMMERSION TRIP
PRICE: $550/person
AGES: 11+
Trip Length: 6-Day (Tuesday-Sunday)
A life-changing experience for students and adults across the U.S.
GOAL: Participants will grow in their faith, gain a better understanding of God’s heart for the poor and oppressed, and learn new ways to impact Milwaukee and their own community.
WHAT’S INCLUDED: Housing, meals, ministry activities and supplies, components of The R3 Workshop (Biblical racial reconciliation training), a 40-hour poverty simulation, and handbooks for leaders to prepare participants for the trip.
URBAN PLUNGE TRIP
PRICE: $175/person
AGES: 11+
Trip Length: Weekend (Friday-Sunday)
Weekend mission trips full of hands-on ministry and Biblically-based training for effective outreach in your community.
GOAL: Participants will gain valuable missions experience, help transform the lives of people in Milwaukee, and learn new ways to reach their own communities.
WHAT’S INCLUDED: Housing, meals, high-impact training, participation in community outreach, service activity, and cross-cultural worship experience.
POVERTY SIMULATION
PRICE: $225/person
AGES: 11+
Trip Length: 40-Hour Experience
About 40 hours of immersion, impactful and solely training/experiential learning. Does not offer opportunities to serve, but is a great option for nearby groups (Marquette Social Work students, Burke Scholars, etc.) who have the ability to serve more regularly but want to grow in their understanding and compassion for the community they’re working with.
WHAT’S INCLUDED: Lodging, meals, and 40 hours of high-impact training.
URBAN OUTPOUR
PRICE: $55/person/day
AGES: 11+
Trip Length: 3-Day Minimum
City on a Hill will coordinate all of your mission trip’s service opportunities throughout the city of Milwaukee. Groups are able to serve at City on a Hill’s campus, and/or other local nonprofits.
GOAL: Mission trips visiting Milwaukee will have diverse service opportunities without the stress of logistics and planning in a new place.
WHAT’S INCLUDED: Coordination of any and all service opportunities. Meals, lodging, and transportation not included.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Which trip is best for me?
We offer a variety of trips to fit your group’s needs. The most in-depth trip is our Urban Immersion Trip. Our most compact trip is our Urban Plunge Trip. To learn more about our different trips, please fill out a Trip Information Request or call City on a Hill at (414) 931-6670.
What’s included?
All trips* include housing, meals, service opportunities, training workshops and activities, and cross-cultural worship.
Who can participate, and is there an adult-to-youth ratio?
Most of our trips require participants to be at least 11 years old or entering 6th grade. Adults of all ages are welcome.
For senior high groups, 1 adult sponsor (age 21+) is required for every 7 youth. For junior high or mixed-age groups, 1 adult sponsor is needed for every 6 youth. If you register both males and females, you must bring at least 1 male and 1 female leader.
Family Immersion Trips Only: Our Family Immersion Trips are best for families with children (grades 1-5) to grow, learn, and serve together.
One guardian/adult (age 21+) is needed for every 4 youth. If you register both male and females, you must bring at least 1 male and 1 female leader.
Where do we stay?
All trips* stay onsite at City on a Hill’s campus. We offer dorm-style housing with rooms and bathrooms separated by gender. Rooming floors have a common area where groups can play games, watch movies, have a Bible study, etc. Groups may share rooms or housing space with other groups, depending on the size of the groups and their rooms.
No linens are provided; each person is responsible for their bedding and towels.
What’s a Poverty Simulation?
City on a Hill has been hosting Poverty Simulations since 2006. This experiential learning opportunity helps participants understand generational poverty in urban America. For more information on our Poverty Simulations, please fill out a Trip Information Request or call City on a Hill at (414) 931-6670.
What’s the payment schedule, and can I adjust my group size?
A $75 nonrefundable deposit per person is required. Payments are split into two parts, and group size can be adjusted until the 2-month mark before the trip. An additional fee of 5% will be added to the total amount due for the trip for all late and unpaid balances.
Can you accommodate special dietary needs?
City on a Hill does its best to accommodate certain non-airborne food allergies, but we cannot accommodate food preferences or guarantee any space used by participants is allergen-free. If you have questions about food or meals during mission trips, please fill out a Trip Information Request or call City on a Hill at (414) 931-6670.
* Urban Outpour trips do not include housing, meals, or lodging. These are designed for groups who only want City on a Hill to coordinate their service opportunities throughout Milwaukee. If you have questions about our different trips, please fill out a Trip Information Request or call City on a Hill at (414) 931-6670.
For more information or questions on our mission trip opportunities, email [email protected] or call (414) 931-6670.
