The Servant Work Camp is an opportunity to serve others while enjoying the fellowship of each other and sharing in the ministry of Christ. You will assist families and the elderly in Effingham County (northwest of Savannah, Georgia) by performing repairs, painting, yard work and other tasks that they are unable to do themselves and cannot afford to hire someone to have it done. Hard work, but fun and gratifying. Your group will be responsible for its own linens and transportation. The retreat center provides materials, tools, supervision, lodging and meals. Evenings will be free to enjoy the retreat center, visit Historic Savannah, Tybee Beach or Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Evening Bible study classes are available when requested in advance.

Junior high, senior high, young adults
Custom-designed

P.O. Box 308
Albemarle, NC  28002
Phone:  704/982-8191
Fax:  704/983-1118


Contact:  Shirley Simons

Establish ongoing relationships between matched residents and youth. Matching will be done on the basis of interests and temperament. Participants will visit the residents at regular intervals and the Activities Department will offer several group events throughout the year.

Year-round
Junior high, senior high

P.O. 660100
Montgomery, AL  35266
Phone:  256/339-8555


Contact: Mr. Melvin Brackman   

Enrich! Enhancing needed resources for increasing children's horizons is a four-week program of educational readiness in reading, math and socialization skills. We also teach character development skills. Volunteers would work with the children (predominately African American and poor) provide cross-cultural enrichment and love. Camps are held throughout June and July. Sites all over from Alabama from south to north, small rural areas, to urban churches and schools.

Junior high, senior high, young adults, intergenerational, older adults Summer only

728 Klumac Road
Salisbury, NC  28144-5714
Phone:  704/633-1002, ext. 419
Fax:  704/636-5038


Contact:  Janine Lawson

An opportunity to develop volunteerism in our youth generation, this program supports the needs of our residents, while enriching the activities programming provided in our retirement community.

Year-round
Junior high, senior high

This exciting and exotic week combines an introduction to the history and sociology of the Key West community with in-depth discussion and worship centered on Christian servanthood. Service projects benefit residents of the Bahama Village and the Key West community. A variety of fun beach programs and excursion activities are planned. Days begin and end with devotions and Bible study centered on servanthood themes. Time is also set aside for snorkeling, a sunset sail and shopping in Key West.

Summer only
Senior high

Surf Camp

Join a bunch of surf junkies on the east coast for a week of sun, service and surfing! This program is suited for beginners and experienced surfers. Experienced surfers and instructors will teach beginners the basics of surfing, while more seasoned surfers will be given the opportunity to catch some waves and show their skills! LOMF staff will also lead daily Bible study, devotions and other group activities. Don't miss out on this great new program!

Junior high, senior high

Jacksonville Servant Week

This brand new servant week opportunity will combine big-city life with Florida’s coastal “beach atmosphere.” The week will focus on service themes in an urban environment. Participants will be exposed to the urban issues of hunger and homelessness in Jacksonville. Jacksonville Servant Week will also include lots of service work while connecting youth with opportunities to experience the culture and environment of the area. Of course, no servant week would be complete without lots of service work, fun in the sun and fellowship time! Sign up quickly, space is very limited.

Senior high - Grades 9-12th

"Faces of Christ"

This program promises to be a fun and exciting week for senior high campers. Youth leaders will have time to hit the beach with their high school youth group and explore deeper what it means to be a servant. The group will spend a week working at different direct-service agencies in the Wilmington area and see the face of Christ in the faces of their neighbors. The week also has time spent on group building, surfing, exploring Wilmington and hanging out a the beach. Each event is somewhat different depending upon our ability to match services with the needs of the people with whom we are working. Past projects have included helping with "meals on Wheels," beach renewal trail maintenance at a the State park, spending time with the nursing home resident and helping at a soup kitchen.

Summer only (Sunday afternoon-Friday noon)
Summer only

SIDE by SIDE

High school youth will spend their spring break not only enjoying the rays of the sun, but by serving others. Campers will spend the week working side-by-side with a differently-abled adult camper. The focus of the week will be learning about what service ministry and community is all about.

Offered: March 28-April 1 (Sunday afternoon-Thursday noon)

3383 Sweet Hollow Road
Big Island, VA  24526
Phone:  800/333-4597 or 434/299-5956
Fax:  434/299-5949


Contact: Steven M. Waldmann

Gleaning is the Biblical practice of hand gathering crops left after harvest. The Gleaning Network coordinates volunteer gleaners, growers, and distribution agencies to provide fresh produce for America's hungry people. Growers offer their fields and orchards for hand gleaning by volunteers from church, schools, civic and other groups. The salvaged produce is donated to local food banks, shelters, soup kitchens and other agencies for free distribution to hungry children and adults. Tens of thousands of volunteers each year hand pick more than 15 million pounds of food to help relieve hunger in their own communities. The Gleaning Network operates in Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and in selected areas of 20 states. Interested groups should contact the Society of St. Andrew office for information about gleaning in their area.

Year-round
Junior high, senior high, young adults, intergenerational, older adults

Harvest of Hope Mission Work Camps

Harvest of Hope provides gleaning and study mission work camps that educate youth and adults about the realities of hunger, its causes and effects. Harvest of Hope combines gleaning (salvaging fresh vegetables and fruits from fields to provide food to hungry people,) activities that help explore hunger issues and worship to build a Christian community of service to help meet the needs of those in our world who live with hunger and poverty. Harvest of Hope provides participants with a basis for an ongoing commitment to responsible living in a hungry world. Designed for youth, young adults and intergenerational groups, weekend and weeklong mission work camps are conducted in the summer and fall at various locations. Interested groups should contact the Society of St. Andrew office early in the year to register for Harvest of Hope.

Junior high, senior high, young adults, intergenerational, older adults

3750 Harper Road
Clemmons, NC  27012
Phone:  336/766-2131


Contact:  Leslie Lineberry

Learn from the past and create memories for the future! Connections is a program that provides participants with the opportunity to establish and build relationships with seniors in an assisted living community located in Clemmons, North Carolina. Young adults and residents will benefit from shared experiences and serve as role models for each other as they take part in planned activities and outings. Activities might include organizing or hosting social group activities like games, trivia contests, Bingo, and sing-a-longs. Residents especially enjoy musical or dramatic performances and would appreciate young adults who can share their time and talents in this creative medium. Participants will gain a true sense of volunteerism and the residents will achieve renewal in body, mind and spirit.

Senior high, young adults, intergenerational, older adults
Year-round
Scheduled at request of participant group

772 East Hungry Mother Drive
Marion, VA  24354
Phone:  276/783-6521
Fax:  276/783-6521


Contact:  Angie Mucha

Come to the Blue Ridge Mountains of Appalachia and stay at our camp adjacent to the Hungry Mother State Park. Serve others while experiencing the local culture by working with area agencies such as Project Crossroads, a housing improvement organization, The Settler's Museum, an 18th century farm, US National Forest or work on-site helping improve our little camp by splitting firewood, blazing trails, maintaining facilities, adding amenities and such. Groups can experience the rich musical tradition of Appalachia at the Lincoln Theater's song of the mountains, a showcase of bluegrass and old-time musicians filmed by PBS. Spend your free time enjoying the beauty of God's creation at the State Park Lake in sea kayaks or at the beach. Additional options include Whitewater rafting, biking former mountain rail trails, horseback riding or hiking the Appalachian Trail.

Junior high, senior high, young adults, intergenerational
Year-round
Scheduled at request of participant group

Immerse yourself in a cross-cultural, urban environment of service and learning. Based at St. John Lutheran Church, which has housing and dining facilities, this program provides service opportunities in Atlanta. Learn about the causes of hunger in America and then serve in a relief agency to minister to the needs of the hungry. Go on the "Unholy" tour. Lutheridge counselors facilitate the service and learning projects as well as worship, Bible study and recreational activities. Excursions to Six Flags over Georgia, and Atlanta Braves game or Whitewater rafting are possible at an extra cost.

Sunday afternoon to Friday noon
Junior high, senior high