We encourage members of Houston’s First to participate in the worldwide missions movement. To make that possible, we have an established process for joining a mission team or project.
Once a decision has been made for you to join a specific team, you will receive an email from FOCUS Missions that provides you with a link to be on the team. This is where you will electronically sign waivers and complete your paperwork for your upcoming trip.
We encourage every person to own a passport. The passport cost and visa fees are not included in your team overall cost unless otherwise noted. You can apply to a team prior to securing a passport. If you own a passport, please review it to make sure you have plenty of blank pages (a minimum of 4-5 pages when traveling internationally with multiple stops). Also, verify the expiration date of your passport is six (6) months beyond the date of return to the United States.
If your trip leaves in eight (8) weeks or less and you have not applied for a new passport, please contact the Missions staff or team leader for information on how to expedite your passport.
All team meetings are required unless providentially hindered. Attendance at these will usually be on a Sunday following morning church worship services. These are led by the team leader.
All trips are to be financially solvent. Therefore, a budget is approved prior to any mission trip or project. A budget generally consists of airfare, lodging, transportation, food, insurance, supplies, and gifts. All mission trips are faith projects and everyone is expected to raise their own support. The Missions staff has a fundraising booklet consisting of guidelines and recommendations on how to raise support for a mission trip.
Come and join the team as we minister to the different boroughs in New York City. The team will partner with the First Baptist Church in the City of New York as well as the Metropolitan New York Baptist Association. The attractions and opportunities of the Big Apple bring people from all over the world to NYC. This trip is your chance to reach a diverse group of people as you share the love of Christ with them.
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