Summer Youth Trips

Serve Boldly is thrilled to announce new trip locations for summer 2026!
Youth who have completed grades 6–12 will have the opportunity to explore God’s presence in their daily lives, deepen relationships with peers and leaders, and share in God’s mission through service and accompaniment. Note: Some locations are designed for youth who have completed grades 8–12 only.

We invite ministry leaders to begin envisioning how your group will grow in faith, build community, and serve boldly alongside neighbors across the country in 2026.

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2026 Trip dates

Are you ready to embark on an incredible journey of service, faith, and growth with your youth? The Serve Boldly 2026 Summer Youth trip dates are here, and we can't wait for you to join us!

2026 Serve Boldly schedule

trip Cost

2026 full-week trips will be $475 per participant. 2026 half-week trips will be $300 per participant. All summer youth trips include:

Housing (typically on the floor of a church)
Showers once a day (does not include arrival/departure days)
Serve Boldly T-Shirt
Well-Trained Staff
Pre-Trip Resources
Devotion & Worship Curriculum, Participant Journal, & Supplies

Church groups are responsible for providing a First Aid Kit and ensuring that each participant arrives with their own twin-sized/camp mattress or cot. Participants are also responsible for their own bedding. Additionally, church groups are responsible for providing vehicles and costs necessary to travel to and from the Serve Boldly site as well as daily travel to and from the housing site, shower location, evening activities, and service organizations. This includes but is not limited to gasoline, parking fees, tolls, tickets, etc.

insurance

For your protection, Serve Boldly requires proof of liability insurance and vehicle insurance from every church that registers for a trip. During the trip you will not only be transporting your youth and leaders but also transporting Serve Boldly staff, as well as youth and leaders from other church groups to service locations and evening activities.

If you have concerns that your insurance does not cover your group while on the trip, contact your insurance agency ASAP. The following organizations provide trip insurance and/or medical insurance to groups or individuals.

travelguard.com
(800) 826-4919
travelprotectors.com
(877) 515-9055
churchfirst.com
(888) 650-2685

Full-Weeks & Half-Weeks

Our 2026 Youth Trip schedule has two options for trip lengths - full-week trips and half-week trips.

Full-Week Trips	Half-Week Trips
$475 per participant	$300 per participant
Sunday, 4 pm to Friday, 9 am	Sunday, 4 pm to Wednesday, 9 am (Select half-week programs start and end on different days, times remain the same.)
7-8 Service Opportunities	4 Service Opportunities
3 Evening/Afternoon Program Activities (Full-week programs are responsible to plan 1 evening/afternoon activity for their group Serve Boldly will provide a range of suggestions.)	2 Evening/Afternoon Program Activities
13 Meals (Full-week programs are responsible for 1 lunch/dinner out-on-own. Serve Boldly will provide a range of local suggestions.)	8 Meals

Note

No two weeks of evening program is exactly the same at Serve Boldly. Your trip may include one or more of the items listed in the description above. If you have a specific concern about the evening program or dinner meal out, contact [email protected] to discuss.

health & safety

Safety is a priority! We want participants to feel safe and be safe throughout the entire week. We take every precaution in order to ensure the safety of participants and staff. With that said, we do rely on adult and youth participants to help the Serve Boldly staff in adhering to the following policies for their week.

Every staff member at Serve Boldly is CPR and First Aid certified. Furthermore, each staff member has gone through an intensive application process and has had a thorough background check completed.