Photo of student mission team in Alabama.

There are many trips that depart over Spring and Fall breaks to locations both domestic and abroad.

Religious Life Group Trips
Many of the Religious Life groups on campus host trips to locations domestic and abroad. Major trips are organized each year by groups such as the Presbyterian Campus Ministry, Wesley Fellowship, and others. Contact the individual group leader on this page to learn more.

You can read some reflections from students and staff on past mission trips:

• To Eat Death and Live: Presbyterian Trip to Guatemala
• Manna Mission Team Shines a Light in Washington, DC

PathWays at Duke Chapel Trips
PathWays has long been a launching point for student service. During Spring Break, PathWays invites students to travel a places such as:

• Belize or Costa Rica, where our mission teams serve and build relationships with the students and faculty of Holy Cross Anglican School, or work alongside members of Costa Rica Missions Projects.
• Christ in the Desert Monastery in New Mexico for contemplation and retreat
• Honduras, to work with Habitat for Humanity Durham

For more information about our Belize and Costa Rica mission trips, contact PathWays Program Director Keith Daniel. For information about Christ in the Desert, contact Duke Chapel Community Minister Abby Kocher, or fill out an application.

• More Precious than Gold: PathWays Belize Trip

Funding
If you are a Duke undergraduate seeking funding for a missions experience, consider becoming a PathWays Scholar. PathWays regularly provides generous financial support for our Scholars through mission grants and reimbursements; Scholars also receive preference for selection on our mission trips. For deadlines and information about PathWays Scholars, click here.

In addition to PathWays Scholars funds, Duke Chapel also makes available limited additional support for missions trips and service projects. To apply, pick up a form in the Chapel office, or download, print out, and bring it to Emily Wilson-Hauger, Chapel Basement 044B.

• Mission Trip Funding Application

Funding Applications Deadlines
Sep 16, 2009 – Fall Break
Oct 14, 2009 – Winter Break
Jan 27, 2010 – International Spring Break
Feb 10, 2010 – Domestic Spring Break
Mar 17, 2010 – Summer