Nursing home visits
One-on-one time with elderly residents, listening to their stories and offering encouragement and prayer.
Mission trips to
Hagerstown, Maryland Mission Trips
A small Maryland town with big-city needs, and a group of churches that decided to do something about it together.
- Length
- 5 or 7 days
- Ages
- 8+
- Group size
- 15+
- From
- $445
The story
Why Hagerstown.
Hagerstown used to be a small town in the valley below the Appalachian Trail. Today it is a suburb carrying inner-city problems. Two interstates cross here, and with them come homelessness, drug and alcohol abuse, and a kind of spiritual poverty you can feel downtown. The good news is that the churches noticed. An effort called For Our City has pulled congregations together, and Broadfording Church opens its doors to mission teams like yours.
Hagerstown mission trips are built around relationships. Your students will sit with elderly residents in nursing homes and listen to their stories. You will serve meals at two shelters, a seasonal cold-weather shelter and a year-round rescue mission, and help keep them clean. You will sort and hand out food and clothing at pantries that serve kids, teens, and adults, and you will pack goodie bags with handwritten notes for the police officers and firefighters who hold this town together. In between, there are painting, yard work, roof patching, and repair projects for neighbors who need a hand.
You stay at Star Community, a facility connected to Broadfording Church and managed by Pastor Bill Wyand. There are bunk beds, bathrooms, showers, and a full kitchen, so bring a sleeping bag or sheets and a blanket. Every meal is eaten together, and the evenings close with worship and a debrief led by your Mission Leader.
This is one of the few places where we welcome families with children as young as eight, and a youth group can bring middle schoolers without worrying about the pace. If you are within driving distance of western Maryland, you can be here in a van by lunchtime.
Part of Domestic Mission Trips
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- 4.5
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- 4.8
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- 4.5
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- 4.8
Amplify Church 
Brazilian Hope Church 
Amplify Church
The work
What you'll do.
Relational Ministry
Homeless ministry
Serve meals and help keep a clean, welcoming space at two shelters: a seasonal cold-weather shelter and a year-round rescue mission.
Food and clothing ministry
Work in pantries that serve kids, teens, and adults across Hagerstown.
First responder ministry
Pack goodie bags and write notes of encouragement for local police and fire departments.
Service projects
Painting, sweeping, yard work, roof patching, repairs, and installations for churches and neighbors.
Brazilian Hope Church Amplify Church 
Brazilian Hope Church
Programs
Who this trip is for.
Hagerstown fits youth groups, adult teams, and families. Group trips are ages 11 and up, and family mission trips welcome children ages 8 and up. You will need at least 15 people to book a posted date.
Amplify Church 
Brazilian Hope Church 
Amplify Church
The details
Upcoming trips & cost.
| Location | Length | Cost | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2027 – Jun 11, 2027 | Hagerstown | 7 days | $545 | Request |
| Jun 5, 2027 – Jun 9, 2027 | Hagerstown | 5 days | $445 | Request |
| Jun 12, 2027 – Jun 18, 2027 | Hagerstown | 7 days | $545 | Request |
| Jun 12, 2027 – Jun 16, 2027 | Hagerstown | 5 days | $445 | Request |
| Jun 19, 2027 – Jun 25, 2027 | Hagerstown | 7 days | $545 | Request |
| Jun 19, 2027 – Jun 23, 2027 | Hagerstown | 5 days | $445 | Request |
| Jun 26, 2027 – Jul 2, 2027 | Hagerstown | 7 days | $545 | Request |
| Jun 26, 2027 – Jun 30, 2027 | Hagerstown | 5 days | $445 | Request |
| Jul 3, 2027 – Jul 9, 2027 | Hagerstown | 7 days | $545 | Request |
| Jul 3, 2027 – Jul 7, 2027 | Hagerstown | 5 days | $445 | Request |
| Jul 10, 2027 – Jul 16, 2027 | Hagerstown | 7 days | $545 | Request |
| Jul 10, 2027 – Jul 14, 2027 | Hagerstown | 5 days | $445 | Request |
From the groups
They Came to Serve. They Left Changed.
“This trip transformed the way I see prayer and the way I trust God to work through ordinary moments.”
Brazilian Hope Church “I learned that showing God's love doesn't have to be complicated, it can start with simply caring about someone and being willing to listen.”
Amplify Church “Soon after, we met Jeovan, who shared that he had been praying for God to send someone to him. In that moment, I saw firsthand that God hears every prayer and is always at work, even when we cannot see it.”
Brazilian Hope Church “I began seeing the people we met as God's children instead of strangers.”
Amplify Church “One encounter with a man who couldn't afford breakfast reminded me that a simple granola bar, offered with compassion and prayer, could become a powerful expression of God's love.”
Brazilian Hope Church “This experience showed me what it looks like to be rooted in Christ and gave me a deeper desire to love people the way Jesus does.”
Amplify Church
Brazilian Hope Church 
Amplify Church 
Brazilian Hope Church
Logistics
Where you'll stay, eat, and get around.
Lodging
Your team stays at Star Community, a church-run facility affiliated with Broadfording Church, with bathrooms, showers, and a full kitchen. Bunk beds are provided, but bring your own sleeping bag or sheets and blankets. Meals are eaten together, and evenings include worship and a team debrief.
Meals
Teams cook and serve together in the full kitchen. Breakfast is cold cereal, fruit, and bagels, with hot options possible. Lunch is packed sandwiches, fruit, and a side for the ministry site, and dinner is a hot meal your team prepares. Your Mission Leader plans the menu with alternatives for dietary needs.
Transportation
Most teams drive in vans or a bus and use the same vehicles around town. If you fly, Baltimore/Washington International is the larger airport but farther out, and Hagerstown Regional Airport is smaller and closer. Vans can be rented on site.
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Travel tips
Trips run in June and July. Driving is the simplest option for most groups, and your vans double as your transportation to ministry sites all week.
Lodging, meals, transportation, and safety for Hagerstown, Maryland are covered above. Call us anytime at 800-881-2461.
The Hagerstown, Maryland destination guide is available from a Trip Advisor.
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Amplify Church 
Brazilian Hope Church 
Amplify Church
Peace of mind
Safety.
Adventures in Missions uses internal and external risk management teams, monitors reporting agencies, and follows guidance from our Hagerstown partners. Students must be with an adult at all times, and Mission Leaders are trained in risk management.
Your guide
Your Mission Leader.
Brazilian Hope Church 
Amplify Church 
Amplify Church
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