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Come Join Us in the Twin Cities!

Enhance Family Mission Trip
July 6th-12th, 2025

Hosted at: New Life Church Of Woodbury

Enhance Ministries Family Mission offers a unique experience for families and church groups. We blend missions activities, quality teaching for all ages, and an environment that fosters genuinely authentic community. Our goal is for individuals, families, and churches to be strengthened as they experience God’s work in and through them.

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Join us for Ministry Teaching Serving Community

What We do

Ministry

We’re thrilled to connect you with our ministry partners across St. Paul and Minneapolis, who are all doing amazing Kingdom work year-round! Church groups and families will serve in diverse ministries, and we’ll match you with partners based on your ministry preferences. Our goal is for you to see and experience God’s transformative work as you step out of your comfort zone for His Kingdom.

Teaching

Our 2025 theme is “Love Unconditionally!” We’re excited to explore this through morning devotions and evening sessions with inspiring worship and teaching. Children in 5th grade and younger will have age-appropriate activities. On our final evening, families with children can take part in a special “Rite of Passage” where parents, especially dads, publicly affirm and celebrate their childrens’ growth, concluding with a meaningful memento.

Community

One of the greatest benefits of short-term missions is the deepening of relationships. As you serve, worship, and study together, you'll strengthen bonds within your family and with others. We’ll create environments that foster this connection, and if you approach the trip with humility, vulnerability, and enthusiasm, you'll experience the authentic community we're aiming to build. Your choice of lodging—whether at the church, by the fire pit in the camping area, in a hotel, or with a host family—will also enhance these authentic connections.

Lodging Types

Church Classrooms

Bring your twin sized air mattresses and bedding for this classic missions experience! Space is limited so the first churches/families to register will be given the space until we are full. Church groups will be given rooms (dads/sons & moms/daughters) where you can either split parents in one room, kids in the other, or mixed. 

Camping

Have a camper or tent?! We will section off our back parking lot and green space for you to set up camp. This will be a great option for having your own space while still enjoying the community of others on the trip!

Hotel

One of the greatest values of this trip will be the relationships that are built within the other families on the trip, especially those from the same churches. Whether a hotel is personally preferred or to ensure that all the families from your church can be together our hotel option will be great. Note that if space at the church fills up, groups that want to be together would need to select this option.

Host Families

Especially for those who register as individual families this will be a great option! Being hosted by a family from our host ministry, New Life, will create the opportunity for lasting relationships to form. A bed more comfortable than an air mattress can’t hurt either!!

Stay At Home

This option is for those in the Twin Cities area who can/choose to stay at your own homes.

The Cost of Your Trip Will Be Dictated By the Lodging You Choose

Cost

Base Rate

Individual Family
$ 450 Person
  • $2500 max per family
  • Immediate Family Only
  • Children Must have Finished 1st grade
  • Includes Church Classrooms or Camping
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Base Rate

Church Group
$ 425 Person
  • $2400 max per family
  • Immediate Family Only
  • Must Be Registered as Part of A Church Group
  • Includes Church Classrooms or Camping
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Recommended

Hotel Stay

Base Rate PLUS Hotel Cost
$ 425/450 Person
  • $2400/ $2500 Max Per Family
  • Immediate Family Only
  • DOES NOT Include Cost of Hotel
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Additional Hotel Cost: TBD
Enhance will work out a deal and will invoice you for the additional cost

Host Families

Base Rate MINUS $50
$ 375/400 Person
  • $2400 Max Per Family
  • Immediate Family Only
  • Breakfast in Host Family Homes
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Stay At Home

Base Rate MINUS $125
$ 300 / 325 Person
  • $2400 Max Per Family
  • Immediate Family Only
  • Local Families In Their Own Homes
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Registration & Payment Systems

$500 non refundable deposit per family regardless of family size. Your spot will not be confirmed until this deposit is received. Can be paid by credit card at enhancemin.com/donors. Must select the box to cover fees (roughly $12) Can select pay by check and mail a check made out to Enhance Ministries to 9691 Dunes Ave., Cottage Grove, MN 55016. Confirmation of receipt will be emailed This deposit will be credited to your final payment 1st Payment - 50% of remaining balance per family. Due February 1 Final Payment - Remaining balance minus the $500 deposit. Due May 1.
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Cancellation Policy

Cancellation Policy Before Feb 1 - $500 Registration deposit is non refundable Before May 1 - 50% of 1st Payment refunded & 50% credited to next summer After May 1/Final Payment Received - No additional refunds or credits guaranteed. Considerations will be made on a case by case basis.

FAQ

If you have one other family from your church coming with you we would consider that a church group! Don’t stop at one though!!

Breakfast
At the church for those staying at the church and camping area
Hotel lobby for those in the hotel
With host families for those in that category
Home for those sleeping at their own homes
Lunch
Cooler lunches packed at the church in the morning and taken with you to the ministry sites
Church groups will need to bring coolers and as individually registered families are clustered together in ministry teams 1-2 will be asked to bring coolers and ice packs
Dinner
All will eat at church Sunday-Thursday. Friday is the free day and families will be on their own for dinner that night

Our caterers do a wonderful job at providing for as many food allergies as they can. We have you note these on the registration form and then will follow up with each family with listed allergies to see if A. you will need us to provide food according to your issue(TBD additional cost), or B. you will plan to bring your own food to supplement the menu.

Some of our ministry partners 


GodTown
Good in the Hood
Salvation Army
CHAP Thrift Store
Hearts & Hammers
Hospitality House
New Life Church
Payne Reliever Church
And more!


Ministry Assignments
On your registration form you will be asked for the types of ministries you would like to experience. Select all that apply! As you can assume, assigning groups to the sites is a giant puzzle so we do our best to align everyone according to their preferences


When do you know
We will have the ministry site assignments completed and sent out at least 14 days in advance. The sooner you/your church registers the better and easier it is to get what you’re requesting!

Only Portable Fire Pits Allowed
Must Bring Your Own Firewood

We ask that all children be 1st grade completed and older.
If you’d like to bring younger kids, please reach out and set up a conversation to explore the feasibility of bringing your younger child(ren)

There is no nurse on staff. All medications, medical issues and emergencies need to be handled by the families/church groups. Please be sure to let our staff know of any emergency asap so we can support

See Packing List in Docs.


Note that your bedding will be based on on your lodging type.


Some families will be asked to bring coolers and ice packs for lunches

  • Limited number of camper and tent spaces available
  • Electric
  • Porta potties
  • Fire pits
  • See Camping Guidelines Doc for more info

At this point we are only offering Enhance Ministries Family Mission Trips one week a summer in the Twin Cities. If you would like us to explore adding additional weeks or locations please let us know!

Documents

Download Hold Harmless Here
Download Sample Schedule and Packing List Here
Download Rules & Policies Here

Have a question?
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