Volunteer

Why Volunteer with Maranatha?

The impact of Maranatha’s mission is two-fold as we provide desperately needed buildings, but also offer opportunities for ordinary people to make service a part of their lives.

Open Team projects are mission trips that Maranatha coordinates. Opportunities are publicized on our website and in our various publications. For Open Team projects, Maranatha arranges leadership, plans the logistics, and recruits volunteers. These trips are open to all individuals, and teams are made up of people from all over the world. Volunteers start off as strangers and become like family by the end of the trip. It is a special bonding experience that opens you up to new friendships.


Group Projects are mission trips that you can create with Maranatha’s help. You assemble a team and we match you to a project location, while sharing our expertise in mission work. We’ll help you develop a budget, introduce you to resources within the country—such as food, excursions, and lodging, provide construction materials, and even connect you with our in-country staff during your project. You will need to recruit the volunteers and the leadership. These projects are not open to the general public since they are created for your custom team.

Yes! Everyone is welcome on a mission trip with Maranatha. Our churches and schools are designed to be simple enough for volunteers to build. Each project has a volunteer construction superintendent who teaches participants how to lay block, mix mortar, or put together a One-Day School kit. There are also a number of other jobs you can take part in on a mission trip including medical clinics, children’s programs, food preparation, and other outreach activities. There is a job for everyone!

Mission trips are a big investment of time and money. However, we believe the experience is well worth the investment! Each volunteer, on an international project, is asked to pay a participation fee plus their own airfare to the project location. Participation fees can range from $600 – $1,200 depending on the accommodations, transportation arrangements, and length of project.


While flight costs vary depending on the destination, the airport your departing from, travel dates, and when you book in relation to your departure dates, average flights to Latin America can cost anywhere from $300-1,000, and flights to Africa or India can cost anywhere from $1,500 to $2,400.


Most projects in the United States and Canada do not have a participation fee, but volunteers are still responsible for their transportation to and from the project location.

More Volunteer FAQs

Create a Team

Maranatha helps church and school groups organize their own mission trips, and there is no fee for our service. We match private groups to one of our project locations, depending on group size and schedule, and we share our expertise in arranging project logistics. From developing budgets to choosing safe and comfortable lodging, Maranatha can help volunteer teams with every aspect of project planning. Once at the mission site, we’ll even connect you with our in-country staff for additional support.

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Ultimate Workout

The Ultimate Workout is designed for high school teenagers who have completed their 9th grade year. Teens remain eligible until the summer following graduation from their 12th or final year of high school.

Ultimate Workout

Family Project

Open to volunteers of all ages, the Family Project provides children’s programming that encourages cultural education along with service activities. Everything from worships to excursions aims to create a positive family experience.

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Catalyst

Once you’re out of school, finding a spiritual community can be difficult for young people. Sometimes a service adventure with like-minded people is the good way to supplement or jump-start your spiritual life.

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Multiple Group Projects

The Multiple Group Project is an opportunity for small teams of 15 or less to experience a Maranatha mission project and train the leaders to head a project in the future.

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