NCJ YOUTH MISSION JOURNEY

It started with an idea to provide mission opportunities for youth as they traveled to Daytona Beach for Youth 2023.

Then to Des Moines, IA….

NOW to Milwaukee, WI….

2025 NCJ YOUTH MISSION Milwaukee, WI

June 22 - June 28, 2025

Our host church is Brown Deer UMC in Brown Deer, WI. The team will serve in the area around Brown Deer and Milwaukee.

Curious about the previous NCJ Youth Mission Journeys?

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NCJ Youth Mission Journey is in the books! 76 volunteers from Illinois Great Rivers, Michigan, Iowa, and East Ohio served in Milwaukee, WI. Many thanks to the great people at Brown Deer UMC and Bethany Calvary UMC for hosting us! And to our projects:

City on a Hill

Rooted and Rising

Victory Garden

Solomon Community Temple UMC

Here is a great story from the group from

First UMC in Ann Arbor, MI

Watch for the recap video coming soon!


2024 NCJ YOUTH MISSION Des Moines, IA June 23 - June 29, 2024

Canfield UMC (East Ohio)

Cncordia UMC (Wisconsin)

Fields UMC (East Ohio)

First UMC of Mount Vernon (Illinois Great Rivers)

Johnson River UMC (Iowa)

Saginaw First UMC (Michigan)


Youth2023

YOUTH 2023 REVIEW will take you to the UMVIM NCJ Newsletter from July 31st. It’s all about YOUTH 2023 and the work that was done in the mission field before and after YOUTH 2023.

Thank you to all of the sponsors who made YOUTH 2023 Mission possible. Those sponsors included: The NCJ Mission Council, Global Ministries, and Discipleship Ministries.

We don’t know much about YOUTH 2027, but we do know there will be opportunities provided for you or your groups to serve in the mission field soon! We can’t wait to share with you what is next!