Memphis, TN
Memphis gives your students the opportunity to experience meaningful urban ministry while staying in a safe location just 20 minutes from downtown. This city is rich in history, music, and culture, yet it's also home to one of the highest-poverty ZIP codes in the United States. By partnering with local churches, your students will build meaningful relationships, serve people with real needs, and discover how the hope of Christ is transforming lives across Memphis.
Expand Your Neighborhood In Memphis
Your team will partner with local churches serving some of Memphis's most overlooked neighborhoods. Students will serve through children's outreach programs, rescue missions, and community ministries while building meaningful relationships with people facing poverty and hardship. Along the way, they'll see how the Gospel is bringing hope and transforming lives across Memphis. Students will learn how the church is responding to end the cycle of poverty in very real ways.
Mission Race is one of the highlights of the week. Students work together in a fun, city-wide scavenger hunt that challenges them to step outside their comfort zones and engage people they've never met. Along the way, they'll share the hope of Christ, pray with people in need, and have meaningful gospel conversations. It's an unforgettable experience that builds confidence in evangelism while showing students that sharing their faith can be both exciting and life-changing.
Why We Love Serving Jesus In This Neighborhood
For more than 28 years, we’ve watched God transform lives in Memphis. The needs are great, but God is moving through faithful local churches every day. It’s a privilege to join what He’s already doing and invite students to experience His work firsthand.
Invite Your Students To Grow And Serve
Discipleship
YOUR STUDENTS WILL EXPERIENCE:
- Bible Study Methods
- Emphasis on Prayer
- Evening Worship
- Intentional Staff
- Tools for Debriefing
WAYS YOUR STUDENTS WILL GROW:
- Passion for God’s Word
- Reliance on God
- Dependence on Community
- Real Life Application
- Spiritual Maturity
Leadership Development
YOUR STUDENTS WILL EXPERIENCE:
- Leadership Profile
- Team Building Games
- Leadership Assessment
- Leadership Principles
- Real Leadership Roles
WAYS YOUR STUDENTS WILL GROW:
- Leadership Wiring
- Spiritual Gifts
- Life Skills
- Leadership Principles
- Confidence
What to Expect on Your Memphis Trip
Trip Program
Urban Adventure Serve
Your students will experience a variety of ministries throughout the week, giving them the opportunity to discover what breaks their heart and where God may be calling them to serve. As they do, they’ll begin discovering their personal, God-given mission by understanding the burdens, passions, and vision God is developing in their lives. Each day brings a new ministry and a new perspective. From serving alongside local urban ministries to participating in the Mission Race—a downtown, team-based learning adventure—students will begin to see how God can use their unique gifts to make a lasting impact for His Kingdom.
This trip is for:
Middle School, High School, Combined
What's Included in the Cost?
What’s Included in the Cost?
- A LeaderTreks Trips Manager to walk you through every step of the process
- Pre-Trip, On-Trip, and Post-Trip Discipleship Resources
- Housing
- Work Project Supplies, Tools & Instruction (where required)
- Relational Outreach Opportunities
- 16 Meals
- Highly Certified Youth Ministry Staff
All costs of the trip are included except VBS supplies (where required), transportation, and your final dinner.
Ministry Info
Your team will live in the community they are serving by staying at a local church. Through that church partnership and various other ministries, teams will come to understand the real needs of the community through the eyes of those who live there. The ministry partners we work with are established and provide real solutions to the needs of their community.
We partner with a food and clothing pantry ministry that serves people in need, homeless ministries helping people get a hand up in life, a children’s ministry providing care during parent work hours; an urban garden ministry, and more. Our ministries are chosen with the goal of helping students get a bigger perspective of how God is at work in the community.
Logistics
The Memphis host site is located 20-minute drive from downtown, and ministry takes place in the suburbs as well. There is still deep need, even outside the heart of the city.
Host Church Amenities:
- Showers trailer on site
- Large kitchen
- Separate sleeping areas for guys and girls
- Team meeting spaces
- On-site parking for vans & buses
Best Airports:
Memphis International Airport (MEM)
Safety is our number one focus
Safety is our number one focus
The Mission Race, a city-wide challenge that turns downtown Memphis into a leadership lab, takes place downtown and we stay in high-traffic tourist areas. Teams navigate checkpoints, complete service-based tasks, pray with people in need, solve problems under time pressure, and collaborate to earn the most points. Some groups choose to do evangelism activities during the Mission Race and we are happy to help facilitate.
Each ministry we work with has their own safety protocols that you will be apprised of when you arrive, and LeaderTreks staff will also inform you of any specific safety information that the host church has.
First Aid:
Your team is responsible for your own first aid.
Typical Daily Schedule:
2027 Dates And Pricing
| Date | Price/Person (Min of 15) | |
|---|---|---|
| May 30 – June 5 2027 | $545.00 | Book Now |
| June 6 – June 12 2027 | $570.00 | SOLD OUT |
| June 13 – June 19 2027 | $570.00 | Book Now |
| June 20 – June 26 2027 | $570.00 | Book Now |
| June 27 – July 3 2027 | $570.00 | Book Now |
| July 4 – July 10 2027 | $570.00 | Book Now |
| July 11 – July 17 2027 | $570.00 | SOLD OUT |
| July 18 – July 24 2027 | $570.00 | Book Now |
| July 25 – July 31 2027 | $545.00 | Book Now |
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Planning a mission trip is a logistical nightmare.
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We love Jesus, and we love his church. And we’re passionate about youth groups taking the Good News into all the world. Like you, we wholeheartedly believe in what God does in and through students on mission trips. At LeaderTreks, we’ve been walking with churches for years, and we’d love to partner with you. Book a call today and let’s start planning your mission trip together!
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You asked. We answered.
You asked. We answered.
What do students do on a Memphis youth mission trip?
Students serve through a variety of urban ministries throughout the week. Opportunities may include serving with food and clothing pantries, homeless ministries, children’s ministries, urban garden ministries, and other local ministry partners. Students also participate in the Mission Race, a team-based experience that develops leadership, problem-solving, and faith-sharing skills.
Where do groups stay during a Memphis mission trip?
Teams stay at a local host church approximately 20 minutes from downtown Memphis. The host site includes a shower trailer, large kitchen, separate sleeping areas for guys and girls, team meeting spaces, and on-site parking for vans and buses.
Who is the Memphis mission trip designed for?
The Memphis trip is designed for middle school, high school, and combined student ministry groups.
What makes the Memphis youth mission trip unique?
Students experience urban ministry alongside established local churches and ministries while learning about the real needs of the Memphis community. The trip also includes the Mission Race, a city-wide team challenge that helps students practice leadership, teamwork, problem-solving, and sharing their faith.
How does LeaderTreks develop students during the Memphis trip?
LeaderTreks intentionally combines service with discipleship and leadership development. Students participate in Bible study, intentional debriefing, leadership experiences, team-building, and real ministry roles designed to help them grow spiritually and develop as leaders.
