Rio Texas

2022 Summer Registration Open Now

We would love for you to join us in mission and ministry in the upcoming mission season. Please see the Mission Opportunities at the bottom of this page for the most current information. 

Why I U.M. ARMY!

See videos from U.M. ARMY Rio Texas Board members talking about why they participate in U.M. ARMY: 

Bonnie Bevers

Todd Jones

Jordan Edwards

Jason Surdy

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:   

2022 U.M. ARMY Mission Week Information is here; reach out to Anna Shipley for details: 469-601-8115, or [email protected]

Texas Ramps Project served as a GREAT partner in mission this summer.  They funded 13 ramps for us...9 in San Antonio and 4 in Brownsville.  They also connected us to neighbors that needed our help in Corpus Christi where we built three wheelchair ramps.

The Transforming Communities Vision Team of the Rio Texas Conference has met and reviewed our application for Advance project status:

I am pleased to let you know that your application was approved and this month the U.M. ARMY Rio Texas was added to our online Advance catalog on the Rio Texas Conference website.  Unless there are major changes to your project, you will be listed through December 2024 and then will need to reapply for the next four-year period.

As an Advance project you are eligible to seek contributions from United Methodist churches and individuals within the bounds of the Conference.  Your project number is 2026.

U.M. ARMY Deposit and Refund Policy

As U.M. ARMY and local churches are all adapting to an uncertain and changing world, the U.M. ARMY Board has enacted a new, uniform Refund Policy in an effort to establish financial expectations that protect both U.M. ARMY and the local church. Please contact your Regional Director if you have any questions. 

We look forward to being in ministry with you!

Fee and Payment Schedule:

Registration Fee Per Person Per 6-7 Day Week - $275

Registration Fee Per Person Per 5 Day Week - $225

Group Registration requires a $25 Application Fee to offset pre-camp administration costs and use of the online system

●     Within 30 days of registration – Group Deposit equaling $75 per person due (non-refundable)

○     If registering on/after March 1, deposit ($75/person) payment is due at time of registration

●  April 1-15—Group Count Covenant Period--Regional Director will confer with Participating Church Coordinator to complete Covenant and confirm participation numbers

●     May 1 - for June camps; June 1 - for July camps - Final payment due

The number of participants in a group may be increased (as availability permits) or decreased, with confirmation from the Regional Director.  Paid individual participants may request to be transferred to a different week within the same mission season.  Any and all requests must be submitted in writing (email, fax, or letter).

In the event of a group cancellation before April 15th, the full Registration Fee, minus the group deposit, can be refunded. After April 15, any individual cancellation that decreases the number committed to in the covenant described above, will result in the entirety of that individual deposit being forfeited without written approval of the Regional Director. T-shirts and other deliverable items will be available as supplies last for groups bringing a number of participants greater than the April 15 group covenant number.

Any cancellation of a group or participant within two (2) weeks of camp will not receive a refund.

For questions about this policy, please email or call the Regional Director, ________________ [email protected] or #_____________________.

Extenuating Circumstances

In the event of a cancellation of mission weeks by U.M. ARMY, a full refund will be provided upon request.

In the event of the necessity of an individual participant cancellation for circumstances, including, but not limited to illness, accident or unforeseen emergency, transfers of funds to the remaining mission week balances may be considered at the discretion of the Regional Director.

In the event of the necessity of a church cancellation for circumstances, including, but not limited to illness, accident or unforeseen emergency, transfers of funds to a future mission week balance may be considered at the discretion of the Regional Director.