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Texas/Louisiana

U. M. ARMY - TX/LA focuses on setting you and your youth up for success in your mission field. Our goal is to provide your group with opportunities to have a meaningful impact on local communities in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. In 2023, across our organization, we were able to equip more than 2,500 youth and adult volunteers.

Our mission is two-fold; serve people in need, and provide young people an opportunity to mature in their faith-walk and life skills through Christian service.

This mission is accomplished every summer when thousands of youth and adult volunteers sacrifice a week of their vacation to join others in service. Using local churches as a base to gather for meals, sleep in classrooms, and worship in the Sanctuary, U.M. ARMY - TX/LA participants spend each day of the week providing free home repairs for low-income, elderly, and disabled homeowners in the surrounding area.

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Looking to participate with us?  Not sure when or where to go?  Check here regularly for updates on weeks and locations.

U.M. ARMY TX/LA REGION CHRISTMAS CAMP (December 27, 2023 to January 1, 2024)

Current 8th-12th Grades ($275 per person)

St. Paul's UMC, Houston, TX

  • Overnight – Wednesday through Monday.
  • Kitchens provide meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks).
  • Programs provide Christmas themed, on-site, worship and other activities.
  • U.M. ARMY t-shirts and giveaways provided.
  • Access to U.M. ARMY registration system and website for mission week planning and support.

 

U.M. ARMY TX/LA REGION SUMMER 2024 MISSION WEEK OFFERINGS

TRADITIONAL HIGH SCHOOL & MIXED AGE ($300 per person)

  • Churches from various locations travel to one centralized community with host church(es).
  • Overnight – Sunday through Saturday.
  • Offer full-service coordination – leadership roles, site coordination, budget, etc.
  • Director creates teams based on safety guidelines and consults with Site Coordinator about project assignments.
  • Kitchens provide meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks).
  • Programs provide on-site worship and other activities.
  • U.M. ARMY t-shirts and giveaways provided.
  • Access to U.M. ARMY registration system and website for mission week planning and support.

 

JUNIOR HIGH / MIDDLE SCHOOL ($225 per person)

  • Two Overnight Options: June 24 - 28 (Monday through Friday) & July 9 - 13 (Tuesday through Saturday)
  • Churches from various locations travel to one centralized community with host church(es).
  • Offer full-service coordination – leadership roles, site coordination, budget, etc.
  • Director creates teams based on safety guidelines and consults with Site Coordinator about project assignments.
  • Kitchens provide meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks).
  • Programs provide on-site worship and other activities.
  • U.M. ARMY t-shirts and giveaways provided.
  • Access to U.M. ARMY registration system and website for mission week planning and support.

 

 

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 Week - $300 (mixed age/high school)/ $225 (middle school)

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 though 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
  • If registering for a mission week on or after April 1, the group registration numbers will be considered a group's covenanted numbers. If registering for a June camp, the full amount for camp will be billed off of that number and due on May 1. If registering for a July camp, the deposit will be due upon registration and final payment will be due on June 1. 

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 via email.

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, Jack Matthews at [email protected] or 281-479-0103 ext. 4.

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.

Upcoming Mission Opportunities

Location Dates Mission Type
St. Paul's UMC - Houston, TX December 26, 2023 - January 1, 2024 Christmas Register
Mixed Age Location Coming Soon June 2 - 8, 2024 Mixed Age
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Completed 6th-12th Grade

Register
High School Location Coming Soon June 2 - 8, 2024 High School
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Participants must have completed 8th grade or higher

Register
High School Location Coming Soon June 9 - 15, 2024 High School
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Participants must have completed 8th grade or higher

Register
Athens MC in Athens, TX June 16 - 22, 2024 High School
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Participants must have completed 8th grade or higher

Register
Russell Memorial in Wills Point, TX June 16 - 22, 2024 Mixed Age
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Completed 6th-12th Grade

Register
High School Location Coming Soon June 16 - 22, 2024 High School
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Participants must have completed 8th grade or higher

Register
High School Location Coming Soon June 23 - 29, 2024 High School
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Participants must have completed 8th grade or higher

Register
Jr/Mid High Mission Location Coming Soon June 24 - 28, 2024 JUMMP
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Middle School

Register
High School Location Coming Soon June 30 - July 6, 2024 High School
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Participants must have completed 8th grade or higher

Register
High School Location Coming Soon July 7 - 13, 2024 High School
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Participants must have completed 8th grade or higher

Register
Jr/Mid High Mission Location Coming Soon July 9 - 13, 2024 JUMMP
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Middle School

Register
Mixed Age Location Coming Soon July 14 - 20, 2024 Mixed Age
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Completed 6th-12th Grade

Register
High School Location Coming Soon July 14 - 20, 2024 High School
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Participants must have completed 8th grade or higher

Register
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Youth Advisory Board

U.M. ARMY is blessed to have youth participants from all over the TX/LA Region.  Because of this participation, we want to hear from these youth to find out how we can make U.M. ARMY better!

The goal of the Youth Advisory Board is to provide a youth perspective on the U.M. ARMY programming material presented from year to year in an effort to improve the quality of the product being put forward; to help U.M. ARMY find ways to appeal to a broader spectrum of participants, both now and in the future.

The word “board” is a bit deceiving, there is no group that meets throughout the year and discusses different topics.  The only meeting would happen once, after the camp season, and would be between the youth, their youth worker or parent, and a member of the U.M. ARMY – TX/LA Board of Directors or Staff.

If you know of any youth that might be willing to serve in a Youth Advisory Board role, let us know, or have them fill out this Information Form.

Board of Directors

Name Title Contact
Lisa Gill President
Mark Brown Vice President and National Representative
Jodie Felder Treasurer
Kat Britton Secretary
Sarah Millerhouse National Representative
Geoffrey Schroyer National Representative
Jack Matthews Regional Director-Ex Officio Email
Rev Sadie Brink
Colleen Russell
Andrew Sherman
Rev. Ben Burnside
Hank Dugie
Madison Wentworth
Blair Overman
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