In the light of God's grace, we invite all to participate fully regardless of needs, differences, and gifts.

Group Opportunities

Mission Trip Program

The Mission Trip program offers school or church groups first-hand experience in meeting and working with persons who are experiencing homelessness.

Living, working, worshipping and eating with the Meeting Ground community, participants assist us in many areas of our ministry. For many young people, it has been a "life-changing" experience.

We host over 25 Mission Trip groups each year - from one-day projects to week-long camps.

Mission Trips are held throughout the year, but especially in the summer, spring and fall. If your youth group, adult fellowship, inter-generational group or any special group or organization would like to come - we would love to have you!

EXAMPLES OF Mission Trip PROJECTS:

Mission Trip participants stay at Clairvaux Farm, the Meeting Ground facility located 15 miles south of Elkton, MD, near the Chesapeake Bay. The farm has 20 acres of land and provides shelter to homeless families and individuals. Mission Trip groups stay in the Mission House, which is air conditioned and heated, has 5 sleeping areas, 2 common rooms and 2 toilet and shower facilities. We can accommodate up to 25 people in this building. 

To learn more about our Mission Trip program, please click the link below: 

Mission Trip Program - Full Information 

Other Work Group Programs

Meeting Ground also welcomes other groups not wishing to stay overnight in the Mission House at Clairvaux Farm. If you are a member of a group wishing to learn more about these opportunities, please click here and fill out the "Group Volunteer" section of the interest form. For more information about the opportunities that are available for work groups, please click: 

Group Volunteer Opportunities

Individual Opportunities

We need your skills!

Click here to volunteer!

Filling out the interest form at the link above is the first step to becoming a volunteer with Meeting Ground. Filling it out will allow us to best match your skills and passions with our current needs. Please allow up to 5 business days to hear back from us.

To learn more about the volunteer opportunities available at Meeting Ground, please click the link below: 

Individual Volunteer Opportunities

What our volunteers are saying about their experiences:

"Volunteering has made me more aware of the many blessings God has given me and the joy it gives to serve others."

         -Joyce Collins, Settlement House Lunch Program Volunteer

"Volunteering has opened my eyes to the many issues that go along with homelessness. It has encouraged me to reach out to those in need wherever I am."

         -Heidi Weaver, Wayfarers' House Office Volunteer

"[My favorite part about volunteering with Meeting Ground is that] it has challenged my beliefs and biases and has opened my eyes to the people around me."

         -Cathy Skelley, Meeting Ground Board President 

Full-Time Volunteers in Mission

Meeting Ground hosts numerous full-time volunteers in mission who come to Meeting Ground through church-based volunteer organizations such as the Brethren Volunteer Services, Board of Global Missions of the United Methodist Church and the United Church of Christ Volunteer Ministries. These volunteers live, work and worship among us on a full-time basis for 3 months to 2 years. To find out more information, please email: volunteer@meetingground.org.

What our volunteers in mission have to say: 

"It has been a pleasure to work with Meeting Ground staff, volunteers, residents and guests"

         -Pat Cartwright from Connecticut, volunteering with her               husband through the United Church of Christ

"When I came to Meeting Ground, I was amazed by how much people here are willing to give."

         -Willi Berscheminski from Germany, volunteering through             the Brethren Volunteer Service