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One Week That
Brings Your Students Closer to Jesus

When students serve real families with their own hands, something shifts inside them. Faith becomes real. Hearts break for others. And they come home walking deeper with God than ever before.

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400K+ Students sent
16 Cities this summer
30K+ Homes restored
35 Years strong
Students looking for purpose
Faith grows when
it's put into action.
The heart of it

Your Students Are Ready to Go Deeper. They Just Need the Right Moment.

You see it every week. Students who love Jesus but whose faith still feels distant. Something they believe but haven't fully experienced. They're ready for more. They just haven't had the moment that makes it real.

That moment happens when they step outside their comfort zone, pick up a paintbrush for a stranger, and see God show up in ways no classroom or sermon can replicate.

Meanwhile, thousands of low-income families across America need exactly the kind of help your students can give. Porches need rebuilding. Ramps need building. And in serving those families, students encounter Jesus in a way that marks them forever.

The summers that shape a student's faith aren't the ones they forget by August. They're the ones where they got on their knees to paint a porch and to pray with a homeowner. That's what World Changers creates.

The life change

They Leave as Students. They Come Home as Disciples.

Construction is what we do. Life change is what happens. Here's what a week of serving others produces in the hearts of your students.

Students painting

They discover what they were made for

Something clicks when a student builds a wheelchair ramp for a grandmother who's been stuck inside for months. They realize God made them to serve, and that following Jesus means getting their hands dirty.

Students in community

Their faith becomes their own

Nightly worship. Morning crew devos. Gospel conversations with homeowners. For many students, this is the week faith stops being their parents' and becomes theirs. Real, personal, and rooted in Jesus.

Community celebration

They see God move through them

When a homeowner tears up and thanks your student by name, something eternal happens. Students see firsthand that God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things. And they never forget it.

35 years of impact

We've Done This Before. Like, 400,000 Times.

We get it. You want to see real spiritual growth in your students, not just a fun week. Your senior pastor needs to believe it's worth the investment. Parents need to trust it's safe. And you need students to come back walking closer to Jesus.

Since 1990, World Changers has partnered with churches like yours to create the kind of week where students encounter God in a way that sticks. We handle the logistics. You get a front-row seat to life change.

400K+ Students mobilized
$280M Labor donated
13M+ Hours served
35 yrs And counting
Team leaders and students

"This isn't just a construction project. It's a discipleship engine that uses hammers instead of textbooks."

David Flatt, Executive Director
How it works

Three Steps. That's It.

We made this as simple as possible so you can focus on what actually matters. Your students.

1

Pick a City & Register

16 cities across America. Choose the week and location that works for your group. Takes five minutes.

Registering
2

Prep Your Students

We send you everything: parent packets, student prep, packing lists. You'll walk in feeling completely ready.

Youth group preparing
3

Show Up & Serve

Your students spend the week building, painting, restoring homes. And they'll come back with stories that last forever.

Students serving
Inside the week

More Than a Trip. A Turning Point.

Every World Changers week is designed around one goal: creating an environment where students encounter Jesus through serving others. The construction is the vehicle. The life change is the destination.

  • Painting, wheelchair ramps, decks, siding & home repair
  • Nightly worship rallies with powerful teaching
  • Morning crew devotionals grounded in Scripture
  • Gospel conversations with real homeowners
  • Crews of 10-14 led by experienced crew chiefs
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Students building
Worship gathering
Construction work
Real stories

Youth Pastors Call It the Best Week of the Year

Don't take our word for it. Here's what leaders are saying after bringing their students to World Changers.

★★★★★
"Every year I watch kids who are glued to their phones put them down and pick up paintbrushes, and something shifts. They come home different people. Six summers and counting."
MR
Pastor Mike Reynolds Youth Pastor, First Baptist Church, GA
★★★★★
"A parent told me her daughter came home and said, 'Mom, I finally understand why Jesus washed the disciples' feet.' That one sentence made every dollar worth it."
SL
Sarah Langford Student Ministry Director, NC
★★★★★
"The logistics are seamless. World Changers handles the details so I can focus on discipling students. Less than most youth camps, but ten times the impact. Best investment we make all year."
JT
James Thornton Associate Pastor, Community Bible, TN
Students serving

Give Your Students the Week That Changes Everything

16 cities. Thousands of families waiting. And a generation of students ready to go deeper with Jesus. They just need you to say yes.

Register Your Group Now Call (850) 347-4601

$300/student • Meals, lodging & materials included • All skill levels welcome

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The Youth Pastor's Guide to a Summer That Produces Real Spiritual Growth

Not ready to register? Start here. This free guide covers choosing the right experience, getting church buy-in, preparing students' hearts, and making sure the life change lasts long after you get home.

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