Mission Outreach

Over the past 4 years, St. Michael has sent 35 people on a one-week Pilgrimage to Jamaica. The ages of our pilgrims range from 17 to 83, but the majority have been over 35 years old on their first mission trip. Our church has started and supported many projects in the Kingston area. One project, the Promise Library, was built with funds raised by students from a local high school and stocked with over 20,000 donated books from the Fort Wayne area. Another project, the construction of 25 homes with inside plumbing, was the first of its kind in the area.

Jim Sims commented, "The decision to journey to a third world country takes a leap of faith—emotions bounced from nervousness to excitement to fearful to anxious. We went on the mission trip expecting to share Christ with the people of Jamaica, and not really sure how we would do that—what would we say, how would we communicate? However, after serving the poorest of the poor, it was clear that it was our lives that had been forever changed. Even though the people of Jamaica are considered poor because they have very few material possessions, they are considered rich in God’s eyes because of their strong faith."

Jamaica 2007

2004 Jamaica Mission Trip Photos

2003 Alaska Mission Trip

2002 Mexico Mission Trip Photos