{"id":26002,"date":"2025-10-03T19:40:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T19:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=26002"},"modified":"2025-10-03T19:41:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T19:41:28","slug":"faithx-concludes-2025-trips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2025\/faithx-concludes-2025-trips\/","title":{"rendered":"FaithX concludes 2025 service trips, announces special 2026 trip for adults 50-plus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By Marissa Witkovsky-Eldred<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2025, a total of 165 youth and adults joined FaithX service trips and had the opportunity to engage in service, learn new skills, grow in faith, explore interesting places, live in community, and build friendships!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Junior and senior high youth completed eight weeks of service in the United States, while adult participants traveled to Uganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The enthusiasm and dedication of FaithX participants is exciting to see&#8211;our Church of the Brethren youth and adults display such a commitment to living, loving, and serving like Jesus! If you would like to see photos from the 2025 FaithX trips, check them out at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yogile.com\/faithx-2025\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.yogile.com\/faithx-2025\">www.yogile.com\/faithx-2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We cannot wait to see what next year holds&#8211;dates and locations for most of the 2026 FaithX service trips will be announced soon. We hope you will join us!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>FaithX is hosting a special service trip for adults ages 50-plus at Camp Ithiel in Gotha, Fla., on Feb. 22-27, 2026.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We invite you to gather for a time of volunteering, continued growth, and fellowship in community! Our previous trip included camp projects of painting a cabin, tree trimming, invasive species removal, deep cleaning, and kitchen assistance. We also spent time together for Bible study, games, bird watching, puzzles, rocking chair relaxation, and recreational trips away from camp. Photos from the 2024 trip at Camp Ithiel can be viewed at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yogile.com\/gotha2024\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.yogile.com\/gotha2024\">www.yogile.com\/gotha2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/FaithX-IMG_8281-600px.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/FaithX-IMG_8281-600px.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/FaithX-IMG_8281-600px-288x300.jpg 288w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/FaithX-IMG_8281-600px-560x583.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Photo courtesy of FaithX<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sign up now! Registration for the FaithX older adult trip is open at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethren.org\/faithx\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.brethren.org\/faithx\">www.brethren.org\/faithx<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have questions, please reach out to Marissa Witkovsky-Eldred in the FaithX Office at <a href=\"mailto:faithx@brethren.org\">faithx@brethren.org<\/a> or 847-429-4337.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">#MissionAndMinistryBoard #StrategicPlan #RacialJustice #LoveOurNeighbors #Discipleship #NewTestamentGiving<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find more Church of the Brethren news:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/cds-volunteers-support-kerrville\/\">CDS volunteers support \u2018Faith and Fellowship\u2019 memorial event in Kerrville<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/pastors-ordained-in-south-sudan\/\">Pastors ordained for Church of the Brethren ministry in South Sudan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/speakers-for-nyc-2026\/\">The speakers for National Youth Conference 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/brethren-and-the-declaration\/\">Brethren and the Declaration of Independence: Denise Kettering-Lane presents an equipping session<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/god-of-grace-and-god-of-glory\/\">\u2018God of grace and God of glory\u2019: A call to worship<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2025, a total of 165 youth and adults joined FaithX service trips and had the opportunity to engage in service, learn new skills, grow in faith, explore interesting places, live in community, and build friendships!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":26003,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"yes","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1703],"tags":[68,5,1814,3225,2195],"wf_post_folders":[],"class_list":["post-26002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-church-of-the-brethren-newsline","tag-brethren-volunteer-service","tag-bvs","tag-faithx","tag-service-2","tag-service"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26002"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26002\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26005,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26002\/revisions\/26005"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26002"},{"taxonomy":"wf_post_folders","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wf_post_folders?post=26002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}