{"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 is-layout-flow wp-block-latest-posts-is-layout-flow\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/annual-conference-moderator-theme\/\">Annual Conference moderator shares theme statement for 2027<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/conferencia-anual-declaracion-tematica\/\">El moderador de la Conferencia Anual comparte la declaraci\u00f3n tem\u00e1tica para 2027.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/konferans-deklarasyon-tem-2027\/\">Moderat\u00e8 konferans any\u00e8l la pataje deklarasyon t\u00e8m pou 2027 la<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/what-faithful-witness-asks\/\">What faithful witness asks of churches today: CCT\u2019s 20th anniversary forum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/sa-temwen-fidel-yo-mande\/\">Sa temwen fid\u00e8l yo mande legliz yo jodi a: fow\u00f2m 20y\u00e8m aniv\u00e8s\u00e8 CCT a<\/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}]}}