CCH Missions & Trips

While the college campus is our primary mission field, we believe part of developing young people as Christ-followers involves helping them engage in giving, service, and outreach opportunities in a variety of ways.  Expanding students' experiences with the worldwide Body of Christ, their involvement through giving, and their understanding of how God is working in communities near and far is why we build "missions" into what we do at CCH.

oh, the Places we Go...

Below you can browse the various missions and mission related trips in the works for the 2025-26 school year.

Standing Stone Community Service (Mattoon, Il) - Fall Service Day - Sept 27, 2025
Info Coming Soon
Fall Break Mission Trip - Restore St. Louis - Oct 16-19, 2025
The vision of Restore St. Louis is to express the love of Christ by meeting needs of the community, especially the poor, the widow, the fatherless, the imprisoned, the immigrant and the refugee.  Our group will help provide home repairs for the elderly and disabled, while learning more about others’ experiences and the churches call to love and serve in Jesus’ name.  Cost for this trip is $210 per person.
Oblong Christian children's home (Oblong, Il) - Fall day trip - Nov 15, 2025
Just one hour south of Campus House, Oblong Christian Children’s Home provides a home and programs for at-risk and troubled youth to love and shape them into becoming responsible, productive, maturing Christians.  On Saturday, Novembe 15, CCH will do a work project for OCCH followed by a campfire dinner with the families and children.
SHILOH CHRISTIAN CHILDREN'S RANCH in Clarence, MO - February 12-15, 2026
Our most popular and longest running trip, Shiloh gives our students the opportunity to serve and see up close this ranch-style community and ministry for kids from difficult backgrounds.  Each year, we head to Missouri in February for a weekend of interacting with the house parents, their families, and kids as we chop and haul the wood they use in their furnaces to heat their homes.  February 12-15, 2026.  Learn more about Shiloh here.
Summer Mission Trip - May 31-June 7, 2026
We may offer a summer mission trip if students are interested. More information will come as available.
​Dates: May 31-June 7, 2026

oh, the Places we give...

Our students give to a variety of ministries and organizations each year through various campaigns as well as through the weekly Sunday morning offerings.  In fact, 30% of everything given to Sunday offerings goes toward 4 different missions.  Click on the following categories to learn more about where we give!
SUnday Offerings' contributions to missions
Thirty percent* of the student offerings given each week is devoted to missions.  Currently, this 30% is divided among the following ministries: *The remaining 70% helps cover our student events and activities such as dinners, retreats, conferences, etc.  Give to the Sunday Offering here.  Alternatively, to learn how to give toward the General Fund (ie - staff salaries, building maintenance, operations, etc.), click here.
Alternative christmas gifts campaign
For several years, our REACH Action Group leaders have organized alternative Christmas gift campaigns for students to donate toward resources for those in need in honor of their own family members or loved ones.  Over the years, our students' gifts have helped supply livestock, school materials, Bibles, blankets, and more through organizations like 410 Bridge, Haitian Christian Outreach, Samaritan's Purse, World Vision, and local Charleston/Mattoon organizations.
the 410 fast
As part of our partnership with the community of Cercady, Haiti, we commit to raise funds to help with their community development efforts.  One of our REACH Leaders developed the 410 Fast so that each spring, our students fast on April 10th to raise awareness, prayers, and funds to bless our brothers and sisters in Haiti.