What is STUMP?
Want to be challenged and changed? STUMP is an amazing opportunity for you to live, train and work with the Salvo's for a week and encounter poverty in your city first-hand.
STUMP (Short Term Urban Mission Project) is a week of intense ministry, where you will be serving and doing life with some of Australia's poor and marginalised in our very own backyard. Plenty of people want do something about poverty and injustice but knowing how to start is often the hardest part. STUMP is your entry point to get exposed not just to the issues but to real people who face them every day. We are currently running STUMP's in both Brisbane and Sydney.
For a week you'll live in the heart of the inner city and will have the chance to be hands-on with the work the Salvos are doing every day - helping in a community centre, visiting local residents, working alongside at-risk young people, and simply being a friend to people forgotten by the rest of society. STUMP isn't a holiday, church camp or retreat. It exists to give your youth, church, team, class and/or corps groups the chance to encounter Biblical justice and mission first-hand, where Matthew 25:31-40 becomes a reality, not just words on a page!
You'll also receive relevant teaching and training in areas such as homelessness, mental health issues, alcohol and other drug abuse, boundaries and suicide intervention and prevention. On top of that, you'll get to witness how faith in Jesus plays a vital part in The Salvation Army's response to these issues.
Check out the video below to see and hear the impacting stories of a group of young STUMP participants!
WHEN IS THE NEXT STUMP: To see the dates for the next Short Term Urban Mission Project near you click here, if these dates don't work for you OR you'd like to organise a specific date for your own group then simply get in contact with us by clicking here.
HOW MUCH DOES STUMP COST: $250 - This costs covers all of your accommodation, food, training, transport and administration costs for the week. If finance is an issue for you then please don’t let that stop you from applying. Contact the Edify team on (02) 9360 1710 to discuss alternative payment options.
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