Mission Trip Application - Edwards Road Baptist Church

Thank you for your interest in joining an ERBC short-term mission trip! Working on the ground alongside our missions and ministry partners is a vital part of our missions efforts, and we are grateful you feel led to join us on an upcoming trip.

Please fill out the following form in its entirety* and press the blue "Submit" button at the bottom of this page once you are done.** In addition, every applicant must turn in a $50 deposit by January 31, 2023, for each trip they are participating in. You can give online by clicking here (select "Missions Offering" from the menu and write "Short-term trip deposit" in the Memo line), or you can bring a check by the church office.

If you have any questions, please email Pastor David or his Administrative Assistant, Jerri Ward, or call our church office at (864) 244-2975.

* Form submissions are not stored on this website and will only be sent to the Missions Pastor and his Administrative Assistant.

** Please be aware that completing a form does not guarantee your place on the team. The Missions Pastor will determine the final team roster based on trip needs and participant fit.

"You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Acts 1:8

Short-Term Mission Trip Application

Personal Information

Full Name (must match your drivers license for domestic trips and your passport for international trips)

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State

Zip Code

Phone Number (mobile preferred)

Date of Birth

Sex

Marital Status

Drivers License (for domestic trips) or Passport Number (for international trips)

Issue Date

Expiration Date

Known Traveler Number (optional)

Emergency Contact Information

Emergency Contact Name

Relationship to Participant

Phone Number

Trip Information

Which trip(s) are you applying for?

Queen's Park, London | March 4-11, 2023

Remedios, Cuba | April 15-22, 2023

Anchorage, AK | July 23-30, 2023

Provo, UT | September 30-October 6, 2023

Have you participated in a short-term mission trip before?

How long have you been a member of ERBC?

If you are not an ERBC member, where is your current church membership?

List the church ministries you are currently involved in.

Briefly share your testimony.

Briefly explain why you want to participate in this trip.

Do you have a recent story of sharing your faith with someone?

Medical Information

Do you have any food or medicine allergies? If so, please list them below.

Do you have any health or physical limitations or concerns that could affect your participation in this trip? If so, please list them below.

Health Insurance Provider

Member Name

Member ID#

Group Name

Group Number

Please upload a copy of your health insurance card.

Maximum file size: 268.44MB

Signature (parent signature is required here if participant is under 18)

Date

By signing above, I affirm that I meet the following qualifications for participation in an ERBC short-term mission trip:

I have a clear testimony of a conversion experience;
I am actively growing in my relationship with Christ through regular prayer, Bible reading, and other spiritual disciplines;
I am an active participant in the life of ERBC;
I am in agreement with the beliefs, vision, and mission of ERBC;
I seek to model Christ-like behavior both inside and outside of ERBC;
I am unaware of any moral, spiritual, or legal issues that would preclude my participation in this trip.

I agree to abide by the following guidelines and expectations:

I will attend all team meetings leading up to the trip;
I will commit to pray for my team, my team leader, and the people we will be working alongside;
I will work to protect the unity of my team and to honor Christ in all my team interactions;
I will maintain teachability, flexibility, and humility before and during our trip;
I will honor the authority of the team leader and field leader(s).

I understand that my failure to meet these qualifications may prevent me from joining an ERBC short-term mission team and that my failure to abide by these guidelines may result in:

Removal from the team before the trip;
Early departure during the trip (the cost of which I will be responsible for);
Exclusion from participation in future ERBC short-term mission trips.