Summer of Service Experience

College-aged young adults come to Project Transformation Rio Texas for a summer of service and vocational discernment. Throughout the summer, interns lead a day camp for elementary children where they read, create art, play, and more! Interns live in community, engage in leadership development, and discover opportunities in ministry and service. 

Project Transformation’s faith-based summer of service internship program for young adults offers hands-on opportunities to build mutually enriching relationships with children in low socioeconomic areas, live in intentional community, experience cultural diversity, and explore various careers in ministry and service.

There are three primary components to the Project Transformation service internship experience:

During the summer program, Project Transformation interns work in teams, implementing an eight-week summer day camp for 30 to 80 elementary children.Components of the program include: team building, games, Bible-lessons, one-on-one reading and literacy activities, recreation, art, health and wellness, brain-breaks, dance parties, and more. We intentionally open space for interns’ to share their joys, passions, and talents with the children.

Project Transformation Rio Texas is a United Methodist-affiliated ministry that provides leadership development and ministry exploration opportunities to college-age young adults. Working with churches in low-income neighborhoods in San Antonio and the Rio Grande Valley areas of Texas, these emerging leaders coordinate community-oriented programs for children in these low-income neighborhoods. In the process, we connect site churches with their neighborhoods, and unite partner churches in mission.

Project Transformation Staff will supervise interns while on site visits as well as weekly curriculum meetings to discuss programming components and strategies.