A mission trip should be more than a project. It should connect your church to what God is already doing.
At La Montaña Christian Camps, we invite churches, youth groups, families, and adult teams to serve alongside a year-round ministry that is reaching young people across Costa Rica with the Gospel. Our mission is simple: to see the youth of Latin America transformed by Jesus Christ. Through Christian camping, discipleship, leadership development, and partnerships with local churches, we are helping the next generation discover hope in Christ.
When your team serves at La Montaña, you become part of a ministry that continues long after your trip ends.
For more than 25 years, La Montaña Christian Camps has been helping churches reach and disciple young people throughout Costa Rica. Since opening in 2001, more than 160,000 campers have participated in our programs, and thousands have made decisions to follow Jesus Christ. Today, more than 10,000 campers come through our ministry each year, creating opportunities for churches and mission teams to invest in life-changing Gospel ministry.
What makes La Montaña unique is our commitment to the local church. We believe camp is not the finish line. It is often the beginning of a student’s faith journey.
Through scholarships and partnerships with churches across Costa Rica, we help young people attend camp who otherwise would not have the opportunity. After camp, students are encouraged to return to their local churches where they can continue growing in their relationship with Christ. This partnership model allows the impact of camp to continue long after the week ends.
Mission teams support nearly every area of camp ministry.
Depending on the season and the needs of the camp, teams may help with:
Every project completed helps us welcome more campers and create an environment where young people can hear the Gospel and experience Christian community.
For over two decades, La Montaña has been focused on one mission: seeing the youth of Latin America transformed by Jesus Christ. Hundreds of campers make decisions to follow Christ each year, and countless others leave camp with a deeper understanding of God’s love and purpose for their lives. Our vision is not simply to host camps, but to develop disciples, strengthen churches, and raise up future Christian leaders throughout Latin America.
Costa Rica is known for its natural beauty, welcoming culture, and strong church community. It is also a place where thousands of young people are searching for purpose, belonging, and truth.
For many church leaders, finding a mission trip that combines meaningful service, spiritual growth, and long-term impact can be difficult. Many organizations offer short experiences, but church leaders often want to know that their investment of time, fundraising, and travel will support a ministry that continues throughout the year.
La Montaña operates year-round and partners with churches throughout Costa Rica to reach teenagers through evangelistic adventure camps and discipleship programs. Every project completed, every meal served, and every dollar raised helps create opportunities for young people to hear the Gospel and grow in their faith.
Bring your students to serve while experiencing ministry in a new culture.
Youth groups help with camp projects, facility improvements, ministry support, and outreach opportunities. Students learn what it means to serve others, work as a team, and share Christ’s love through action. Many youth pastors tell us that mission trips become defining moments in the spiritual development of their students.
Adult teams play a vital role in keeping camp ministry moving forward.
Whether your group has construction skills, maintenance experience, ministry gifts, or simply willing hands, your service helps prepare the camp to welcome more young people throughout the year. No special experience is required. A servant’s heart and a desire to see lives changed are enough.
Families can serve together while growing closer to God and one another.
Serving side by side creates shared experiences that often become some of the most meaningful memories a family makes together. Parents have the opportunity to model faith in action while children see firsthand how God works through ordinary people.
Many mission organizations focus primarily on a single week of service. At La Montaña, your team joins a larger vision.
Our ministry exists to reach teenagers ages 12 to 19 through high-impact Christian camping. Throughout the year, young people come to camp to hear the Gospel, build relationships, and grow in their faith. The camp works alongside local churches so that students remain connected to Christian community after their camp experience.
This means your mission trip contributes to something much bigger than a temporary project. You are helping strengthen a ministry that continues discipling young people long after your team returns home.
One of the biggest questions church leaders ask is whether fundraising is worth the effort.
The answer becomes clear when you see the impact.
Every mission trip participant helps support ongoing ministry in Costa Rica. Funds help maintain camp facilities, provide resources for ministry, support staff and missionaries, and make it possible for more Costa Rican youth to attend camp experiences that can change the direction of their lives.
Your church is not simply funding travel. You are investing in Gospel ministry.
Many short-term mission trips struggle because there is no long-term ministry strategy in place.
At La Montaña, your team serves alongside missionaries and ministry leaders who live and work in Costa Rica year-round. These leaders understand the culture, maintain relationships with local churches, and continue the work after your trip concludes.
This partnership creates opportunities for your team to learn from experienced missionaries while participating in ministry that has lasting impact.
For college students and young adults who want a deeper missions experience, the La Montaña Summer Internship provides six weeks of ministry, discipleship, mentoring, and hands-on service.
Interns serve directly in camp ministry while growing spiritually and developing leadership skills. The program is designed for young adults ages 18 to 25 who desire to explore missions and deepen their relationship with Christ.
Many churches begin with a single mission trip and discover opportunities for ongoing partnership.
Churches often return year after year, send interns, sponsor projects, support missionaries, and help provide scholarships that allow more Costa Rican youth to attend camp.
These partnerships create a lasting connection between churches in North America and ministry throughout Latin America.
Every church wants to know that their efforts matter.
At La Montaña, mission teams help create spaces where young people can encounter Jesus, hear the truth of Scripture, and build relationships that encourage lifelong faith. Through adventure, discipleship, worship, and partnership with local churches, lives are being transformed across Costa Rica and beyond.
When your team serves at La Montaña, you are not simply visiting Costa Rica. You are joining a mission to reach the next generation with the hope of Jesus Christ.
If your church is looking for a meaningful, Gospel-centered mission trip, we would love to connect with you.
Whether you are bringing a youth group, adult team, family group, or exploring internship opportunities, our team can help you plan a mission experience that serves others, strengthens your church, and advances God’s Kingdom.
We invite you to start the conversation and discover how your church can partner with La Montaña Christian Camps to reach the youth of Costa Rica with the Gospel.
