Missions
OVCN Missions
We want everyone who calls OVCN home to look outside the four walls of our church. We desire to be the hands and feet of Jesus to people in need in our own neighborhoods, and across the globe. We are a missions minded church! Opportunities are available to serve in our missions effort year round. Everyone is challenged to be a part of OVCN Missions. Now is the time to serve!
OVCN Missions
We want everyone who calls OVCN home to look outside the four walls of our church. We desire to be the hands and feet of Jesus to people in need in our own neighborhoods, and across the globe. We are a missions minded church! Opportunities are available to serve in our missions effort year round. Everyone is challenged to be a part of OVCN Missions. Now is the time to serve!
sew-a-thon 2024
November 2, 7:30am - 4:30pm
Make a difference in the lives of little girls around the world by helping create beautiful dresses for those living in poverty. For many of these girls, this is the first new dress they have ever received, and with it, they also hear the message of Jesus’s love!
Last year, our community came together to sew over 1,500 dresses that were delivered on mission trips to countries like Costa Rica, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Kenya, Ethiopia, Ecuador, Tanzania, and others through Operation Christmas Child.
feed my starving children
February 3-8, 2025
Join over 7,000 people from across Tucson coming to OVCN to pack meals for Feed My Starving Children! Â There are 20 different sessions available over 6 days.
Upcoming mission trips
Navajo Nation (NACA)
June 12-14
5th graders will be pitching in to improve the Native American Christian Academy (NACA) campus and have the opportunity to spend time with any kids who stay on campus for the summer.Â
ALASKA
June 14-22
Assist with projects on the campsite, including rebuilding one of their cabins or finishing the dining hall and/or staff apartments. Looking for people with trade skills especially! A great trip for students and families.
Kyrgyzstan
June 29-July 9
Partner with a local organization, specializing in providing leadership & human trafficking prevention skills in schools, supporting families with special needs children, and developing young leaders in the Church.
Puerto rico
June 30 – July 8
Partner with Nazarene churches in northwestern Puerto Rico to reach their communities for Christ! Take part in outreaches and work projects with four different Nazarene churches in Arecibo and nearby towns.Â
Vietnam
July 13-25
Our team will begin building an orphanage, preparing the way for more children to be raised in a safe, stable environment. We will also help with painting, roof and well repairs and loving on the adults and kids there!
CHILE
September 6-15 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Help a local pastor & doctor treat patient at her clinic and construct the facility where the church will meet on their recently purchased property. Looking for people able to do basic construction and/or help with clinics.
GUATEMALA
March 14-23
Our team will come along the CHE team to love on families there, provide basic medical and dental care, and minister to kids. We have also been asked to help with a local work/construction project.
KENYA/tanzania
June 12-26
Love on kids and families, share your faith story, and see firsthand how the power of Christ has the ability to radically change a person’s life! High school students & young adults especially needed on this trip.
HERMOSILLO, MX
May 1-4
Help with work projects on the property, like painting and landscaping. Those with construction skills are especially needed! Several on our team will teach fun workshops and interact with the kids that weekend.
ongoing mission activities
Gospel Rescue Mission Serving
Groups serve at Gospel Rescue Mission each week. You can join one of these groups regularly or just one time.
Caring Ministries Serving
Come serve at Caring Ministries any 4th Saturday. It’s open for any age, which makes it a great way for kids to serve in missions.
SnackPack Serving
Pack meals once a month for kids that would otherwise go hungry on the weekends across Tucson. We provide meals for almost 600 kids!
Mission Trips
Let us know what trips you are interested in, and we will notify you when trip registrations and further information is available!
Yearly Mission Events
MILLION MEALS CAMPAIGN
Since 2013 we have purchased and packed nearly 7 million meals for children around the world – with the help of the Tucson community.  Our next mobile pack is February 2026.Â
UNDERGROUND CHURCH
October 22 & 23 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Explore the realities faced by Christians around the world who live under persecution.Â
DRESS A GIRL | SEW-A-THON
Dresses are sewn at OVCN and given to girls in need all over the world. The Sew-AÂ-Thon is a one day event in November with the goal of making 1,500 dresses. The next Sew-A-Thon is scheduled for November 2025.
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD
Help pack hundreds of Christmas gift shoeboxes for children in impoverished nations, in partnership with Operation Christmas Child.  This year’s packing event is Nov. 20 at 6pm in the Third Space.
MISSION TRIPS INFO NIGHT
Come hear about destinations, projects, and opportunities to make a difference on mission trips in 2025. Don’t miss this opportunity to discover how you can be a part of God’s work around the world!
GIVING FOREST
Select Christmas tags off of trees and provide Christmas gifts for 800+ children locally, on the Navajo Nation and in Mexico who are orphaned, refugees, homeless or foster kids!  Tags available on Christmas trees in the Third Space the morning of Nov. 24 and the evening of Nov. 27, and all gifts to be returned by Dec. 8.
MissionS AT OVCN
Blessed Grounds @OVCN
All proceeds from the Blessed Grounds @ OVCN Cafe support our mission endeavors locally and around the world. Our affiliation with Blessed Grounds Mission Company in downtown Tucson allows them to use their profits in Tucson for outreach projects also. Blessed Grounds is open Sundays from 8-11:30 am and Wednesdays from 5:15-6:30 pm.
Snack Pack
We are concerned with the plight of hunger locally as well as globally, so OVCN partners with a dozen schools in the Tucson area to provide meals to children from low-income families every weekend. We are currently helping to feed over 600 kids weekly.
SEWING, CROCHETING & MORE
At OVCN we have ministries where people can sew dresses and knit/crochet items that are used through OVCN Missions at locations all over the world.  These teams meet monthly to build community as well as work on these items at home.
