Germany Mission Trip

Germany – Summer 2026

Minden, Germany | Baseball and Cheer Camp July 17 – 25, 2026

Crossroads Global Initiative will participate in the annual Baseball and Cheer Camp in strategic alliance with local Church and Youth Ministry Partners in Minden, Germany from July 17 through July 25, 2026 held for children and teenagers, ages 10-18. This is the sixth year that Crossroads has had the opportunity to take a group on a short-term mission to Minden. The total cost for the trip is $1450.00 per person. 

Magdeburg, Germany | Baseball Camp July 3 – 11, 2026

Crossroads Global Initiative is excited to participate in the inaugural Baseball Camp in association with local Church and Youth Ministry Partners in Magdeburg, Germany from July 3 through July 11, 2026 held for children and teenagers, ages 10-18. The total cost for the trip is $1590.00 per person. 

Why go to Germany?

  1. Only 3% of the German population has a personal relationship with Jesus.
  2. Our Partner Church has a heart for these kids and their families as they reach out to their community, and this trip serves as important tool in strengthening the churches in an area that has little evangelical witness.
  3. They know soccer not baseball or cheer, but they are a sports/outdoor loving culture. The methodology of utilizing a sports camp to reach 10-18 yr. old German youths has been very effective. Several German children and adults are being reached by this approach who otherwise may not have been reached, (about 40% were new baseball campers last year).
  4. Our baseball and cheer knowledge is a help but also being from the USA is a “draw” which opens the door to sharing the gospel and your salvation testimony.

Why does the Church at Minden want to do Baseball Camp?

  1. To help cultivate a “mission mindset” in the church.
  2. It will provide activity during the first week of “holiday” for the kids in the area.
  3. It will serve as a way to build relationships with their community and have conversations to talk about God and the gospel.
  4. Sports ministry is a great way to build team relationships and a bridge to talk about spiritual things. American coaches will encourage German youth to talk about a relationship with God in their daily lives.
  5. It will make an overall difference in Minden and the church. The church recruits volunteers to serve in various capacities and it brings new members and long-time members together in community. Plus, it impacts the schools through publicity and relationships created with the church, too. Even the city “mayor” came out to a game!

Do you have to be a baseball player to go?

Knowledge of baseball fundamentals or cheerleading is desired. There are many different roles to be filled, and everyone can participate. However, individuals with baseball or cheerleading expertise and skills are encouraged to prayerfully consider going. Also, remember that most Americans have a greater baseball knowledge and skill level than most Germans. This approach is about relationships and the amount of daily time with these students that is important. A willingness to share your knowledge and be a positive coach is the key.

Who can go on this trip?

Any person that meets these requirements:

  1. Strongly senses God’s calling to go. Loves Jesus, likes baseball, or likes cheer.
  2. Completes and participates in the pre-trip training/planning sessions.
  3. Prioritizes the missional purpose, not competition, of the trip and commits to full participation in the group’s schedule and guidelines during travel in Germany.
  4. Possesses good team communication skills. Do I need to be fluent in German? The language barrier is minimized by the English language skills of the German participants and the availability of German translators.
  5. Fills out a mission trip application and completes Safe and Secure training.

What will I be doing?

Each team member will have 1 of 2 roles during the camp. You will either be a Coach/Assistant Coach for a team and work with them all week, OR you will be a Station Leader, who instructs every team in skills/drills for the week. In the evening, you will be a part of the service and then stay around the fields talking with players, eat lots of brats, before going to host home.


Typical day of Baseball/Cheer Camp and the week
o 8am-8pm
– CGI team meeting
– Camp Teams gather
– Baseball Stations (team time, hitting, fielding, rules)/Cheer skills and chants in the gym
– Lunch
– 2-3 Games/cheer practice and cheering at games
– Nightly service
o Sunday – morning worship, afternoon evaluations, Opening Ceremony
o Wednesday – afternoon off/game vs Minden Millers, Cheer demonstration at “Stretch time”, no “camper games”
o Thursday afternoon tournament begins
o Friday afternoon/evening – Awards, Cheer “Show off”, Closing Ceremony and “BBQ”

What’s next?

Magdeburg participants:

Payment can be made here.  Please note Magdeburg under company name.

Payment Participants may pay for the trip on the following schedule – January  15: Initial deposit of $100.00, March 1: $497.00, April 1: $497.00, May 1: Final Payment $496.00

Magdeburg Mission trip participants will depart from Dallas-Fort Worth on Friday, July 3 arriving in Frankfurt, Germany the morning of Saturday, July 4.  The  group will return to Dallas-Fort Worth the afternoon of Saturday, July 11.

Minden participants:

Payment can be made here.  Please note Minden under company name.

Participants may pay for the trip on the following schedule – January  15: Initial deposit of $100.00, March 15: $450.00, April 15: $450.00, May 15: Final Payment $450.00

Minden Mission trip participants will depart from Dallas-Fort Worth on Friday, July 17 arriving in Frankfurt, Germany the morning of Saturday, July 18.  The group will return to Dallas-Fort Worth the afternoon of Saturday, July 25.

NOTE: If you have not previously participated in a Crossroads sponsored mission trip please reach out to Victor at victor.moran@crossroadsgi.org or David at david.upchurch@crossroadsgi.org to obtain an individual application for mission trip participation.