Students in school uniforms painting a green mural of the countryside on a school building in the Valley of Peace, Belize

Ministries

Mission Trips

Edmonton Central sends and supports mission teams beyond Edmonton. Every trip the church sponsors is listed here, with the story behind it and how you can help.

See current trips How to give

Why the church goes

Mission trips put the church’s faith to work far from home: building, repairing and standing alongside communities that have asked for help.

In May 2026 Edmonton Central opened a dedicated Mission Trips account, so that gifts for this work are kept separate and used for it.

Each trip has a lead from the congregation and its own page below.

Current trips

The painted sign of Valley of Peace S.D.A. Academy in Belize with the school crest

In planning · Lead: Orville Ferris

Valley of Peace, Belize

Volunteers from Alberta spent more than twenty years building a high school in a village begun for refugees from Guatemala. More than 300 students have graduated. Now the buildings need repair, starting with three staff houses.

Read the story and give

How it works

One accountGifts go to the church’s Mission Trips account, opened May 2026.

A lead for every tripA member of the congregation plans and leads each trip.

Ask the officeTo give, to go, or to ask a question, start with the church office.

The church bulletin, in your inbox

This week’s sermon, what is coming up, and news from the church family.

From the Valley of Peace

Secondary students in white and blue uniforms seated at wooden desks in a classroom — A classroom at the academy.

Two single-storey buildings with red metal roofs and white siding beside a gravel path — Buildings on the school grounds.

A wet concrete path between palm trees and flowering shrubs leading to turquoise school buildings — The school grounds after rain.

A staff member seated at a desk in a school office with green walls and louvred windows — The school office.

Four adults standing together and smiling inside a home with turquoise walls — Friends in the Valley of Peace community.

A woman in a blue blouse standing beside a road in Belize after rain — A friend of the mission.

How to give

Gifts for mission trips go to Edmonton Central’s Mission Trips account. Each trip page explains what the money is for and how to give to that trip.

Common questions

Which mission trips is the church planning?

The current trip is to the Valley of Peace in Belize, led by Orville Ferris. New trips will be added to this page as they are planned.

Can I go on a mission trip?

Speak to the trip lead or contact the church office and we will tell you what is planned.

Where does my gift go?

To the Mission Trips account Edmonton Central opened in May 2026. Ask the office if you want your gift to support a particular trip.

Be part of the next trip

Give, pray, or go. Start with the church office and we will point you to the trip lead.

Valley of Peace, Belize Call 780-420-0215 All ways to give All ministries