Join an Existing Trip
If you simply want to join a trip currently being organized, you have two options:
Join Team Members From Your Area
- Contact your local Manager of Lutheran Community Services to find out what trips are being organized with members from your part of the country. Locate your MLCS.
Join Team Members From Across the U.S.
Sign up for one of these trips with members from across the U.S.- Gulf Coast Community – Multiple weeks available!
On behalf of our members, Thrivent Financial has committed up to $1.7 million to Habitat for Humanity of the Mississippi Gulf Coast to build a 28-home community to help rebuild homes and hope for families impacted by Hurricane Katrina.
- July 13 – 18 Contact team leader Dale Oelker to express interest.
- August 17 – 22 Contact team leader Stan Stanfield to express interest.
- November 9 – 14 Contact team leader Linda Hill to express interest.
- El Salvador Community – Multiple weeks available!
On behalf of our members, Thrivent Financial has committed up to $1.3 million to Habitat for Humanity El Salvador to build as many as 75 homes in Santa Ana, El Salvador. This is your opportunity to help improve the quality of life for these families.
- August 28 – September 6 Contact team leader Linda Hill to express interest.
- September 4 – 13 Contact team leader Anita Sites to express interest.
- Zambia – July 24 – August 7
Despite recent economic progress, Zambia remains one of the least developed nations in the world. Unemployment and poverty are widespread and two thirds of the population lives on less than US$1 a day.
Contact team leader John Schultz to express interest. - Hungary – August 12 – 21
Build in beautiful Hungary, the land of the Blue Danube. Enjoy a guided tour of Budapest and an excursion to Hortobagy which includes a boat trip.
Contact team leader Ryoko French to express interest. - Portugal – September 6 – 14
Discover the best of Portugal with all its fine monuments, cities and its wonderful landscapes.
Contact team leader Fred Ebbesen to express interest. - Guatemala – November 14 – 22
In Guatemala, there is a need for 1.2 million houses. Currently, families live in huts or crowded in a small rented room. You can help those families have a home.
Contact team leader Willie Nemeth to express interest.NOTE: More trips will be added as they are made available. Be sure to check back for additional opportunities.
Be Inspired
Read journals from past Thrivent Builds Worldwide teams to see how they changed lives—even their own.





