Get Involved / How It Works
Since 1993
Give us the remote village, the tiny tribe, the forgotten people…
The Lost.
Established
the Pathfinder Missions
Founded in 1993, Pathfinder Missions exists to construct churches, Ranger camps, Christian schools, clinics, orphanages, missionary dwellings, or any facility a missionary may need to build God’s Kingdom at home in the USA or in the most remote areas of the world.
Teams need a variety of construction talents such as carpentry, masonry, framework, post and beam work, and native material construction. Accepting the challenge of a Royal Rangers Pathfinder Missions trip may also require you to use your campcraft, woodsmanship, backpacking, and survival skills.
Each Pathfinder Missions project is classified into one of three categories—bronze, silver, or gold—based on the expected difficulty level of the project. Bronze-level trips are the least difficult and gold-level trips are the most difficult.
Bronze Pathfinder Missions Project
Bronze-level projects are approved Assemblies of God U.S. Missions projects taking place within the United States. These projects represent the least difficult level of project and are suitable as outpost projects to get boys directly involved in missions work. To qualify as a bronze-level project, the following qualifications must be met:
- The project must be approved by the national Pathfinder Missions committee.
- The project must be at least three days in duration, not including travel time. The three days minimum can be completed in two consecutive weekends with approval by the national Pathfinder Missions committee.
Silver Pathfinder Missions Projects
Silver-level projects are approved Assemblies of God World Missions projects taking place outside the United States. To qualify as a silver-level project, the following qualifications must be met:
- The project must be approved by the national Pathfinder Missions committee.
- The project must take place outside the United States and be at least three days in duration, not including travel time. These projects may take place in developed areas with relatively easy access, electricity, and modern facilities.
Gold Pathfinder Missions Projects
Gold-level projects are Assemblies of God World Missions projects that have the highest degree of difficulty to complete. These projects require significant effort, and may include hiking, backpacking, boating, or canoeing to remote locations that may not have electricity or other modern facilities. The primary difference between a silver- and gold-level project is ease of access and work conditions. Gold-level projects are those that few teams choose to undertake due to the difficulty of getting there and the demanding conditions involved. To qualify as a gold-level project, the following qualifications must be met:
- The project must be approved by the national Pathfinder Missions committee.
- The project must take place outside the United States and be at least five days in duration, not including travel time. The project must take place in a remote area and present challenges that would prevent the average team from participating. Examples of challenges might include the lack of electricity and the inability to use power tools; harsh weather conditions; the lack of modern facilities such as housing, showers, or restrooms; having to hike or boat into the backcountry to reach the project site; teams have to sleep in tents.
What Drives Us
"Pathfinder Missions exists to build God's Kingdom at home in the USA or in the most REMOTE AREAS of the world."
Building God’s Kingdom
The hard way
MAPS Construction
Pathfinders conduct MAPS Construction projects on Indian reservations where conditions often require them to sleep in tents and prepare their own meals. When called upon to do so, they are willing to live and perform assignments in tough rainforest or jungle conditions. They travel up the Andes Mountains at 15,000 feet, into the scorching or sometimes freezing deserts, up the Amazon River, or into the heart of Africa. While Pathfinders are self-sufficient and thrive on adventure, the work conditions don’t define the mission, but rather the condition of the lost.
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