Apex Romania
High school students will partner with missionaries from the ReachGlobal Bucharest City Team through VBS ministries.
Dates and Registration
June 21–28, 2025
Bucharest, in southern Romania, is a cultural melting pot for many European nations; Greece, Bulgaria, Hungary, Slovakia, Croatia, Poland, Czech Republic, and Sweden. Bucharest in recent years has also seen an influx of expatriates from Turkey, Syria, Afghanistan, China, and South Korea. Bucharest is also the country's capital and commercial center. Its iconic landmark is the massive, communist-era Palatul Parlamentului government building, which has 1,100 rooms. Nearby, the historic Lipscani district is home to Eastern Orthodox Stavropoleos Church and 15th-century Curtea Veche Palace, where Prince Vlad III (“The Impaler”) once ruled.
The Bucharest City Team is working to establish a VBS camp, or English camp in the city of Bucharest for Romanian and Chinese, Korean, and students of Middle-Eastern descent. They currently work in educational (Bucharest Christian Academy) and outreach ministries at a small Christian school that can accommodate up to 120 students, but also partner with Muslim and Chinese outreach ministries throughout the city, as well as partner with orphanage apartments for abandoned children in the city.
Bucharest Christian Academy was founded over 25 years ago to help meet the need of missionaries who came to Romania and were forced to divide their time between homeschooling and ministry work. The schools’ presence helps ensure parents have the time necessary to focus on the work that God has called them to do. The school also presents opportunity for outreach in the classrooms as they welcome students from the international community who desire to learn English. Romania sits as a gateway between Europe and Asia.
How you'll serve
Some of the ministries you may partner in:
- VBS
- English camps - English as Second Language training. This would mainly be conversational English.
- Service projects - at a summer youth camp
- Orphanages work - (Romania does not call them orphanages…but that is practically what they are)
Housing
Hotel or Airbnb
Cost:
- Early-bird rate: $1100/participant
- After December 15: $1250/participant
Special Requirements
- This trip requires pre-trip training with the materials provided by Apex Missions.
- This trip may require your team to plan and prepare in advance for ministries you will be serving. The City Team Leaders will let you know specifics.
- You may be asked to bring supplies for work projects assigned.
- All participants will need a valid Passport. At the time of building this page a visa is not required. We recommend that you verify that this information well before traveling.
- This site requires a minimum of 10 participants per group.
- This site requires you to purchase travel insurance for each participant. This is not provided by or available through Apex Missions.
- We highly encourage you to register your participants with the US State Department STEP International Travel Program.