Costa Rica Sports Ministry Mission Trip: Youth Ministry, Community Outreach & Discipleship

Use the thing you love to make an impact that lasts.

In Costa Rica, sports are more than games — they’re a bridge to relationships, mentorship, community, and the hope of Jesus.

Serve alongside local leaders through soccer outreach, sports camps, team practices, tournaments, discipleship, community events, and relationship-based ministry with children, teens, women, and men.

Whether you play competitively or simply love encouraging others, your willingness to show up matters.

At CFCI, we believe the Gospel is holistic.

That means we care about the whole person — spiritual, emotional, relational, and physical needs. Through sports ministry, we create spaces where people experience belonging, encouragement, mentorship, healthy community, and the love of Christ in tangible ways.

Many of the communities we serve face poverty, family instability, violence, addiction, and lack of opportunity. For some youth, gangs and crime can feel like the only place to belong. Sports ministry creates a different path — one built on purpose, identity, teamwork, discipleship, and hope.

You’ll serve alongside Costa Rican ministry leaders who are already deeply invested in their communities. Together, you’ll help create environments where kids, teens, and families are seen, valued, challenged, encouraged, and ultimately pointed toward the hope and love of Jesus.

What Ministry Could Look Like

• Soccer outreach & tournaments
• Sports camps & clinics
• Practices & team-building activities
• Ministry with children & teens
• Women’s and men’s sports outreach
• Mentorship & discipleship
• Community events
• Prayer ministry & testimonies
• Worship & relationship-building
• Encouraging at-risk youth through positive community

Costa Rica is one of CFCI’s largest ministry bases, creating opportunities for teams, churches, schools, skilled workers, students, and individuals to serve in meaningful ways throughout the year.

And this is part of something bigger.

As CFCI looks ahead, we are committed to seeing 1 MILLION LIVES forever changed through the ministry of Jesus around the world. Every project completed, every relationship built, every conversation shared, and every act of service is part of that mission.

You don’t need to have all the skills.
You just need to be willing to serve.