October 29, 2026
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Independent Christian ChurchMountain Mission SchoolMountain Mission School is a Christ-centered residential school in Grundy, Virginia, serving children through home life,…Independent Christian Church · Missions
Mountain Mission School
Mountain Mission School — Organization Profile Mountain Mission School is a privately funded Christ-centered charity that serves as a home, church, and school for children with significant needs. Founded in 1921 in Grundy, Virginia, the school grew from the vision…
Mountain Mission School — Organization Profile Mountain Mission School is a privately funded Christ-centered charity that serves as a home, church, and school for children with significant needs. Founded in 1921 in Grundy, Virginia, the school grew from the vision of Sam Hurley, who wanted to provide a safe place for children facing hardship. Its long-running work combines residential care, Christian formation, and classroom education in one campus community. The school is based in Grundy, Virginia, in Appalachian Southwest Virginia, and it serves children and students from the United States and multiple countries around the world. Mountain Mission School describes its work in terms of “rescuing kids, raising leaders, and reaching nations.” Its student community includes children who have experienced…
Mountain Mission School — Organization Profile
Mountain Mission School is a privately funded Christ-centered charity that serves as a home, church, and school for children with significant needs. Founded in 1921 in Grundy, Virginia, the school grew from the vision of Sam Hurley, who wanted to provide a safe place for children facing hardship. Its long-running work combines residential care, Christian formation, and classroom education in one campus community.
The school is based in Grundy, Virginia, in Appalachian Southwest Virginia, and it serves children and students from the United States and multiple countries around the world. Mountain Mission School describes its work in terms of “rescuing kids, raising leaders, and reaching nations.” Its student community includes children who have experienced poverty, homelessness, family instability, or other difficult circumstances, along with some local students who attend the school.
Mountain Mission School operates with a broad, whole-child approach. Its campus is designed to provide a nurturing home environment, quality education, and spiritual guidance. The school’s educational program serves students from kindergarten through high school, while its residential life program has also been described as serving children “from diapers to diplomas.” This structure allows students to receive daily care, academic instruction, meals, housing, mentoring, and Christian community in one setting.
Academically, Mountain Mission School’s K–12 education program has held joint accreditation through the Association of Christian Schools International and Cognia. The school’s model is not limited to classroom learning; it also includes athletics, music, student activities, and campus life. Its stated focus is on meeting emotional, physical, and spiritual needs while helping students grow in character, responsibility, and leadership.
Mountain Mission School’s work depends heavily on charitable support rather than a conventional tuition-based model. Individuals, churches, alumni, and partner organizations can engage by giving, praying for students and staff, sharing the school’s work with others, volunteering where appropriate, or helping provide practical support for student needs. Prospective families and referring adults can also contact the school directly to learn more about admissions and student placement.
For churches and supporters, Mountain Mission School represents a long-established Christian education and child-care ministry rooted in Appalachia but connected to a wider national and international student body. Its distinctiveness is the integration of residential care, school, and church life for children who need stability, education, and Christian guidance.
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Independent Christian ChurchAppalachia Service Project (ASP)Appalachia Service Project is a Tennessee-based Christian nonprofit serving Central Appalachia through volunteer home repair, new…Independent Christian Church · Missions
Appalachia Service Project (ASP)
Appalachia Service Project (ASP) — Organization Profile Appalachia Service Project is a Christian nonprofit ministry focused on making homes warmer, safer, and drier for families in Central Appalachia through volunteer home repair and replacement. Commonly known as ASP, the organization…
Appalachia Service Project (ASP) — Organization Profile Appalachia Service Project is a Christian nonprofit ministry focused on making homes warmer, safer, and drier for families in Central Appalachia through volunteer home repair and replacement. Commonly known as ASP, the organization describes itself as a Christian ministry, open to all people, that inspires hope and service through home repair and replacement. Since 1969, ASP has connected volunteers with families whose homes need critical repairs, accessibility improvements, or replacement after disaster or severe deterioration. ASP is based in Johnson City, Tennessee, and serves communities across Central Appalachia, with work connected to Southwest Virginia, Northeast Tennessee, Eastern Kentucky, Western North Carolina, and other Appalachian communities where ASP operates seasonal and year-round programs. Its…
Appalachia Service Project (ASP) — Organization Profile
Appalachia Service Project is a Christian nonprofit ministry focused on making homes warmer, safer, and drier for families in Central Appalachia through volunteer home repair and replacement. Commonly known as ASP, the organization describes itself as a Christian ministry, open to all people, that inspires hope and service through home repair and replacement. Since 1969, ASP has connected volunteers with families whose homes need critical repairs, accessibility improvements, or replacement after disaster or severe deterioration.
ASP is based in Johnson City, Tennessee, and serves communities across Central Appalachia, with work connected to Southwest Virginia, Northeast Tennessee, Eastern Kentucky, Western North Carolina, and other Appalachian communities where ASP operates seasonal and year-round programs. Its ministry focuses on low-income homeowners and families living in substandard housing, while also providing structured service opportunities for youth, college students, adults, churches, and community volunteers from across the country.
The organization’s work is rooted in both construction and relationships. ASP volunteers complete repairs to roofs, floors, walls, foundations, bathrooms, porches, ramps, and other parts of homes that affect safety, sanitation, warmth, and accessibility. In some locations, ASP also builds new homes when existing homes are beyond repair or when families are recovering from disasters. The organization’s stated vision is the eradication of substandard housing in Central Appalachia and the transformation of everyone who comes in contact with the ministry.
ASP operates through several volunteer pathways. Youth mission trips, adult mission trips, college alternative break trips, service-area volunteer opportunities, and individual volunteer options allow people with varying skill levels to serve. During a mission trip, volunteers complete home repair projects, build relationships with homeowners and community members, learn about Appalachian culture and history, and participate in a service experience shaped by Christian faith, humility, and respect for local communities.
The ministry also includes year-round critical home repair, new build work, disaster recovery and rebuild efforts, Helping Hands construction support, and cultural education resources. ASP maintains permanent centers and hubs that support ongoing work outside the summer season, including field operations in Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee. Its disaster recovery work has included rebuilding efforts following flooding and storm damage in Appalachian communities.
People can engage with Appalachia Service Project by registering a volunteer group, serving as an individual volunteer, applying for seasonal staff or fellowship opportunities, supporting disaster recovery, donating financially, purchasing ASP merchandise, praying for Appalachian families and volunteers, or helping homeowners connect with services. ASP also provides cultural resources so volunteers and supporters can better understand the region’s history, strengths, challenges, and communities before and after serving.
