Important Dates & Information!
2025 Trip Forms
Trip Forms are due November 2nd!!!
If you have questions about the forms or if you need a copy of them, email asp@ascensionoakpark.com. Parent or Guardian permission is required & a signature is needed.
Why ASP Ascension?
Ascension & St. Edmunds Parish go to Appalachia the last week of July. There are many benefits to being the last week of volunteers, like seeing the project get finished! We have the honor and responsibility of getting the work done for the families who welcome us into their homes. We live out God's message by serving others.
When are meetings?
So glad you asked! A calendar with a schedule of our set meeting dates can be provided to you. There is also a copy on this website!
Our next meeting will be November 2nd @7:00pm in the Ascension School Pine Room.
Our Story
Get to Know Us
Ascension has had a long history of youth mission trips ranging from Appalachia Service Projec​t (ASP), Mississippi (Gulf Coast Trip), to Young Neighbors in Action (YNIA) in Tijuana.
The Appalachia Service Project (ASP) has been a beloved aspect of Ascension youth ministry for over 20 years. Decades ago this trip began with a small group of 5 vans totaling 35 people and has doubled in size. Now, the Ascension and St. Edmund group usually goes to ASP the last full week of July, which is known as “week 7” to ASP-ers.
Our goal each year is to help make homes warmer, safer and drier. Our crews build ramps and porches so people have an easier time getting in and out of their homes. We install dry-wall and paint. We repair electric service to rooms that had been without power for years. We install roofs and siding to keep people dry in their homes and so much more. All of this while growing our faith and our relationships among fellow parishioners.
Adult Sign Up Forms
Teen Sign Up Forms
Forms are due November 2nd, 2025. Turn them in at our meetings or arrange to drop them off. Please email us with any questions.
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About the Appalachian Service Project
Over 50 Years of Repairing and Replacing Homes in Central Appalachia
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More than 25 communities are served by ASP each year
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More than 350 families are impacted through ASP each year
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More than 3,000 repair projects are completed by volunteers each year
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More than 20 new homes are built and gifted each year
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More than 15,000 volunteers serve with ASP each year
