Campus Outreach Chicago
Give God
Your Summer.
Orlando Project
Real work. Deep faith. Lifelong friendships. One unforgettable summer.
Grow in your relationship with God, build lifelong friendships, gain meaningful work experience, and return to campus ready to lead and make an impact.
More Than a Summer Job
A Summer That Can Shape the Years Ahead.
Orlando Project brings college students together for a summer of spiritual growth, meaningful work, leadership development, authentic community, and unforgettable experiences.
You will study God's Word, learn from mentors, build close friendships, work a real summer job, and develop habits that can continue shaping your life long after the summer ends.
Don't Just Spend Your Summer. Invest It.
The Orlando Project Experience
Work. Grow. Connect. Lead.
Build Real-World Experience.
Work a real summer job while developing responsibility, communication, teamwork, perseverance, and leadership in a professional environment.
Go Deeper with God.
Build lasting habits through Scripture, prayer, biblical training, worship, discipleship, and relationships with mentors who will challenge and encourage you.
Build Friendships That Last.
Live alongside college students who want to follow Jesus, work hard, enjoy the summer, and encourage one another toward a life of faith and purpose.
Learn to Impact Others.
Grow in confidence as you learn to share your faith, serve others, lead with humility, and return to campus prepared to make a difference.
Why Orlando Project?
Return to Campus
Different.
Know God Deeply
Develop a stronger foundation in Scripture, prayer, identity, faith, and everyday obedience to Jesus.
Become a Leader
Grow in character and gain practical skills for influencing others with courage, humility, purpose, and integrity.
Live on Mission
Return ready to love people, share your faith, lead a Bible study, make disciples, and use your life for something greater.
A Week on Project
Every Week Has a Purpose.
A typical week includes work, biblical training, discipleship, church, evangelism, community, and time to experience Orlando.
- Work
- Biblical training
- Discipleship
- Church
- Worship
- Community
- Social
- Evangelism
- Time to experience Orlando
A detailed weekly schedule will be shared as the current summer is confirmed.
Work & Internship
Work Hard. Grow as a Leader.
Orlando Project helps students connect faith with everyday work. Through real responsibility, teamwork, customer service, problem-solving, and relationships with coworkers, students learn to honor God and influence others in the workplace.
Faith isn’t separate from your work. It shapes how you show up.
Employment opportunities, roles, hours, compensation, and hiring requirements are determined by participating employers and may vary.
Can Orlando Project count as an internship?
Some students may be able to pursue internship credit connected to leadership development and their Orlando Project experience. Eligibility and documentation requirements vary by university, major, and academic program.
- 1Talk with your Campus Outreach staff member.
- 2Contact your academic advisor.
- 3Confirm your university's requirements.
- 4Obtain approval before the applicable deadline.
Internship credit is not automatic and must be approved by the student's university.
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions, Answered.
Orlando Project is a summer experience designed to help college students grow spiritually, develop as leaders, work a real job, and live in intentional Christian community.
Internship credit may be available depending on your university and academic program. Students must receive approval from their academic advisor and complete all university requirements.
Trained Campus Outreach staff and project leaders provide spiritual leadership, direction, support, and supervision throughout the summer.
Send a message through the Orlando Project interest form on this page, or contact your Campus Outreach Chicago staff member. Contact us.
Your Summer Starts Here
Are You Ready to Give God Your Summer?
Spend your summer growing in your faith, building meaningful friendships, gaining real work experience, and becoming the kind of leader who can make an impact wherever God sends you.
- Grow closer to God
- Build real Christian community
- Develop as a leader
- Gain meaningful work experience
- Learn to help others grow
- Return to campus with purpose
You don’t have to have everything figured out. You just have to be willing to grow.
Internship credit may be available depending on your university and must be approved by your academic advisor. See the work section above for details.
One Summer
One summer can change the way you live the rest of your life.
WORK • GROW • CONNECT • LEAD