WHO WE ARE CSM was founded in 1988 as a short-term mission organization that desires to "provide an effective urban ministry experience that transforms lives, influences local churches and communities, and honors Christ.” Currently, CSM has a full-time ministry presence in Boston, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Nashville, New York City, Philadelphia, the San Francisco Bay Area and Washington DC. WHAT WE DO We help you experience a city. Living firsthand among the sights, sounds, smells, and textures of urban life is an irreplaceable experience. Our housing options are located in the heart of their respective city, providing you with the opportunity to eat at local international restaurants and discover the delights of Salvadorian, Middle Eastern, Filipino, African–American, and other cuisine. We help you learn a city. There are unique issues and problems that each city faces. There are also unique and incredible things God is doing to foster and further His Kingdom in each city, through the indigenous organizations that operate on the front lines of urban ministry. You’ll learn what city dwellers face, and how to overcome challenging circumstances. We help you help a city. At CSM, you become part of the solution for a city. By offering your time, energy, and prayers, ministry sites are supported and built up to their full potential of service. You will be integrated into a variety of hands-on ministry opportunities to ensure that your time is spent supplying substantive help to God’s people in the city. To learn more, please visit our website: www.csm.org