Welcome to Our Listing of Ministry Internships


Listed below are internship opportunities with Christian ministries in the Memphis and mid-south areas.  This is not a complete list and will change over time with additional listings.  The list is primarily summer internships for college students, both paid and unpaid.  For more information about each opportunity, contact the person listed for that ministry. 

If you are with a ministry and would like to post an internship on this page (or a job opportunity on our Ministry Job Opportunities page), please email Brenda Brazley a description of that opportunity.

Advance Memphis: Offers a part time job placement position. Email Steve Nash or phone (901) 543-8525.

Binghampton Development Corporation: Hires a college student for the summer to work on administrative and problem property assignments.  Email Robert Montague or phone 901-229-1774.

JIFF - Juvenile Intervention & Faith-based Follow-up: Internships for males who have a strong interest in hands-on urban ministry with juvenile offenders.  Email Rick Carr or phone (901) 522-8502.

Memphis Union Mission: Does not have budgeted intern positions.  However, we would love to have interns work with us if they would be willing to do so on a non remunerated basis.  Email Scott Bjork or phone (901) 526-8434.

Multi-National Ministries:  has volunteer or internship opportunities, but, unfortunately, do not have funds to pay the intern's salary.  Email  Laurie Graves or phone 901.274.7226.

New Hope Christian Academy has a summer day camp in June for which it hires college students to be counselors.  Email Carrie Bernard or phone 901.358.3183.

Orphanos’ Service Adventure program is a summer internship designed for individuals college-age and above who desire to learn more about God and His heart for children at risk.  For more informations or an application form click here or call (901) 458-9500

Palmer Home for Children does offer a limited number of summer internships for high school and college students, both paid and unpaid.  Most positions are located at our main campus in Columbus, MS.  Email Ed Waldron or phone (662)328.5704.

Service Over Self (SOS) :

  • The SOS Academy desires to encourage kingdom-minded, eternally-focused disciples of Jesus Christ through a one-year urban internship in Memphis, TN by providing a structured and supervised twelve month discipleship program.
  • Each summer, SOS seeks to hire approximately 40 Kingdom-minded, Eternally-focused college age men and women to spend 10 weeks helping staff our inner-city home repair camps.  Summer staff will be discipled and encouraged by our full-time staff as they pour themselves into the lives of teenagers from all over the county and homeowners in the inner city of Memphis, proclaiming the gospel in word and deed. 
  • Each summer, SOS seeks to hire approximately 7 high school age young men and women to work at our inner city home repair camp.  Students will be involved in a variety of tasks and will work alongside our 40 college summer staff.

Email Philip Walkley or phone (901) 681-9044

Street Reach Ministries:  Currently has positions open for high school Junior and Seniors and College summer student missionaries (10 week commitment) who would assist us in running 12 bible day camps and special outreach mission projects in our community.  We will be offering a small stipend of $50.00 (high school students) or $175.00 (college students) to help offset expenses and will provide housing, meals, and transportation if needed.  Applications are available upon request.  Email Jason Cox or phone 901.324.3022.

Streets Ministries: Opportunities for college aged students to assist with elementary programming, daily rec room activities and Summer Institute. Email Richard Vining or phone (901) 525-7380.