Connections House provides ministry planning & dorm-style housing for short-term missions teams. It was opened in March 2016 by Ron & Kristy Struska, who have been serving full-time in Rosarito since May 2010. After transitioning from another ministry to serving on staff at Calvary Rosarito in 2014, they quickly realized that there was a huge need for more team housing when they had trouble finding dorms for their teams. The Lord led them to this property, and He has continued to expand it in amazing ways!

When Connections House opened in 2010, we had five dorm rooms, beds for 26 people, a small living room as our only indoor meeting space, and a small residential kitchen. However, God has grown it immensely in just a short time. We now have eleven dorm rooms, and in March 2024 we added two more showers, giving us a total of six. We have beds for 53-57 people - and counting. In 2020, our 3rd floor project was mostly completed, adding a commercial kitchen, a large dining room that seats over 75 people, and still keeping our beautiful outdoor patio complete with fire pit. In January 2022, we enclosed our second floor patio. It is now our Rec Room. It houses our ping pong table, games, student tables, and also our little store. It also gives us another space for teams to meet indoors. 

At Connections House, we provide everything that a team or family needs for their mission trip - housing, linens, meals, ministry planning, and more. Due to the close proximity, a large number of our

teams do come from California. However, many of our teams come from all corners of the U.S., as well as Canada. Most of our spring and summer teams stay for 5-8 days, while the rest of the year we see mostly weekend teams, staying for 2-4 days. 

Teams can serve in many ways. We work with churches, orphanages, feeding kitchens, senior homes, dump ministries, and more. Construction projects have been a primary focus for a lot of teams. This is a tremendous need, as most orphanages and churches do not have a lot of funding. Construction ministry may include maintenance or expansion projects at any of these locations, or even constructing a new building. Teams may also build a 16x20 home for a family in need. We work closely with the church plants from Calvary Rosarito, who has planted over 30 churches. That said, we also work with other local, Christian churches in the Rosarito/Tijuana area, not just Calvary Chapels. Check out our ministry page to find out more details about the many ways to serve here at Connections.