Camp Colorado

2008 Schedule
Pre Jr.         June 22 - 26 Becky Snell, Director
Jr.             June 8 - 14 Cindy Kinnamon & Jon Tuttle, Directors
Jr. High        June 15 -“ 21 LeAnn & Genelle Wine, Directors
Sr. High        June 1 - 7 Shawn & Allison Flory-Replogle, Directors

Please check the camp web site for most current information.
Camp Colorado - http://www.campcolorado.org/ 

Forms:

Camp Colorado registration.

Camp Colorado Health.

Camp Colorado Incentives.

Camp Mt. Hermon

2008 Schedule

Pre Jr.             June 22 - 26 Gloria Price, Director
Jr.                 June 15 - 21 Ed Switzer, Director
Jr. High            June 1 - 7  TBA
Sr. High            June 8 - 14 Jen Jensen, Director
Sr. High Weekend    August 8 - 10 Sonja Griffith, Director
Come Along With Me  June 27 - 29 Dalene Ward, Director
Family Camp        August 29 - 31 Mont Ida in charge

Forms

Mt Hermon Camp Registration

Mt Hermon Camp Health

Mt Hermon Camp Incentives

Please check the camp web site for most current information.
Camp Mt. Hermon - http://www.campmthermon.org/

Camp Mount Hermon: New to directing, Bridget Thornbrugh, from Ottawa, will be directing Senior High Camp (Grades 9-12) which takes place from June 8-14. Ken Davidson of Mont Ida & Jim Therrien of Independence will be share the load by co-directing Junior High Camp (Grades 7-8) during the first week of the summer camping season, from June 1-7. Veteran directors, Ed Switzer & Marlo Oltman, both of Hutchinson, will continue their tradition at Junior Camp (Grades 5-6) which is from June 15-21. Gloria Price is from Independence and definitely not new to directing, but will make a change from Senior High to Pre-Junior Camp (Grades 3-4) this year. The Pre-Junior Camp (Grades 3-4) will take place from June 22-26. The last camp during the month of June is the Come Along With Me Weekend (Grades Kindergarten-2 with an adult over 21), in which Dalene Ward from Lincoln, will direct again. It takes place from June 27-29.

Camps happening later in the summer are Sonja Griffith's Senior High Weekend (Grades 9-12) that is scheduled for August 8-10 and Family Camp (All families welcome), again sponsored by the Mont Ida Congregation will be August 29-31.

Go to http://www.campmthermon.org/ for registration form, health form, and incentives information.

News from Camp

Pastors Encouraged to Attend Camp

The Outdoor Ministries Commission would like to extend an invitation to churches to support their pastors in attending a week-long Brethren camp at Camp Mt. Hermon or Camp Colorado as part of their pastoral work.  The importance of a pastoral presence at camp is so great that pastors should not have to take a week of their own vacation time to extend their services to youth.  The week can be spent mentoring youth, doing Bible Studies, assisting in camp fires and, simply, by being a pastoral presence. 
 

In the past few years, it has become more apparent that the need for pastoral guidance has increased.  Especially for Junior High and Senior High age groups, the Outdoor Ministries Commission feels like this is vital as youth have tough questions and may bring issues from home that necessitates pastoral guidance.  Some camp leaders or counselors may not have the background or feel comfortable in dealing with certain issues that campers may have.  Counselors should not feel like they must attend to a camper’s problem if they are uneasy about it, which demonstrates why it is important to have a pastor present that they can refer the camper to. 
 

The mission statement of the Outdoor Ministries Commission states that one of our goals is to ”provide ample opportunity through our camping program and facilities in Christian Education and Spiritual Renewal for Brethren youth, adults, families, churches, prospective members, including the unchurched, to grow in the faith of Jesus Christ.”  To ensure adequate ability for both churched and unchurched youth to grow in their faith, they must have the appropriate persons to confide in when the need arises 
 

The hope for our Brethren camps is that we are nurturing youth that will, as adults, become vital members of our church and district.  The Outdoor Ministries Commission is of the opinion that part of this nurture must come from having a pastor available to them at all times during their camping experience.  To all churches in our Western Plains District, please allow and encourage your pastors this crucial ministry experience.  Our youth of the district deserve no less as they form their faith and face many issues of today’s world. 
 

Submitted by Jennifer Jensen, Outdoor Ministry Commission Chair

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