Camps & RetreatsResources
Here you’ll find publicity brochures, planning ideas for deans, policy handbooks, what to bring to camp, articles, and lots of other important information! If you’re looking for the Camp Packet for a specfic camp, click on that event from the Calendar, then look for the link at the bottom of the page to the camp packet.
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2012 Catalog of Events
Click here to open and browse through the catalog! To register, please find and click on your event on the camp calendar. You’ll find the registration button there.
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Being a Camp Coordinator for your church
Have you been asked to be your church’s Camp Coordinator? Here’s what to do.
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Being a Camping Champion
Camping Champions at your church. What do they do? Read on!
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Certificate: a certificate you can use for new members
Honor your new members with a $25 gift certificate to camp!
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Certificate: for your Confirmands
Honor your Confirmands with a $25 scholarship to camp.
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Child/youth health disclosure form in Spanish
This form and the English form follow the identical format.
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Day Camp Congregational Planning Guide
How to set up, organize, run, jump, grow, explore, Jesus-walk, taste, touch, sing, act, dance, and love your way to an incredible Day Camp experience!
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Form: Gather stories from your campers
Camp & Retreat is always looking for great stories about events, activities, and joys at camp. Here’s how you can help us gather them.
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Form: gathering feedback on camp
A camp response card you can use to gather feedback on camp.
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Funding: “Best practices” for Camp Coordinators concerning Conference Camperships
Where does the funding come from for camp scholarships from the Conference? How do we determine need? Who do you contact?
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Retreat Planning Steps for Local Churches
Compiled by Lisa Jean Hoefner, and published in Camp and Retreat Memo, published by the United Methodist Camp and Retreat Ministry National Office, a division of the General Board of Discipleship (GBOD) of the United Methodist Chuch, Nashville, Tennessee, Summer 2003 issue.
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Retreat Planning: Ideas from the East Ohio Conference
From the East Ohio Conference of the UMC, a checklist of planning stages, a sample schedule, tips from past leaders and other resources for planning a retreat.
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Sharing ideas: Bring a flood of campers: time tested ideas from past leaders
A compilation of ideas to help you promote your event and draw the interest of new campers.
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Sharing ideas: Camp Promotion Tips
Ideas for Camp Coordinators and Camping Champions.
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Sharing ideas: Clarkes UMC
Clarkes UMC, in the Western District, has made it one of its missions to get members and neighborhood folks to camp. Read about what they’ve done to make this such a lively and successful mission.
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Sharing ideas: More Tips for Camp Coordinators and Camping Champions
Several churches in the Snake River District share their camp promotion ideas.
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Sharing ideas: Opening Hearts to the Spirit - by Miranda Lovegren
Miranda has shared concrete and meaningful ideas for promoting Camp & Retreat events as a part of what your church offers.
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Spread the Smiles
Get the word out that Camp spreads a lot of smiles!