2010 Middle School Camps

2010 Middle School Camps 

Wesley Woods:  Conference Youth Council (Youth Assembly)

#3073  June 27 - July 3

Grades Completed: 6-12    Cost $369

Dean's name:  Matt Mills  mattcmills@yahoo.com

A camp-based leadership training experience for youth serving on the District and Conference.  Apply to your District Coordinator, as listed at www.westmichiganconference.org.  

 

Wesley Woods:  Confirmation Camp:  Faith Adventures

# 8974: June 27-July 3
Grades Completed: 6 -8  
Dean: Jim Gysel. jamesgysel@mac.com
Co-Dean: Lisa Coe, church_ladi@yahoo.com  
Check-in: 3:00pm / Check-out: 10:00am
Cost: $369
Faith Adventures: Go beyond the ordinary camp experience and learn what it means to really follow Jesus! Deepen your faith through hands-on service, plus all the great Wesley Woods camp experience. Then build on your faith through field trips during the year to see and be the church in action!  Return campers are welcome!
 
Wesley Woods: Christians in Action
#8636: July 11-17                                                                                                                      
Grades Completed: 6 - 8
Deans: Ray and Bobbie Hoskins , rbhoskins@power-net.net
Co-Deans: Chad and Roschenne Parmalee, smbpair@comcast.net
Check-in: 3:00pm / Check-out: 10:00am                                    
Cost: $369                               
Christians In Action : If you want to be part of an amazing week that includes 3 on 3 basketball, football, soccer, volleyball, mountain boarding, paintball, go karts, nature, canoeing, kayaking, hiking, and much more, then this camp is for you. Experience God’s Word in a whole new way through interactive Bible study while you capture snapshots of life in journalism.  Adventure, fun, and faith go together in this week of Christians in Action.
 
Wesley Woods:  RAW: Radically Active Wonder - Where the Wild Things Are
# 8654: August 1- 7
Grades Completed:6 – 8
Dean: Matt and Cara Weiler
Co-Dean: Joe Hogoboom
Co-Dean: Jorge and Marsha Costales  chumyc@aol.com
Check-in: 3:00pm / Check-out: 10:00am 
Cost $369
RAW: Radically Active Wonder- Where the Wild Things Are: Join us for a wild week of Radically Active Wonder as we discover God's kingdom.  Through paintball, go-karts, swimming, worship, and Bible study we will explore God's love for us and what it means to live into the kingdom of God.  So if you're ready for a Radical week filled with fun and crazy games to keep you active and to explore the Radical wWonder of Go'ds love, then come find out what it's like to have a faith that’s R.A.W. – because when you do, it’s WILD!
 
Wesley Woods:  Camp C.H.A.O.S.: Christians Hyped About Our Savior – Friend Request: Jesus
#8975: August 8-14
Grades Completed: 6-8
Check-In: 3:00 pm/ Check-out: 10:00 am
Cost: $369
Deans: Brandon and Anne Conner wwchaos@gmail.com
Co-Deans: Andy and Lindsey Meredith linds4611@hotmail.com
Camp C.H.A.O.S.: Friend Request: Jesus
Are you looking for a great time this summer?  If so, you have arrrived! Camp C.H.A.O.S. is a journey where you will have the opportunity to meet new friends, hang out with old friends, and travel through some uncharted territory together! Through activities like paintball, go-karts, and mountain boarding, you will learn about God's love and what it can do for you! Get ready to rock out in chapel, worship at fire bowl, and do some all around praisin’!  See you there:  Camp C.H.A.O.S. 2010!
 
 
Lake Louise:  Choir Camp
Date: July 4-10  Cost: $377
Grades Completed: 4-13
Deans: Terry and Dave Gladstone
 
We are community! Most of our campers start with us and come back every year. That’s because of wonderful counselors, great achievements, and fantastic, supportive new friends. We become friends through singing, great evening events, hilarity, cabin mates, wonderful counselors, fun activities, challenging thoughts, and all of this while singing God’s praise surrounded by God’s creation. At the end of the week we put on an awe-inspiring concert.
 

 Lake Louise: Middle School C.S.I. (Christians Serving Indiscriminately)

Date: August 1-7
Grades Completed:7-9 Cost: $356
Dean: Alicea Williams
There is a new guy in town who is wrecking the status quo. He teaches outlandish lessons about leaders serving those beneath them and makes statements like “the first will be last and the last will be first of all.” The nerve of this guy. Join us as we uncover the truth about what Jesus means by these outlandish sayings, and be prepared because you just might discover more about Christ and God’s Kingdom than you ever imagined.
 
 
Lake Michigan Camp:  God Seekers: “Plugged In” to My Grace
# 8635: July 11-17
Grades Completed: 6-9
Dean: Marcia Lienesch, mlienesch@sbcglobal.net
Co-Dean: Kathy Teall, teall23@yahoo.com
Check-in: 2:00 p.m. / Check-out: 10:00 a.m.
Cost: $369
God Seekers: “Plugged In” to My Grace
How do Christians fit into this high-tech world and still remain in God’s grace? Recharge with all the great camp activities plus Capture the Flag, an 80’s dance, a rock concert, and the first-ever Lake Michigan Video Game Night!
 
  
Lake Michigan Camp:  High Adventure: Christmas in July
# 8646: July 4-10
Grades Completed: 6-9
Dean: Corey Michael, tcmichael@sbcglobal.net
Co-Dean: Branden Michael, brandenmichael@juno.com
Check-in: 3:00-4:30pm / Check-out: 10:00am
Cost: $369
High Adventure: Christmas in July
This is High Adventure – we play hard and pray even harder. Climb up a lighthouse, sleep under the stars, and kayak on the big waves. Our Bible study is “Christmas in July!”
 
 
 
Lake Michigan Camp:  Group Missions Trip: Mission Adventure!
#8638-full week; #8637-mini: dates available from June 28-July 4
Grades Completed: 7-12
Dean: Deanna Weaver, deanna.j.weaver@live.com
Co-Dean: Your group leader
Cost: Starts at $100 for two days/two nights
Mission Adventure!
Design your own mission trip! With your youth leaders and Lake Michigan Camp assistance, structure your Oceana County Mission Project(s) to fit your group’s interest, skills, funds, and age group. Set the date and length of stay (2-6 nights.) Add camp and local activities to your adventure too! Share the Dining Hall and beach time with other camps/groups.
 
 
Crystal Springs:  S.P.L.A.T: Seek, Pray, Learn, Act, Teach
Mini Camps:  Grades Completed 1-3 Cost: $165
# 8660: mini - July 18-20
# 8661: mini - July 22-24
Dean: Susan Rinehart, susan.rinehart@nilesschools.org
 
# 8658: full week -July 18-24 
Grades Completed: 4-7 Cost: $369
Dean: Jeff Vanlue: jtvanlue@netzero.net
Co-Dean: Carrie Rinehart: rinehartnhs@yahoo.com
Come to Seek, Pray, Learn, Act, andTeach for the glory of God.  S.P.L.A.T. Camp is about starting or continuing a walk with God.  Fantastic camp fun includes canoeing, swimming, roller-skating, laser tag, slip-n-sliding, singing, dancing, and lots of other awesome activities.  Sign up today and get ready for a God-filled week of spectacular worship, games, and friends!
 
Crystal Springs:  Laura Ingalls Wilder Camp
# 8957: July 25 - 31
Grades Completed: 6-8  Cost:  $369
Dean: Kristin Camburn, stin20@aol.com
Co-Dean: Cindy Einselen, einselen@juno.com
Live like Laura lived in the Little House in the Big Woods! Horseback trail ride, make soap and candles, and embroider.  Bible study based on the Little House series.
 
Crystal Springs:  Fun, Faith and Fine Arts
# 8961:
June 27-July 3
Grades Completed: 4-7 Cost: $369
Dean: Pam Cowgill, pamcowgill@msn.com
Look at God through art- do you act, sing, dance, take photos, make baskets, build motorized Legos, woodwork, scrapbook or play an instrument? Choose from 20 different arts interest groups, and all the other neat things Crystal Springs Camp has to offer.  Put on YOUR armor of God and join us.
 
 

 

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