Thanks for your interest in our 2024 summer camps!

Youth Camp

June 10-14, 2024 (coming out of grades 5-12)

Each year, hundreds of students come to Heartland Conference and Retreat Center for a week of games, mud games, zip lining, swimming, team competitions, nightly church services with special guest speakers. 

Camp is sponsored by the Ohio Ministry Network’s Youth Ministry Department.

The early bird registration cost is $330 by April 15.

Journey Church is providing a $100 discount for regular attenders. Click here to receive the discount code.

Please note: parents are responsible for transporting their students to and from camp (Journey will provide parents with a list of other Journey campers and parents, with the hope that carpooling can be arranged).

Kids Camp

July 22-26, 2024 (coming out of grades 2-5)

Your kids won’t want to miss this week at Heartland Conference and Retreat Center, north of Columbus. Kids Camp is a unique time for kids to play group games together, swim, visit the Heartland nature center, experience BGMC hands on, have church services nightly for their age group, learn Bible facts via fun games and so much more. 

Camp is sponsored by the Ohio Ministry Network’s Children’s Ministry Department. 

The early bird registration cost is $330 by May 22. 

Journey Church is providing a $100 discount for regular attenders. Click here to receive the discount code.

Starter Camp is a 2-day camp for those coming out of K-1st grade to have an abbreviated Kids Camp experience. You can choose M-W or W-F, . Journey kids will be attending the Starter Camps July 22-26. Cost is $160 by the early bird rate- May 22.

Please note: parents are responsible for transporting their students to and from camp (Journey will provide parents with a list of other Journey campers and parents, with the hope that carpooling can be arranged).

CAMP SAFETY & SECURITY

Below are a few of the safety & security procedures for all of our affiliated camps: 

  • All camp staff are background checked before being accepted as leaders.

  • All camp leaders are required to complete “Reducing the Risk” training concerning abuse prior to the camps.

  • Discipline is handled by specific staff members at camp.

    • Students time is generally so well structured and they are having such a good time that there are not many issues.

  • Students are instructed to change their clothes in a bathroom stall by themselves at all times.

  • Heartland is closed to all visitors. Heartland security staff is on duty at all times (24/7) when students are on the premises.

FURTHER QUESTIONS

For camp related questions, please contact Pastor Aaron. By phone: 419-307-6787. By email: aaron@explorejourney.org

SCHOLARSHIP REQUEST & CHAPERONE APPLICATION

Scholarships for regular attenders of Journey Church are available by contacting Pastor Aaron.