News
Updated COVID Protocols for Camp
July 7, 2021
We have now completed five very enjoyable preteen camps. After one camp, we had a number of campers and staff members test positive. We are extremely grateful that most had no or only minor symptoms, and no one needed to be hospitalized. We are now well past the last camp, so it appears the outbreak after one was an anomaly.
However, out of a desire to do our best to encourage safety at our longer teen...
Camp Lone Star 2021
June 11, 2021
Camp Lone Star started on Sunday, June 6, and concluded Wednesday, June 9. There were 49 boys and 43 girls present, for a total of 92 campers. We were thankful for weather that was much better than originally forecasted, with only a little rain and often a nice breeze. The lakefront activities proved a nice way to cool off. They included swimming a zip line, a blob and canoeing/kayaking. During the activities and...
Update to COVID-19 Protocols
April 30, 2021
Keeping campers and staff safe and, at the same time, running normal camps remain the twin goals of the camp team for 2021. We have said we would modify our safety protocols for COVID if things changed in the country, and today we’re making a number of changes. The virus is not gone, and a major part of our plan is to endeavor to keep anyone from bringing the virus to camp to spread to others. Based on...
Camp Applications 2021
April 26, 2021
We have great news for those interested in attending camp this year. The camp application system is now open!
This year we faced a number of challenges in opening the system for applications, including working around complications from COVID as well as a complete overhaul of our waiver documents by an outside expert attorney. The last of the waiver documentation is still not connected to...
2021 Camp COVID Protocols/Applications
April 15, 2021
Greetings from the camp team! We are looking forward to running our camps as normal this year—with a few modifications. We have spent countless hours researching and discussing how we might be able to safely run our camps, and we have modeled our current thinking for requirements on how the American Camp Association described some camps running successfully in person. The approach basically involves testing...
Virtual Teen Camp
July 4, 2020
All aboard the S.S. Virtual Teen Camp Program! We are pleased to announce that we will start taking applications at 9 a.m. Central time on Sunday, July 5. The link to applications will be available from the top of the camp website home page: camps.cogwa.org/. We welcome applications from any teenager who is interested in embarking on a weeklong virtual expedition (beginning...
Virtual Preteen Camp
June 25, 2020
Anchors away! COGWA’s Virtual Preteen Camp is about to set sail! In place of our in-person preteen camps this summer, we are ready to launch our VPC—Virtual Preteen Camp. Interesting Christian Living classes; fun, do-at-home activities; video connections with friends; songs; dances; art; cooking and more will all be a part of this exciting camp program. On this voyage, which will officially begin on...
June 12,2020-July-August Camps Cancelled
June 12, 2020
The COGWA administration has had ongoing discussions with our CYC camp directors for the last few months, striving to take into consideration all the factors that might affect our ability to effectively run our summer camps. As all are aware, we made the decision earlier to cancel our June camps due to the restrictions that came about from the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the weeks that followed, the camp...
May 3, 2020—June preteen camps cancelled, July-August camps still scheduled as planned
May 4, 2020
For the past several weeks, our camp directors have been monitoring the conditions that might affect our ability to hold our COGWA Youth Camps this summer. On Tuesday the camp directors and Ministerial Services met to evaluate our current situation. Many factors are affecting our ability to host camps this summer, including facility availability, social-distancing requirements, group-size restrictions and...
Camp Application System Opens
March 15, 2020
For the past several months, we have been working toward a new application system for COGWA Youth Camps that will integrate with our database system. We are now happy to announce that the system will open at 10 a.m. Central Daylight Time on Sunday, March 15, at which time you can start applying for our 2020 camps.
You will start at the same place you’ve always gone—the COGWA Portal. When you...