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Camp Lone Star 2019
June 19, 2019
Greetings from Camp Lone Star!
We are well into the flow of camp now, with 83 campers and 71 staff on site. Camp began on Sunday with some heavy rain during check-in, which later developed into a severe thunderstorm in the area. Around 9 p.m. the camp lost power, and because of the lack of power to the well pump, we soon also lost flowing water! Monday morning the power was still out, so the bucket brigade...
April 2019 CYC Update
April 15, 2019
Due to a number of factors, we were unable to produce the normal camp video following last year’s camps. So this year Mr. Horchak dedicated the April 3 In Accord to be primarily an update on COGWA Youth Camps for 2019. Here’s a link to the video on the COGWA Members website:
Camp Application System Open
March 1, 2019
The camp application system is open and active as of March 1 at 10 a.m. There was a slight makeover of the website, and the camp details for 2019 were made available on the site in mid-February. You may now start applying for the camp(s) of your choice by clicking the “Apply Now” button on that camp’s web page. Alternatively, you may also begin by logging into your Portal account (
Camp Plans for 2019
January 18, 2019
With the beginning of January and the end of Winter Camp, our 2018 camp season came to a close. The last news update about a 2018 camp was posted on the website, and the site was put in “off-season mode.”
Last fall at the camp conference the camp team decided on the theme of “Discernment: Training Your Heart” for 2019. We are still working on a banner for the new...
Winter Camp Update
January 1, 2019
Today we finished another successful Winter Camp. We had 81 campers and 37 staff, coming from 25 different states.
We arrived at camp to find a thin covering of packed, icy snow. Then it rained all day Thursday, the first day of camp. This is very rare, and I don’t recall it happening before. Temperatures were around 40 degrees. It did snow more on Friday. Then on Monday, the last full day of...
Camp Heritage Day 1 in the Books
August 7, 2018
Greetings from the mountains of southern Pennsylvania.
Camp Heritage is underway, and we’re sending cool mountain greetings. We’re 50 happy campers and 38 staff members learning about walking with integrity. Temps in the day are in the 80s, with cool nights.
Special thanks to Cody and Bobbi Kitts for bringing their expertise to the team. We’re excited to be adding rock climbing to...
Camp Fort Bluff
July 31, 2018
Monday was our first full day of activities at Camp Fort Bluff in the mountains east of Nashville, Tennessee. Staff training was Saturday night and Sunday morning. Campers arrived Sunday afternoon and after dinner enjoyed some mixer activities out on one of the manicured football fields in beautiful evening weather.
We have 83 campers from 18 states and four countries outside the United...
Camp Arrowhead
July 31, 2018
Camp is off and running with 67 campers and 59 staff present. We enjoyed an overcast (but dry!) day yesterday, making it possible to kick things off with an all-camp swim after orientation.
A bit of morning rain put a damper on our first activity period this morning, but the skies have cleared, and we’re back on schedule with activities as normal. A chance of rain and some thunderstorms are in the...
Camp Sequoia Teen
July 23, 2018
Greetings from Camp Sequoia,
We have started off camp with great weather, happy campers and excited staff. Campers arrived safely through Sunday afternoon and enjoyed an outdoor barbecue, followed by orientation and a barn dance. At points during the dance, everyone was out on the floor.
Today we are starting off the day with a Compass Check and the first full day of activities.
We are...
Camp Cherokee Off and Running!
June 25, 2018
A total of 54 campers, 58 staff and nine apprentice staff arrived to camp yesterday. We finished our on-site staff training and got everyone checked in and fed. Camper orientation went well. After the camp song (“How I Love Thy Law, O Lord”), we sent them back to their dorms for their first dorm meeting and to get settled in.
We had the threat of severe weather overnight, but aside from thunder...