News
2018 Applications
March 8, 2018
The camp application system is now open. Simply go to your COGWA portal account, look under the Events area on the bottom left of your account main page and click on the “Click Here to Apply.” If you do not already have a COGWA portal account, go to the “Apply” page of the camp website (http://camps.cogwa.org/apply/) and click the link in the...
Camp Woodlake Canceled
February 22, 2018
Unfortunately, our preteen camp in Wisconsin—Camp Woodlake—has had to be canceled for this summer. The group that was renting us the camp facility is unable to continue financially, so they have returned our deposit with their apologies. Our camp administrative staff will be exploring options that might be available for a replacement. We will notify you if and when another option becomes...
Camp Plans for 2018
January 8, 2018
Each year around this time we receive a few inquiries about dates for our camps in the new year. We have the tentative dates set by fall, but often there are a few details that still need to be worked out with the facilities, so we like to wait until mid-January to post the dates on the Camp website and switch it to an “off-season mode.” The full details, prices and descriptions of the camps, as well...
Announcement About Camp Fort Bluff
June 2, 2017
The untimely death of Mr. Todd Carey leaves a hole in many people's lives, but his loving and powerful example of Christianity lives on in our memories. Mr. Carey was deeply committed to many things, including his service as director for one of our teen camps.
Several have asked where to send information concerning Camp Fort Bluff. Mrs. Gloria Carey will continue to handle the finances for this year,...
Camp Application System Now Open
March 1, 2017
The COGWA Youth Camps team is happy to announce that on March 1 the application system opened to begin taking 2017 applications. We will once again be using the COGWA Portal system, but we encourage everyone to start the process by reading the article on the main page of the camp website (http://camps.cogwa.org) titled “Camp Application System.” There are some...
2017 Camp Season
January 28, 2017
From Ken Treybig, CYC Overall Coordinator: With the ending of Winter Camp, our CYC program has finished another very successful camp year. The total number of attendees (campers and staff) at our preteen and teen camps in 2016 topped the 1,200 mark for the first time. Attendance has shown an increase each year since our beginning in 2011. Comparing the 2016 attendance to our first year shows an increase of 275, a...
Winter Camp Running Well
December 29, 2016
Here is a report from Winter Camp Director Gary Black.
Hello from Winter Camp in Montello, Wisconsin!
It’s a sunny 33 degrees as I write, and camp is off to a good start. We have 74 campers and 44 staff. This is the largest number of campers we’ve had since 2009, and we are above our 22-year historical average.
Between Sunday and Monday the temperature rose to 42 degrees,...
New Camp Application System is Active!
April 8, 2016
In order to serve you better, we have created our own system for camp applications and registrations, and it is now open for applications. Please note there are two main steps to applying for camp with the new system.
Create a household account on the COGWA portal and add your spouse, if applicable, and any members of your household who wish to apply for camp. When you log into your account, COGWA Youth...
2016 Camp Update
February 5, 2016
We are pleased to announce that the 2016 dates for our preteen and teen camps are posted on the camp website. We have one change of location for a preteen camp and a few camps have had to change from the dates they originally were planning to use this year.
Thank you for your patience over the past years as we worked with a somewhat awkward application system. Now that...
Winter Camp 2015
February 4, 2016
A “miracle snow” preceded Winter Camp, and the 68 campers thoroughly enjoyed it. In addition to friendly snowball fights, campers enjoyed a mix of indoor and outdoor activities. This year we introduced “Human Foosball,” which turned out to be a favorite. What is that? Imagine a giant snowy foosball table (the field), with campers along the rods trying to kick balls...