News
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...
Camp Wood Lake 2015 Summary
August 28, 2015
We completed four very successful days of our fifth preteen camp at Woodlake Bible Camp from Aug. 9-12. For all four days, the campers and staff enjoyed nearly perfect Wisconsin summer weather—approximately 80 degrees, sunny and fairly dry. Though smaller this year, with just under 20 campers and 25 staff, the result was a very close family environment and the best camp here to date.
The highlights...
Camp Heritage 2015 Summary
August 20, 2015
The 20th year for Church of God regional youth camps at the Heritage Reservation is history! Thirty-four campers and 30 staff enjoyed a fine week Aug. 9-16 at this veteran location for COGWA youth camps.
This was one of the best years ever at Heritage in many ways. After two years of cool and rainy weather, the weather this year was sensational. We had a few pop-up storms Tuesday, but every other day was...
Camp Arrowhead 2015 Summary
August 19, 2015
A Day in the Life at Camp Arrowhead 2015
By Rachelle Metzger
“Rise and shine, campers!”
It is 7 a.m. and time to begin our day at Camp Arrowhead! Counselors—loving substitutes for moms and dads—rouse sleepy-headed campers and march us all, or send us by twos, to the bathhouse to dress and get ready for an activity-packed day.
...Camp Strong Rock 2015 Summary
August 18, 2015
We are pleased to report another successful season at Strong Rock Camp!
On Aug. 2, 2015, 80 campers and 53 staff opened our session with excitement and enthusiasm! Campers from 14 states and three from the United Kingdom were presented with an activity schedule consisting of new unique challenges and old favorites.
By way of introduction, a camp mixer was held Sunday night to allow the campers to...
Camp Chattahoochee 2015 Summary
August 5, 2015
Fifty-nine campers and 47 staff came together in the beauty of the North Georgia mountains for the fifth year of Camp Chattahoochee!
Besides our regular activities—such as arts and crafts, swimming in an Olympic-size pool, canoeing in a beautiful stream-fed lake, and “slip-and-sliding” away on a brand-new and longer version of the slip and slide—the campers enjoyed three new...
Camp Sequoia-Teen 2015 Summary
August 3, 2015
Thirty-four campers and 30 staff enjoyed a wonderful camp at the southern end of the Sequoia National Forest from July 19 to 26.
Saturday night and Sunday during staff training we endured thunderstorms and rain, which is very unusual for California. But when the campers arrived on Sunday, the rain subsided and we had beautiful temperatures throughout the remainder of camp. God’s Spirit was an...
Camp Carter 2015 Summary
July 19, 2015
One hundred campers from all over the U.S. (three from Canada) and 45 staff gathered at YMCA Camp Carter July 5-12. I thought it was one of our best years yet. We enjoyed a great group of campers and staff. It’s always heartening to witness the positive example of God’s young people as they engage fully in camp for a week. It speaks to the dedication of the parents of our teens in the Church....