News
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...
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...