PREECEVILLE - Ketchen Lake Bible Camp is excited to welcome campers back for another season of camping and fellowship.
This year, the camp will offer both overnight and day camp options. The overnight camps are scheduled as follows: teen camp from July 7-11, intermediate camp from July 14-18, and squirt camp from July 21-25. “Space is limited,” said Elaine Brewer, Camp Director.
Additionally, there will be a one-week day camp session running Aug. 4-8, open to children aged 6 to 12 years old. Other offerings this year include a family camp on Aug. 23-24 and a Family Fun Day on July 1. “The Family Fun Day encourages everyone to come out and enjoy fun games and activities with the campers,” Brewer noted.
“We are running a full summer schedule, including an added week of Day Camp. Over the past few years, we recognized the need for a Day Camp, and we didn't want to lose kids who were interested in the experience but perhaps not ready for overnight camp. So we kept one week of Day Camp, allowing six year olds to participate. This is the only camp they can attend, and they are very excited about going. The day camp is very popular, with 15-20 kids attending each day,” Brewer explained.
Camp Camo is set to run from July 28 to Aug. 1, catering to campers aged 10-18 years old. “Many of our campers come from families where hunting is an important part of life. At camp, we aim to offer programs that meet the needs of our surrounding communities. Camp Camo is an opportunity to teach campers useful and essential skills, including archery, riflery, shooting competitions, and outdoor survival skills. Campers will eat meals prepared over an open fire, sleep in tents, make survival tools, and enjoy skill instruction and exciting competitions,” Brewer shared.
The sports camp will take place from Aug. 11-15 and is open to campers aged 10-18 years old. It will provide an opportunity to engage churched and non-churched youth who may not already attend camp, introducing them to biblical teachings they can apply in their own lives. The camp focuses on developing skills in various sports, promoting good sportsmanship, encouraging a healthy lifestyle, teaching integrity in play, and, most importantly, having fun.
The final camp of the season is the 24/7 Camp, scheduled for Aug. 18-22, designed for teens aged 12-18 who wish to deepen their walk with Christ.
"We look forward to an exciting season with camp activities fully underway this summer. The camp offers all-terrain pedal go-karts and remote-controlled cars. New this year are two additions: Laser Tag and a massive water toy called Jungle Joe. We hope to have two new cabins—one for girls and one for boys—completed and ready for use. Next year, we are aiming to add a zip line and a climbing wall,” Brewer added.
This year, Camp Camo received donations from the Norquay and Preeceville Gateway Co-ops, and the camp's annual fundraising auction raised $35,000.
"Excitement is building, and everyone is looking forward to camp at KLBC this summer. We are currently looking for head cooks (a paid position) and urgently need senior male staff members," Brewer concluded.
Online registrations are now available. Founded in 1941, the camp's mission is to help families, particularly youth and children, by leading them in a week of fellowship in a Christian setting.
The Camp will be running both overnight and day camp. The overnight camps are available for campers from July 7-11 for teen camp, intermediate camp from July 14-18 and July 21-25 for squirt camp.
“Space is limited," said Elaine Brewer, Camp Director
The camp will host a one-week day camp session from Aug. 4-8 and is open to children aged 6 to 12 years old.
Other camp categories offered this year is a family camp on Aug. 23-24 with a family day held on July 1. “The family fun day encourages everyone to come out to have some fun games and activities with the campers,” said Brewer.
"We are running our full summer with an added week of Day Camp. Through the last few years we realized there was a need for Day Camp and we didn’t want to lose the kids who wanted that experience and maybe weren’t ready for overnight camps so we kept in one week of Day Camp and we do allow six year olds to come. Which is the only camp they could attend so they are very excited about getting to go to camp. The day camp is very popular with 15-20 kids per day.” stated Brewer.
Camp Camo week set to run from July 28-Aug. 1 and is open for campers, aged 10-18 years-old.. “So many of our summer camps are hunters or come from homes where hunting is a big part of their way of life. At camp we seek to offer programs that meet the needs in our surrounding communities. Camp Camo is an opportunity to provide both useful and vital skills to all the campers. We offer archery, riflery and other shooting competitions, and outdoor survival skills. We eat meals prepared on the open fire, sleep in tents, make survival tools and enjoy skill instructions and a great competition.” said Brewer.
The sports camp will be held Aug. 11-15 and is open to campers from 10 to 18 years old. It is an opportunity to minister churched and non-churched youth that might not be already attended camp and introduce them to biblical teachings that they can apply to their own lives. The camp helps develop skills in several sports, encourage good sportsmanship, encourage a healthy lifestyle, teach to play with integrity and have fun.
The final camp of the season is a 24/7 Camp held from Aug. 18 to 22 and is open to 12-18 year olds and is designated for teens who want to grow deeper in their walk with Christ.
"We are looking forward to a great season with camp activities in full swing for the summer. The camp offers all-terrain peddle go carts, remote cars. New this year is the introduction of Laser Tag and a massive water toy, known as Jungle Joe. We are hopeful that the two new cabin’s (one for girls and one for boys) will be completed and ready for use. Next year we are hoping to add a zip line and a climbing wall,” said Brewer.
This year the camp was given donations through the Norquay and Preeceville Gateway Co-op’s and the camp's annual fundraiser auction saw a profit pf $35,000.
"Excitement is building and everyone is looking forward to camp at KLBC this summer. We are looking for head cooks (which is a paid position) and desperately need senior male staff members," concluded Brewer.
Online registrations are now available.
The camp was founded in 1941 and its mission is to help families especially youth and children by leading them in a week of fellowship in Christian setting.
