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Registration and
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Camperships

Reduce camp costs
with discounts

Camper Insurance

What to take to camp

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Templed Hills

Print Your Confirmation Packet Pages

Health History   PDF     Word

Agreement to Participate    PDF    Word

Transportation Release  PDF   Word

Camp Information Sheet   PDF    Word

Map and Directions to Camps (PDF)

Reduce Camp Costs with Discounts                              Online registration

Family Discounts
Three or more registrations from the same family/households each receive a 10% discount for the family. This applies to immediate family, not cousins coming to week-long camps. Although the discount will not be reflected on-screen when you register online, the appropriate adjustment will be made manually by our staff.   The Retreats for Adults cannot be counted toward this discount.

Early Registration Rates and Dates

Three registration rates are shown for each camp.

• Registrations dated* through March 31 pay the lowest camp fee.
      Returning your registration by this date does not guarantee that space is
      available in your chosen camp.

• Registrations dated* April 1 through May 15 pay the middle rate.

• Registrations dated* after May 15 pay the highest rate.

*The relevant date will be either the postmark for mailed registrations or the automatic time/date stamp given to online registrations.

Print a registration form (PDF) 

What to take to camp                                                                      Top

Before you come to camp, you need to complete the 3 items below.  They will be sent to you after your registration is processed, or you can print them by clicking on the links below.

1.  Buff colored Health History Form

Print the Health History for Camp    PDF     Word

A parent or legal guardian needs to sign the Parent/Guardian Authorizations box at the bottom of page 1.

We encourage you to have your doctor complete the Health Care Recommendations on the last page.

2.  Blue Transportation Release Form – To let us know to whom we can
     release your child at the end of camp

Print the Transportation Release Form   PDF      Word

3.  Read and sign the white Agreement to Participate.

Print the Agreement to Participate      PDF      Word              

                     DO NOT MAIL THESE 3 FORMS.  TAKE THEM TO CAMP.

   Camper Checklist

Every camper will need to take to camp:

• Buff Health Form signed by physician and/or parent/guardian

• White 'Agreement to Participate'

• Blue Transportation Release Form
  

• Sunscreen

• Water bottle

• Pencil or pen

• Notebook

• Bible

• Flashlight

• Towels and wash cloths

• Hat

• Jacket and sweatshirt for cool weather

• Pajamas and robe

• Rain jacket/poncho

• Swimsuit and towel

• Two pairs of sturdy shoes (closed toe)

• Flip flops for shower only

• At least six complete changes of clothing

• Sleeping bag and pillow (or twin size bedding)

• Personal items (soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, comb, etc.)

Please mark all belongings with camper’s name, and remember to take all completed forms with you to camp.  DO NOT mail them to the Conference office.

Please do not take snacks, electrical appliances (such as radios, TV’s, hair dryers, or curling irons), pets, firearms or weapons of any kind, firecrackers, explosives, igniters, power tools, cell phones, illegal drugs or alcohol.

What happens at camp?

A typical week-long camp starts on Sunday afternoon with registration from 3 - 5 p.m. and ends on Saturday morning at 10:00.  Although each camp has unique activities, this schedule is a general idea of what happens Monday through Friday.

A typical day at camp

Questions?   

About the program in which you will be participating?
Please contact the Director listed on your confirmation letter.

About the camp facilities, your registration, or fees?  
Please contact the Outdoor Ministries Registrar at 800-282-0740 or campregistrar@ocucc.org.

We hope to see YOU at camp this summer !
   

Registration and payment for camp                                           Top

Secure online registration and payment  Now available!

We continue to make changes that will make it easier and faster for you to register for camp. For the 2010 season, we are asking that you transition to secure online registration and payment.  Click here to begin.

We accept Visa, MasterCard and Discover.  Both your $75 deposit and your final payment (due 2 weeks before camp begins) can be made online. We process registrations by online receipt date. You will be notified if the camp you chose has filled to capacity.

If you cannot use our online options, please call 800-282-0740 and request that a paper registration form be mailed to you.

PARENTS — You can register multiple children in your family and/or multiple camps for one child and enter your parent information only once. 

• To register second child.  After you enter one registration, just click on “new camper” to begin registering another child.

• To register a child for more than one camp, click on all desired camps during the same registration session.

To Register by Mail

Download a PDF registration form to print, make copies if needed, or request a form by contacting us at 800-282-0740 or by email. 

Send your completed form with deposit to Camp Registrar, Ohio Conference UCC, 6161 Busch Blvd, Suite 100, Columbus OH 43229.

• We process mailed registrations by postmark date. We must receive your deposit and registration form to continue processing your registration.

• We do not reserve spaces at camp before processing your registration.  

• Once we have received and processed your registration and deposit, each individual camper will receive a confirmation packet. 

What you need to know about registration and payment

• Secure online registration and payment. We accept Visa, MasterCard and Discover. Both your $75 deposit and your final payment (due 2 weeks before camp begins) can be made online.

• The "grade" for our camps refers to the camper’s grade in school as of April 1, 2010.

• A $75 non-refundable deposit must accompany each camper's registration form. The balance is due 14 days before the beginning of the event.  Multiple deposits can be combined in one check.

• Registration will be open until 14 days before the first day of the event, or until the camp is full—whichever comes first—unless the event director advises otherwise.

• Registrations are processed in the order received, by online receipt date or postmark. You will be notified if the camp you chose has filled to capacity. Once your registration has been processed, you will receive a confirmation packet with information about your event, directions to camp and 3 forms: Health, Agreement to Participate and Transportation Release.  Bring the forms with you on the first day of camp; you will need them to check in for camp.

• Make checks payable to "Ohio Conference UCC."  Please write the camper’s name on the "memo" line of your check and send with registration form and campership application (if requested) to:

Outdoor Ministries Registrar
Ohio Conference UCC
6161 Busch Blvd., Suite 100
Columbus OH 43229-2547

• Returned checks will incur a $20.00 service fee.

Staff screening helps keep campers safe.  Learn more

Refund Policy                                                                                      Top

Cancellation notification must be received at least 10 days before the beginning of the event, unless there is a medical emergency or family crisis. The $75 deposit is non-refundable.
Once a camper is on site, no refund is available if the camper leaves early.

Coverage: In the event of an accident requiring a doctor’s care or hospitalization, the camper or camper’s family is responsible for treatment cost. The Outdoor Ministries’ insurance covers injuries in excess of the camper’s insurance up to $15,000 per claim. Treatment costs for illness are the responsibility of the camper or the camper’s family.

Print a registration form (PDF) 

Online registration

Campership Assistance                     

Many congregations provide assistance to their campers. If you need additional help, you may seek assistance from the Outdoor Ministries (ODM) Campership Fund. Applications are available from the ODM office. The maximum amount available to each individual is 60% of the lowest fee for their chosen camp.

Campership Fund dollars are allocated on a funds-available basis and only because individuals and churches throughout the Ohio Conference have made generous gifts to the Campership Fund.

Special Campership Funds

• Coral J. Schmidt Confirmation Campership Fund

Earnings from this memorial fund are available only to confirmands of the Northwest Ohio Association.

• Salem UCC (Norwood), Cincinnati Campership Fund
• Salem UCC, Toledo, Campership Fund

Earnings from these commemorative funds are available to anyone in need.

Lost and Found                                                                                   Top

Items left at camp will be shipped C.O.D. upon request.

Serve as a Cabin Leader, Event Director or a Paid Summer Staff Member

Positions are available at Pilgrim Hills and Templed Hills.

Volunteer positions

• Cabin Leader

• Event Director

• Cabin-Leader-in-training

Volunteer cabin leaders and event directors must:

• be available for one week plus training

• be age 18 or older

• enjoy helping young people have fun and develop their faith

• be willing to share your faith

Cabin leaders in training:

• must be age 16 or older

• pays 50% of listed camp fees

Application

Let us know your interests, abilities and preferences on a volunteer cabin leader profile.   Download a profile in PDF or Word format.

 

Paid positions

• Lifeguard

• Cabin Leader

• Arts & crafts instructor

• Naturalist

• Maintenance staff

• Assistant program coordinator

• Health care worker

Staff members must be available for 8 - 10 weeks (including training).

Staff members must be high school graduates. 

Application 

Download an application form in PDF or Word format.

 

For more information, contact the Camp Registrar at 800-282-0740 or campregistrar@ocucc.org.
    

Staff Screening

Because the safety of our campers is very important to us, all camp staff—both paid and volunteer—have to fulfill the following requirements before being on site while campers are in attendance:

Paid Staff

• Reference check

• Fingerprinting and background check

• National Sex Offender Public Registry — name check

Volunteer staff 18 years and older

• Reference check

• National background check

• National Sex Offender Public Registry — name check

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Online registration

Our Mission and Goals

Mission

The Division for Outdoor Ministries of the Ohio Conference UCC is committed to the development and maintenance of places and programs for people to get away, live together, and explore the appropriate responses to God's call.

Goals

1. Get to know God.
2. Get to know self.
3. Get to know others:

a. become better friends
b. become a good community
c. solve problems without fighting.

4. Learn about, understand, and respect nature.
5. Camp should involve the local church.
6. Campers should learn to help take care of themselves, nature and others.
7. Camp should be fun and easy to understand.
8. At camp we should learn, work, worship, and have fun.

Realizing that the diversity of our community enriches our overall camp experience, the Ohio Conference seeks to involve a broad mix of people in the camps and event programs.

Registration in the camps and events of the Ohio Conference is open to all persons within the specified age range.

Age ranges are specified and enforced for the safety and mental/spiritual health of the campers.  We strive to be age appropriate.

Contact Outdoor Ministries Registrar     800-282-0740