> Secure online registration

If you cannot register online, please call 800-282-0740, Ext. 209 or 614-885-0722, Ext. 209 and request a paper registration form.   Or print one here.

The payment screen will default to the total registration amount.  If you are only paying the deposit, or any other portion of the registration fee, simply enter the amount you wish to pay.

GRANDPARENTS — When registering your family members for grandparent or family camps, please complete a separate registration for each separate household.  If you and your grandchildren live in separate households, register yourself as a separate "camper family," different than your grandchildren’s “camper family.”

> To Register by Mail

If you don’t wish to register online, we are still gladly accepting paper registration forms sent in the mail.  Print a registration form and make copies if needed.  You may also call (800-282-0740, Ext. 209 or 614-885-0722, Ext. 209) or email us and we will send one to you.

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

• We process registrations in the order received. 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. 

Payment for Camp

A minimum, non-refundable camp deposit of $75 is required for each camper at the time of registering.  The balance is to be paid in full two weeks before the start of camp.  We accept MasterCard, VISA and Discover.  If you pre-registered at the end of last year's camp, no deposit is required.  Simply register online and leave the payment amount blank, or mail your registration form with the pre-registration box checked.

NOTE:  The payment screen will default to the total registration amount.  If you are paying only the deposit, or any other portion of the registration fee, simply enter the amount you wish to pay.

We process registrations in the order received.  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 three (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).

Returned checks will incur a $20 service charge.

Early Registration Incentives

The registration rate for each camp will remain the same, regardless of the date registration is received.  Registrations received before March 31 will receive a "camp pack" containing several items that will make your camp experience more fun!

Family Discount
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.

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 camp fee rate. 

Campership Fund dollars are allocated on a funds-available basis and are available only because individuals and churches throughout the Ohio Conference have made generous gifts to the Campership Fund.  If you would like to make a gift to the Campership Fund, please send a check to the Ohio Conference UCC and indicate "Campership Fund" on the memo line.

Campership Promotional Flyer  (PDF)

Refund Policy 

For you to receive a refund, we must receive notification of a cancellation 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 (the $50 pre-registration deposit is not refundable after February 15).  Once a camper is on site, no refund is available if the camper leaves early.

Camper Insurance

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 treatment costs in excess of the camper's insurance up to $15,000 per claim. Treatment cost for illness is the responsibility of the camper or the camper’s family.

What to take to camp

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.

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 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 the forms to the Conference office.

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

Lost and Found

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

A typical day 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.

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 can't wait to be with YOU at camp. Some to the Hills!