2026 Western Kansas Church Camp
May 26 - 29, 3:00 pm - 12:00 pm | Camp Lakeside
To: Global Methodist Churches of Western Kansas, Western Oklahoma, & Colorado:
From: The Western Kansas Church Camp Task Force
Date; January 26, 2026
Re: The 2026 Western Kansas Church Camp
We are preparing for Church Camp! Here is the information we have for you:
- We are asking all churches to pray for the Western Kansas Church Camp
- Church Camp Dates: May 26-29, 2026
- Location: Camp Lakeside, outside Scott City, Kansas
- Who would enjoy this camp? Rising sixth graders through departing eighth graders!
- Costs: Camper – $305.00 Adult volunteer – $255.00 (required)
- How do we register? https://forms.gle/gcZvZGXc9YVGfFrS7
- Print the attached flyers at your convenience!
- Times for the camp:
- Check-in is on Tuesday, from 3 PM to 4 PM at the camp
- Check-out is at Noon on Friday
- Each church that sends campers:
- Send a counselor for each sex
- The Heartland Conference requires each adult volunteer to have a MinistrySafe background check (every two years). This includes the Camp video for the Sexual Abuse Awareness Training.
- If unable to send a counselor, then contact Rev. Grimm to inform him of the circumstances so that we can have enough men and women to maintain a ratio of one adult per eight campers
- Adult Volunteers will be sent a PDF of the Master Programming Guide that they will need to print and bring with them to camp
- We will have a Saturday in May for the Adult Volunteers to be trained with the Master Programming Guide
- Liability Insurance – each church will have liability insurance coverage for their campers and adult volunteers at camp
- MinistrySafe and Liability Insurance documentation can be uploaded here: https://www.jotform.com/form/250845962361058
Feel free to contact me at the Ness City Methodist Church (785-798-2717) or on my cell phone (798-798-5149), if you have any questions. I look forward to seeing your church sending youth and adult volunteers to the Western Kansas Church Camp!
In Christ’s Service,
Rev. John L. Grimm
nesscitymethodistpastor@gbta.net
Chair of the Western Kansas Church Camp Task Force
