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Specialty Camping Programs

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Tell a friend about these camps:

  • Camp Cavett
  • New Day Camp I and TOO
  • Grand Camp
  • Senior Adult Retreats
  • Single Parent's Family Gathering
  • Family Gathering
  • Young Adult Camp
  • United Methodist Women
  • United Nations/Washington D.C
  • The Academy for Spiritual Formation
We have many specialty camps that provide programming for offer something for a variety of ages and interests.

Grand camp, one of our newer camps, is a weekend retreat for grandparents and their grandchildren to get away.

Check out this page for more information and all of our specialty camps.


Event Descriptions

Camp Cavett

July 11-15

Children & youth ages 10 - 18

This camp is for children and youth with debilitating diseases and is sponsored by Oklahoma United Methodist Camps and Children's Hospital. Children with handicapping conditions are welcome to attend. This is the only camp available for heart, sickle-cell and cystic fibrosis children. The camp is underwritten by donations, so there is no cost to the campers. Volunteer nurses are available and are part of the leadership team.

Activities are planned for every day and utilize all aspects of the camping program. Campers are encouraged to participate in all activities they are physically able to do. Swimming, canoeing, challenge course, basketball, jewelry making, crafts, volleyball, softball, archery are only a few of the activities provided.

Professional fishing organizations will teach the campers how to fish safely. Worship, new friends and the opportunity to talk are also vital aspects of this camp.

Donations are needed and welcome

$200 suggested donation

$450 allows one child to be sponsored

required funding date June 1, 2012

New Day Camp I and TOO

Children ages 8-11 (I)

June 25-29

and 12-14 (Too)

July 16-20

New Day Camp is for children who have at least one incarcerated parent. The camp begins at noon on Monday and ends following lunch on Friday. We have worship twice daily.

Children are divided into small groups for curriculum study and other activities. Each group has its own set of adult leaders. Curriculum is designed to address the special needs of this group of youngsters. We also have share groups where children can process together their hopes, dreams and difficulties that might impact them.

These children are the forgotten victims of crime and we help them experience a New Day.

Recreational activities include fishing, canoeing, swimming, basketball, hiking, shoreline hiking and board games. The older group participates in challenge course activities. The camp also offers art, crafts and musical activities.

The children receive all toiletry items, a teddy bear, backpack, Bible and a souvenir shirt. All bedding, towels and linens are furnished. Transportation is furnished from the children's homes by local church volunteers.

The camp is completely funded by donations, not apportionment dollars.

We attempt to staff the camp with one adult for every two children. If you are interested in volunteering for, know a child who is eligible for New Day Camp, or have questions, contact Steve Byrd at (405)528-0963 or Stan Basler at (405)530-2015.

For more information see the New Day website

Grand Camp

Embracing This Time; Capturing the Moment

Sept. 7-9

Grandparents and grandchildren kindergarten through 6th grade.

This weekend camp is for grandparents and their grandchildren to experience a time away for fun and spiritual renewal at camp.

Together they will enjoy worship, recreation, a campfire and smore's, making crafts and lots of free time to hike/explore the canyon.

As our world has become more about cell phones and video games, this is a perfect weekend for grandparents and grandchildren to connect in a special way.

This camp is for grandparents raising their grandchildren or grandparents who just want to "embrace this time and capture the moment" with their grandchildren.

Adults – $75;

13-18 – $65;

6-12 – $53;

 

 

 

Senior Adult Retreats

For ages 55+

Sept. 4-6

Oct. 23-25

Each camp is designed to strengthen faith and form new friendships. Special programs and speakers, campfires, good food, fellowship, worship in God's great outdoors and relaxation are all part of this retreat experience for senior-age adults. All senior adults are invited to attend these retreats.

Call the dean of the retreat for price information.

Senior Adult Summit

Sept. 10-12

Join us for our SAS (Senior Adult Summit). The leadership team for this summit is very excited about the sessions, worship speakers, workshops, fun themed meals and even more stuff that will be offered to our participants.

We have an opening worship led by our very own Bishop Hayes, fun sessions that cover our great state of Oklahoma, workshops that are educational, fun and full of fellowship, themed meals that cover Northern Oklahoma, Southern Oklahoma, Eastern Oklahoma and Western Oklahoma and more!

$130

for a room for 3 people (2 nights of lodging and 6 meals)

$145

for a room for 2 people (2 nights of lodging and 6 meals)

Brochure and Registration for printing

Registration online by following the registration link on this page

Single Parent's Family Gathering

For all ages

June 22-24

August 10-12

Fun and spiritual renewal await you if you are a single parent household of any size, or style (including, but not limited to, non-custodial parents, grandparents, and military households) at the Single Parent Family Gathering. Parent and child/children are invited to come and be a part.

Our goal is to help you face the challenges that life has to offer, and offer you some quality time at one of our marvelous camp sites.

Our goal is to help you create wonderful memories as we swim, hike, and fellowship together. And who knows there might be a roasted marshmallow in their too!

Adults – $48;

13-18 – $38;

6-12 – $26;

2-5 – $10;

0-1 – Free

Special reduced pricing because of the generosity of local churches and individuals.

Family Gathering

For all ages

July 27-29

August 10-12

Bring the whole family for Family Gathering.

You will have the opportunity to share and grow with your family and with new families of friends.

We will hike, laugh, sing, swim, play, eat and relax together. Join us and you will discover new ideas for family activities and ways to build a stronger and happier family.

Families will lodge together and activities will include family time, adult time and children time.

Make this a priority and a new tradition for your family. Come and join others who have made this a tradition for their family. You will be glad you came.

Adults – $80;

13-18 – $70;

6-12 – $58;

2-5 – $27;

0-1 – Free

Young Adult Camp

Three Simple Rules

For ages 18-25

May 18-20

So you know you are too old to be in youth group anymore, but you still need to have a place of your own.

Especially with other young adults who are in transition in their lives just like you.

This camp will target the spiritual concerns of your age group, many of whom find themselves seeking an identity beyond high school. The focus will be on drawing closer to God while building relationships with each other.

Campers: $120

United Methodist Women

Spiritual Growth Retreat
Walk in Wholeness

Rev. Cindy Havlik, Senior Pastor of New Haven UMC in Tulsa will be the guest speaker leading this retreat for spiritual growth and theological developments. Women attending this retreat will grow in faith and understanding through prayer, Bible study, worship, reflection, and interaction with others.

April 27-29

Egan Camp

Contact: Donna Brashear, rdbrashear2001@sbcglobal.net, (918)224-8303

Toole Tyme

Mission is the UMW key emphasis. Women grow spiritually as the work and serve together. Join mission-minded women as they gather in love and service to help Cookson Hills prepare for Christmas.

Nov. 9-11

Cookson Hills Center

Contact: Annette Loos, (918)371-7988

United Nations/
Washington D.C

Seminar Tour
For Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors and students up to age 21 in their first two years of college.

This event happens over Spring Break for Oklahoma schools.

The youth will look at the seminar topic through the eyes of their faith and the eyes of guest speakers and lawmakers.

In New York, we will visit Times Square, the Empire State Building, Riverside Church, a Broadway play and other enjoyable sites. In Washington DC, the trip will include the Smithsonian Museums, the Holocaust Museum, the Capitol, a dinner theater and many other sites.

For more information contact Diana Northcutt, dnorthcutt@okumc.org,  (405)530-2144.

 

Next event spring of 2013

 

 

 

The Academy for Spiritual Formation

is a two-year covenant learning environment which combines academic learning and experience in spiritual disciplines.

The Five Day Academy for Spiritual Formation

is like the two-year Academy, but it consists of a single five-day session. The leadership team of Five Day Academies are chosen from alumni/ae of the two-year academies. The faculty of the Five-Day Academies are chosen from among the many outstanding spiritual leaders in seminaries, churches, and denominations in the United States.

November 5-10, 2012

Brochure/Registration
Online Registration

Note: See registration page for dates, locations, online registration.