KAMP is a YOUTH GROUP!   Actually, its two youth groups in one: one for elementary school kids and one for middle school kids.  Elementary school kids (K—5th grade) are called KAMPers and middle school kids are called KAMP Kounselors.  As the name implies, part of the middle school role is to lead the younger kids by acting as a “big brother” or “big sister” to a younger KAMPer for part of the evening. But each group will also enjoy their own activities each week to help them form a cohesive and supportive group of friends their own age.

KAMP is FUN! We’ll start off each week with a few goofy games and wild stunts that will be fun for everyone. This will give the kids a great opportunity to get to know each other better and build new and lasting relationships with one another 

KAMP is SERVING!  We’ll spend time each week learning about the needs of the community.  Then, we’ll get our hands busy and get to work!  Some of the service ideas include collecting food for the Northern Illinois Food Bank and the People Resource Center, preparing care kits for homebound seniors, cooking and sharing a meal with PADS, raising funds to purchase medical supplies for a clinic in Haiti, creating toys and habitats for sheltered animals, taking care of our local environment, and creating birthday celebration boxes for needy children — just to name a few! This will help focus the kids’ call to share God’s love by helping their neighbor and will help give them a meaningful sense of purpose.

KAMP is PRAISE!  Finally, KAMP is  all about having fun while learning to praise God in new and exciting ways. We’ll use a variety of musical instruments — from bells and chimes to drum circles and a variety of rhythm instruments — to create a joyful noise to the Lord. We’ll lift our voices in song and put our creative energies to work in a variety of skits and “readers’ theater” scripts. And once a month (or so) we’ll share our creative praise with the congregation during worship, helping the kids to more actively participate and understand our Sunday worship services.