Friends in ministry,

The 2023 summer camping season at Tall Oaks is coming together nicely! All of our camps have had directors in place since late fall of 2022 and they have been hard at work recruiting their staff, preparing keynotes, and planning for faith-filled experiences for the children and youth in our congregations.

A camp packet will be sent to you via email by the end of this week (with a paper version arriving next week). That packet will contain all the information you need to promote camp and help your church families register. So that you have some of the information now, know that all camp registrations will take place at our new Disciples Camping website: www.kcdisciplescamps.org

As we make our final preparations for the coming mailing, we need your help: please contact me at lara@hcckc.org if your congregation is offering a discounted registration for your church families. We can add this discount into the registration forms (or update your discount if the amount has changed from what you have offered in the past) if you let us know the percentage that your church plans to pay. 

If you are interested in counseling a particular camp, feel free to let us know so that we can pass your name on to our camp directors. Finally, if you have any questions about the camping program, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We are committed to making summer 2023 a great experience all around, and that is only possible with your partnership!

Blessings,

Rev. Dr. Lara Blackwood Pickrel

Chair of GKC Camp & Conference Committee

lara@hcckc.org

816.863.3692

P.S. The application period for Regional Youth Cabinet is currently OPEN!  If you have a sophomore or junior (or an adult who enjoys working with youth) in your congregation who you believe would be a good fit for this high school leadership program, please encourage them to apply using the attached applications. Registration forms are due on March 17th and letters of recommendation are due on March 24th.