Sr. High Boys Camp 2024

Update: 5/31/24 Info at bottom

*Attention to Parents Registering:  If you are registering for your child, please note that this is a multi-step process. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have questions.

1. After you login or create an account for yourself, you need to add your child as a family member to register him for camp.  Details of how to do that can be found here:  Setting up a Family Account. 
2. Once complete, login as your child by selecting the drop down next to your picture in the top right, select the appropriate opportunity, and then apply. 
3. To verify that you are registering your son, his name will be at the top of the application page. 

Overview:

The Apostolic Christian Senior High Boys Camp was started in 1994 by a group of Illinois Brothers who saw the tremendous potential for further reaching our young men for Christ. Great activities (swimming, field games, basketball, ping pong), fellowship and food are the highlights of this weekend camp. Boys are challenged by their counselors, special speakers, and by songs to live in a way that pleases the Lord and brings glory to His name.

This is a 3 day, 2 night, camp for high school boys that have just finished their Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, or Senior years.  The weekend follows a main theme with three primary subtopics structuring the three day weekend.  Students will be split into cabins and lead by a pair of Apostolic Christian Brothers from around the country (please reach out to us if you'd like to be a cabin leader!).  The weekend includes a lot of organized games, team challenges, free time, framed around cabin-lead Bible study and devotion and guest speakers presenting on our weekend theme.  More details are provided in your registration confirmation email.  Additionally, please reach out to us with any questions; [email protected].

Our purpose is:

1. To allow high school boys to interact with young Christian men who are excited about their faith and to establish positive role model relationships with those Brothers.

2. To build friendships between boys from the various Apostolic Christian churches.

3. To address issues that high school boys are facing in school and society and to teach them how to deal with those pressures according to God’s Word.


UPDATE: 5/31/24
The information below was emailed to all registered campers as of 5/31/24.  The Canoe Waiver and Bus sign-up form are linked in the original email only.  Please refer to your email for those forms or reach out to us via email.

 

Dear Students:

We are thankful for the opportunity to share the weekend of June 7-9 with you at our annual Apostolic Christian Senior High School Boys Camp.  We sincerely covet your prayers, as God’s blessing for this camp is crucial for the weekend to be a success.  Thank you for praying for us.

This email includes:

• Bus and transportation
• What To Pack
• CANOEING Liability Waiver

Bus and Transportation:

The camp will be held at Hanging Rock Christian Camp in West Lebanon, IN (www.hangingrock.org).  Our camp administration on-site cell phones are (309) 857-5422 or (309) 361-5588.  Apostolic Christian Senior High Boy’s Camp is a three day camp (Friday 11:30am to Sunday 12:30pm) and we ask that your son attend all three days.

Bus Schedule:
A bus route will begin at Peoria, IL stopping at Morton and Bloomington on the way to camp and then reversing the route on the way home.  
(Please sign up to ride the bus (see email for form link).  DO NOT sign up if you have other travel arrangements.  Please submit your response by Monday morning so that we are sure to have enough seats :)

Friday

• 7:30 am CDT- Peoria Area boys should be at the Peoria church.  A bus will depart from the church at 7:40 am.
• 8:05 am CDT- We will arrive at the south west corner of the Wal-Mart parking lot (on E Courtland St. and N. Morton Avenue) in Morton to pick up the Morton Area boys.  The bus will leave promptly at 8:15 am.
• 8:50 am CDT- We will arrive at the AC Church in Bloomington to pick up the Bloomington Area boys.  The bus will leave promptly at 9:00 am
  (NOTE: we are no longer using Farm and Fleet like we have in past years)

Sunday

• 12:30 pm EDT -Bus leaves Camp & will drop off boys at these times:
• 1:00 pm CDT - Arrive in Bloomington at the AC Church
• 1:45 pm CDT - Arrive in Morton at the Wal-Mart parking lot
• 2:20 pm CDT - Arrive at the Peoria at the AC church

Non-Central Illinois Parents:
You are responsible for bringing your son(s) to camp on Friday and picking them up on Sunday.  You may also meet the bus at the Bloomington, Morton, or Peoria stops. Please fill out the bus sign up (above) if you are meeting at one of the bus locations. 

What to Pack:

The following is a list of items to bring:

• Sleeping bag/bedding, pillow
• Swimming trunks, beach towel for pool
• Ball Glove and or SpikeBall Net (optional)
• Toiletries
• Wash cloth/towel 
• Soap/shampoo
• Sweatshirt or jacket for cool weather
• Sunscreen
• Bible

Please do NOT bring:  electronics, fireworks, or weapons.

Canoeing Liability Waiver

If you signed up for Canoeing and NOT Basketball, please sign the waiver form below.  This is a waiver specifically for the canoeing facility and was not part of your camp waiver you signed during registration.  If you are playing in the basketball tournament on Saturday, you DO NOT need to sign this.

Sign Canoe Waiver (see your email)

• Select “sign up as guest”, select the 9am time.  You do not need your driver’s license.

Once again, we thank you for your prayers and allowing your son(s) to be a part of our camp.  If you have any questions, please call one of the committee members.