United Church Camping Award 2006–2008

At Connections 2008 we plan to continue the celebration to recognize outstanding staff and volunteers associated with United Church Camping and the extraordinary contributions they make to Camping Ministry and, most importantly, to the lives of children and youth who attend camps.

All camps are encouraged to nominate an individual who has demonstrated an energetic commitment toward the continued success of his or her camp (only one nomination per camp, please). Download the forms and return your nomination by the deadline of June 30, 2008.

• Invitation/Criteria
  [File Size: 32KB]
• Nomination Form
  [RTF File Size: 47KB]

Camping News

"Camping News" is a newsletter produced jointly by the Congregational, Educational, and Community Ministries Unit of the General Council Offices. Includes information on upcoming events such as 'Connections' the National Camping Conference, Duty of Care program reports, a special invitation to participate in the Special Celebration of United Church Camping, recommended resources, and much more.

Camping News, Fall 2007 issue
[File Size: 330KB]

Camping News, Spring 2007 issue
[File Size: 291KB]

Camping News, November 2006 issue
[File Size: 539KB]

Camping News, April 2006 issue
[File Size: 408KB]

Camping Standards Manual

The Camping Standards Manual, Revised Edition 2007, in effect for the 2007 season, is now available online. Each camp will receive a printed copy in April.

The site visit tool has been incorporated into this manual to facilitate identifying the measures used to determine compliance.

• Camping Standards Manual, Revised Edition 2007
  [File Size: 76 pp / 390 KB]

For camps that may need assistance in writing policies and procedures, the following "Guidelines for Developing Policies and Procedures" may prove helpful. The guidelines address the process and addresses formatting and language.

• Writing Policies Guidelines
  [File size: 7 pp. / 32 KB]

If you have any questions about the Camping Standards, please email Bev Oag or telephone (416) 231-7680, ext. 4094.

United Church Camping - Contact Information

If you have any questions or comments about Camping in the United Church of Canada, please contact:

Congregational, Educational, and Community Ministries Unit
The United Church of Canada
3250 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M8X 2Y4
Tel: (416) 231-7680 ext 4151
Fax: (416) 231-3103

Staff Liaisons:
Bev Oag (Duty of Care – including Camping Standards/Policies, and Accreditation)
Judy Sullivan (Lead Staff for Camping Ministries, Editor of ‘Camping News’)

United Church Camping Website - Contact Information

Webminder
In the near future, this site will become part of the new united-church.ca. Until then, high-priority updates will be made to this site. Thanks for your patience during this time of transition. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Judy Sullivan.

Please note: we no longer display the full email address, e.g. <username@domain-name.ca> on any of our website pages. The reason for this decision is a strategy to cope with a huge amount of unsolicited and junk email. However, if your browser supports javascript, you may click on the e-mail address links, e.g. webminder at uccancamping.org and an email session should open in a separate browser window. If you are experiencing difficulties, please contact the webminder for assistance.