United Church of Canada Camping

National Camping Sunday

Each year, the final Sunday in April is designated as National Camping Sunday. The worship service and activities on this Sunday are designed to:

Increase visibility of the church's ministry of residential camping
Give visibility to local United Church camp(s)
Help people recall their memories and experiences of church camping.

DID YOU KNOW?

There are approximately 75 United Church and affiliated camps.
Collectively these camps have upwards of 50,000 people (children, youth and adults).
Camps are supported by hundreds of volunteers across the country who serve as camp board members, volunteer staff, chaplains, nurses, and many other roles.
Church camping is a ministry of evangelism and outreach to children, youth and adults.

WORSHIP IDEAS
Below are some resources for those giving leadership on NATIONAL CAMPING SUNDAY (or another date of your choosing.) Plans for worship and congregational time may involve:

organizing a display which includes photos, brochures and crafts from your local church camp;
a large poster advertising the dates of summer camp programs. If your camp has a promotional slide show, have it available for use during or after the service;
ordering United Church Camping bulletins and brochures from the United Church Resource Distribution (UCRD);
inviting camp committee people to talk about their summer camp program;
making a banner with the United Church Camp logo;
asking the church choir to prepare a camp song for the anthem.