2024 Summer Camp Registration

June 3-8 CYF Camp (grades 9-12)

June 10-14 Junior Camp (grades 3-5)

June 17-22 Chi Rho Camp (grades 6-8)

June 24-28 Sailing Camp (grades 6-12)

June 28-30 Discovery Camp (grades K-2 & adult)

July 1-5 Camp Agape (grades 6-8 in foster care)

DISCOVERY (GRADES K-2) June 28-30 ($112) Bring your mom, dad, grandparent or guardian and come discover camp. We will have a great weekend of fun, fishing, swimming, canoeing, worship, and crafts as we learn about camp. Directors: Revs. Anne and Jeff Bruce

JUNIOR (GRADES 3-5) June 10-14 ($235) In Junior Camp we offer a variety of interest groups (from fishing to bracelet making to soccer). Our campers learn to create and lead worship, work together in small groups, and build a compassionate camp community that they will never forget. Directors: Revs. Kara Foster and Jim Midkiff

CHI RHO (GRADES 6-8) June 17-22 ($290) A week at Chi Rho Camp is filled with
wacky large-group games, meaningful keynotes and worships, and small group gatherings for talking deeply about our faith. Directors: Spencer Campbell and Elizabeth Classen

SPIRIT SAILING (GRADES 6-12) June 24-28 ($340) At Spirit Sailing Camp we learn how to be faith people. Yes, we talk about God, we talk about Jesus, we talk about God’s Spirit. Yes, we use the water, wind and sailboats to learn of our faith. Sailing Camp is a hands-on experience at the tiller of a sailboat, as well as hands-on with faith. Learn how to talk like a sailor with faith language. Directors: Revs. Brandon Cook and Jerry Johns

CAMP AGAPE (GRADES 6-8) July 1-5 ($50 with scholarship) Camp Agape is a wonderful week of camp tailored to youth grades 6-8 in foster care. (See below for details about this unique camp experience.) Directors: Rev. Kristi Stuckel, Rev. Mark and Nancy Dycus.

CYF (GRADES 9-12) June 3-8 ($290) In addition to learning and growing in our faith through Bible study, Disciples Peace Fellowship interns teach us how to connect our faith to our practice when we return home. We spend our evenings building community with a scavenger hunt, game night, adventure night, talent night & Raise the Roof worship, and our senior beach party. Directors: Rev. Jamie Eubanks and Holly Alexander

How to Register for CYF, Chi Rho, Discovery, Junior, and Sailing Camps

We’re excited to again be offering online registration for our summer camp events. Payment will be made through your church. Here are the steps to register:

Step 1: Read the 2024 Camper Registration Guide–Lots of information for campers and those helping them register!

Step 2: Please register for 2024 camps (except Camp Agape found below) using this online registration link: https://forms.gle/1Kun5EgwK7EmZ9e19

Step 3: Take a copy of your confirmation to your pastor or youth leader.

Step 4: Pay your fee to your church.

Step 5: About 10 days before camp, watch for your camper letter to arrive in your email.

Step 6: Prepare any medications, along with your Bringing-Medication-to-Camp-Form-2024

Step 7: Join us at Camp Kum-Ba-Ya this summer. Yay!

Now Registering for Camp Agape!

Camp Kum-Ba-Ya and First Christian Church of Benton are partnering to host Camp Agape–a week of sleep away camp for up to 25 middle school youth (having completed grades 6, 7, or 8) who currently live in foster care.

Camp Agape combines Camp Kum-Ba-Ya’s spiritual mission of sharing God’s love, community, and belonging, with the emotional support, mentoring, and instruction in practical, everyday skills that youth in foster care will need in life. From the moment campers arrive, we aim for each one to feel the sense of belonging that comes from having a special place set aside just for them to sleep and be. When they leave at the end of the week, our aim is for each one to feel loved and valued as children of God, with skills to live and grow in relationships and in community.

It’s a fun week of swimming, fishing, hiking, campfires, s’mores, gaga ball, basketball, tetherball, worship, small groups, games, life skills, interest groups, crafts, and more as we are reminded that love is from God and that God’s love is an example of how to love others.

Who: Middle school youth in foster care who have completed grades 6, 7, or 8

When: Monday, July 1 (Registration begins at 10:00 a.m.) through Friday, July 5
Foster families are invited to attend our closing worship on July 5 that will begin at 10:00 a.m.

Where: Camp Kum-Ba-Ya, 4943 Barge Island Road, Benton, Kentucky on Kentucky Lake

Registration fee (with scholarship from First Christian Benton): $50 paid to Camp Kum-Ba-Ya, P.O. Box 1332, Madisonville, KY 42431

Directors: Rev. Kristi Stuckel and Rev. Mark and Nancy Dycus

How to Register for Camp Agape

Step 1: Read the 2024 Camp Agape Registration Guide

Step 2: Compete the online registration form at this link by June 1: https://forms.gle/wsXEz5qQe4uFJQwZ6

Step 3: Pay your $50 fee. Make your check payable to “Camp Kum-Ba-Ya” and mail to: Camp Kum-Ba-Ya, P. O. Box 1332, Madisonville, KY 42431. If you need to negotiate another payment option, please contact the West Area office (270-821-1332).Please note the name of the camper in the memo of the check.

Step 4: Share our Camp Agape Flyer with others who might like to attend.

Step 5: Prepare to come to camp. Find the camper packing list in the back of this guide. About 10 days before camp watch for your camper letter to arrive in your email. Updates about your camp will be sent to the email address you list on the registration form. General updates about summer camp are posted to the camp’s website [www.campkumbaya.org], our Facebook page, and the camp’s Twitter and Instagram pages (@CampKBY).

Step 6: Prepare any medications, along with your Bringing-Medication-to-Camp-Form-2024

Step 7: Join us for a great week of fun and learning. We can’t wait to see you at Camp Kum-Ba-Ya!

Camp Agape is sponsored by First Christian Church of Benton and Camp Kum-Ba-Ya, with generous support through a grant from the National Benevolent Association and donations from First Christian Church of Madisonville and donors like you. Thank you!

Camper Rules

CAMP-KBY-RULES 2024

Camper Commissioning Liturgy

Plan to send your campers off to camp with the prayers of your church. Ministries Across Generations offers a Camp Commissioning Liturgy for us to use in worship as we prepare to send our campers to Camp Kum-Ba-Ya. Use our graphics and our camp video to share why you love Camp Kum-Ba-Ya.

Send Your Campers Mail

You are invited to mail a letter (snail mail) or hand-deliver your letter(s) at camper drop-off. Be sure to write the requested delivery date on the envelope for your camper to receive your mail. To help the mail reach your camper in time, please mail at least a week early. Please put the camper’s home address as the return address so that we can forward it, if needed. Mail your letters to:

(Camper’s Name) (Camp Event–ex: Chi Rho Camp, CYF Camp, etc.)
Camp Kum-Ba-Ya
4943 Barge Island Rd.
Benton, KY42025

Apply to Be a Counselor

We are so thankful for our over 40 directors, counselors, and counselors-in-training who volunteered to make summer camp 2023 possible. Be a part of our 2024 team by applying below!