Our students are heading off to summer camp again this year and we opened up our sign-ups for summer camp!

Each year, we partner with other EFCA churches in St. Louis to put on King’s Kids Camp and it is an awesome time where our students have had a lot of fun and grown in their walk with Jesus. This is a joint camp we do with both Quest Students and Quest Kids for 4th-9th grade students. It is a great week and we hope your students are able to join us!

Here are some of the details for King’s Kids Camp 2023:

Save the date: July 16-21 (Sunday afternoon drop-off and Friday evening pickup)

Location: Camp Wartburg, IL. It’s a little less than 1 hour away from Quest.

Registration: Online at https://www.kkcstl.com/

Cost: $350

• On the website it says cost is $400/camper but we have decided to lower the cost for students at Quest. You only need to pay $350.
• Quest also will cover the cost for students who are old enough to do high ropes. 

Payment (Checks or PayPal)

Pay by check

• Checks are made payable to “King’s Kids Camp” and you can give it to Johnathan Walker or it can be dropped in the offering box at church. 
• On the website it says you also are able to mail it to Bethesda Church, but it will be a little easier on our end if you give us the check and we will submit them for payment.
• Please list your camper’s name in the memo.

Pay by card through Quest’s PayPal account (Not Venmo)

• This year we had to make a change with our online payment and we will not be using the Venmo account that we utilized last year.
• Let Johnathan know if you would like to pay by card at church and he will set up the details with Angela Harmann.

Scholarships

• We also have scholarships available for students who need financial support to come to camp. We really want everyone to be able to come so please let Johnathan Walker know if you have a need.

Who can come: Students entering 4th – 9th grade. Older high school students have leadership opportunities to serve at camp as a counselor.

• Students going into 4th-9th grade this fall are able to come as campers. 

• High school students ages 16+ can come as junior counselors, age 15 can come as junior staff. 

• Junior staff (Age 15)
  • This is a dual role where 15 year old sophomore students are able to participate in almost all of the regular camper activities but there are some additional leadership opportunities and responsibilities. It is a great experience to be able to have the camp experience and be able to serve other students. 
  • Junior staff still have to pay for camp but please talk to Johnathan Walker if you need financial support to attend.

• Junior counselors (Ages 16+) 
  • Counselors help lead cabin groups and are paired with an older experienced leader. This is an awesome leadership opportunities for students growing in their faith to be able to invest in younger students.
  • Counselors do not have to pay for camp.

All counselors (junior staff and counselors) apply online by clicking the “volunteer application” link.

Activities: Each day there is time spent in a larger group session with worship, messages, and skits. Then each day there are all sorts of breakout activities for cabins like sports, crafts, swimming, music, high ropes, kayaking, and archery. There is time each day in groups called “worship workshops” where students get to work on a project of that honors God in a creative way (art, music, etc).

Let us know if you have any questions about camp and be praying for our group as we prepare for this summer. You can reach Johnathan at 314-403-9201 or email him at Johnathan.walker@questchurchstl.org