Programs 2023

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We are excited to share our 2023 summer camp and retreat programs with you! Discover 5 awesome sites with over 100 programs. Summer Camp provides endless laughter, meaningful worship, and important friendships. Retreats provide a unique experience in a beautiful setting. We are still adding programs for this year, so if you don’t find the program you’re looking for, please check back again, or check in with the site you hope to attend.

You can quickly browse them by site or filter the programs below to pinpoint the perfect fit. Feel free to contact us with any questions.

Casowasco

The Great Casowasco Challenge

June 25 - June 30

Game on, Casowasco Warriors! Think of this as Reality TV meets Color Games meets Crazy Casowasco Olympics. Love sports like soccer or basketball? Are you more the creative-type looking for a starring role or wanting to mold and paint? Enjoy crazy camp games like GaGa or 9 Square in the Air? Or do you enjoy puzzle-solving, code-deciphering, and all around general wackiness? If any of these are you, then pack your super hero cape and get ready for TGCC!

Satellites (no extra charge):

  • Highlands Challenger (Includes outdoor cooking, hiking, fire building, and an overnight)
  • Destination High Ropes (Progress with your team from initiatives/low ropes to High Ropes)
  • Artrageous (Express yourself through watercolors, weaving, clay, and crafting
  • 9-11, 12-14, and 15-17
  • $650/695/795
Aldersgate

Aldersgate- Splash Zone

July 2 - July 7

Splish-splash! Have you ever wished to spend more time at the Waterfront while at Aldersgate? Let’s start the summer off right with Splash Zone! In Splash Zone, campers will participate in water-based fun from racing sunken canoes and competing in slip & slide kickball to a floating lunch and sandcastle building. Campers may also get a chance to Soak their Counselor before the end of the week!

  • 8-12
  • 495
Aldersgate

Aldersgate – Night Owls

July 2 - July 7

Hoo-hoo! Do you like to stay up all night? Are you a night owl? Then this week at Aldersgate is for you! Our Night Owls will have marvelous opportunities to experience all the fun the evenings can be. Join us for a Glow-in-the-Dark Carnival and stargazing. In addition, campers will participate in many of our camp classics like Skittle Skattle Battle and Night Raiders.

  • 13 - 17
  • 495
Aldersgate

Aldersgate – Musical Theater

July 2 - July 7

Musical Theater Camp is designed to provide an active, creative learning experience where students have the ability to interact with instructors and campers, while working and rehearsing together – and having fun! This is for campers who wish to be immersed in musical theater or those who are eager to experience the joy of dancing, singing, and acting onstage. Campers will work on preparing and rehearsing for auditions. Throughout the week instructors will train campers in voice, movement, and acting while working together to produce and present a showcase performance on the final day of camp.

  • 13 - 17
  • 495
Casowasco

You Can’t Do That at Camp: Outrageous Edition

July 2 - July 7

Original You Can’t returns, but this time it’s the Outrageous Edition! As a You Can’ter, choose a Club like Sports, Creative Arts, The Great Outdoors, or Fusion (combine two or more camptivities and create a brand new one!) for the morning and then two or three camptivities like Archery, SUP, Friendship Bracelets, or Wacky Games (like GaGa!), etc., for your afternoon or evening. Special events vary by session (unless you’re a Tweeker, in which case you’ll get them all) but may include: Night of the Ninja (Sneak Out with an upgrade!); July 4th Fireworks on the Lake (Can you guess which week that will be?), Ice Cream for Breakfast (Okay, we’ll do that both weeks!), OMC: Outrageous Mass Chaos (a game you won’t soon forget!) and Medieval Mayhem: A Casowasco Renaissance Festival. Get ready for making Outrageous friends, experiencing Outrageous fun and discovering how Outrageous life is as a Jesus follower!

  • 10-11, 12-14, and 15-17
  • $650/695/795
Casowasco

You Can’t Do That at Camp: Outrageous Tweekers

July 2 - July 14

What’s a Tweeker? A camper who spends TWO weeks plus an Outrageous weekend at Casowasco! Tweekers enjoy three times the Outrageous You Can’t fun packed into an Outrageous two week program! This is summer camp as it is meant to be. Some say the Tweekend is the most amazing part…others just love being at Casowasco longer and even say two weeks is not long enough. So, what is it really? Well, You Can’t is a legacy camp program filled with the craziest camp ideas you can imagine…Outrageous is defined by the dictionary as exceeding the limits of what is usual or fantastic. Each week you will choose favorite camptivities and write your own schedule plus experience special events like Ice Cream for Breakfast, Night of the Ninja, July 4th Fireworks on the Lake, Medieval Mayhem, and Night at the Oscars. How about a late night or two with sleep-ins? Oh, and don’t forget the Tweekend complete with its own incredible Outrageous events (Extreme Rock, Paper, Scissors anyone?) See you there! Please do not attempt this at home, we’re professionals. We’re serious!

  • 10-11, 12-14, and 15-17
  • $1300/1345/1445
Casowasco

LEAD (Leadership Experience Action Discipleship)

July 2 - July 14

Step One: We are looking for campers we believe will benefit most from the program, are of a maturity level that will allow them to think of others before themselves, and are already disciples of Jesus Christ. You will complete an application and references as part of the registration process, plus fulfill an interview requirement. If you are not chosen for the program, any fees already paid on your behalf are fully refundable. We welcome you to apply if you think you have what it takes — let’s find out together! At LEAD, the first week includes intensive training sessions, bonding as a team, and good ole’ camp fun, Second week provides opportunities to try out what you have learned under the guiding hand of experienced Casowasco role models. Enrollment and the application process end for LEAD on March 31.

LEAD 2023 Application

  • 15 - 17
  • $1300/1345/1445
Casowasco

SALT (Servant Action Leadership Training)

July 2 - July 14

Teen Leadership Development Program (TLDP)

These programs are selective,  growing, and continuing to develop. Our focus is on building up young leaders who will be the change makers tomorrow. All are designed for high schoolers maturing in their faith and wanting to take it to the next level. They are about Casowasco fun — you’ll participate in You Can’t, make new friends, and enjoy being a camper. They are about developing a servant leader’s heart. They are about living your faith — in a way that others can clearly identify what you believe and whom you follow. They are about discipleship and the challenge of following Jesus. 

Step Two is by invitation only and campers must have completed at least one year of LEAD (or previously, CIT). Campers invited to participate will receive invitations by February 15 along with application requirements. Enrollment/applications will be accepted until March 31.

  • 16 - 18
  • $960
Aldersgate

Aldersgate – Lil’ Gators Mini

July 9 - July 11

Lil’ Gators Mini is a 2-night camping program for campers who are interested in experiencing Aldersgate for the first time. Lil’ Gators Mini will have jam-packed days of trying something new! You can be an artist in the art room, play Gaga Ball or Carpetball, or be a nature explorer going on wilderness expeditions to the bog or the Slingshot Range. Come make new friends, discover your favorite parts of summer camp, and become a part of our Aldersgator community.

  • 7 - 10
  • 195
Aldersgate

Aldersgate – Lil’ Gators

July 9 - July 14

Once you’re an Aldersgator, you are always an Aldersgator! This is a program for young campers who are interested in experiencing all the fun of Aldersgate in one whole week! Our Lil’ Gators will go on wilderness expeditions and bog walks, be creative in the art room, and play sports and games like Gaga Ball. Lil’ Gators will also enjoy Aldersgator games like Skittle Skattle Battle, Hungry Hungry Gators, and Rescue the Aldersgator.

  • 7 - 12
  • 495
Aldersgate

Aldersgate – Athletes, Artists & Aldersgators

July 9 - July 14

Are you interested in an Aldersgator Expedition? Do you want to explore all of the various summer activities at Aldersgate? Our Aldersgator Expedition will go on wilderness expeditions and visit the Slingshot Range, participate in Tie-Dye Tuesday and other art room adventures, and play Nuke Em. Aldersgator Expedition will also enjoy Aldersgator games like Skittle Skattle Battle, Hungry Hungry Gators, and Rescue the Aldersgator.

  • 13 - 17
  • 495
Aldersgate

Aldersgate – Ropes & Rivers

July 9 - July 14

Enjoy a weeklong adventure in the Adirondack Mountains. Experience white water rafting, hiking, canoeing, an extreme ropes course, and more!
*In partnership with our friends at Skye Farm!

  • 13 - 17
  • 700
Casowasco

You Can’t Do That at Camp: Outrageous Edition

July 9 - July 14

Original You Can’t returns, but this time it’s the Outrageous Edition! As a You Can’ter, choose a Club like Sports, Creative Arts, The Great Outdoors, or Fusion (combine two or more camptivities and create a brand new one!) for the morning and then two or three camptivities like Archery, SUP, Friendship Bracelets, or Wacky Games (like GaGa!), etc., for your afternoon or evening. Special events vary by session (unless you’re a Tweeker, in which case you’ll get them all) but may include: Night of the Ninja (Sneak Out with an upgrade!); July 4th Fireworks on the Lake (Can you guess which week that will be?), Ice Cream for Breakfast (Okay, we’ll do that both weeks!), OMC: Outrageous Mass Chaos (a game you won’t soon forget!) and Medieval Mayhem: A Casowasco Renaissance Festival. Get ready for making Outrageous friends, experiencing Outrageous fun and discovering how Outrageous life is as a Jesus follower!

  • 10-11, 12-14, and 15-17
  • $650/695/795
Casowasco

Campolodeon

July 9 - July 14

Experience an Ooey-gooey S’mores Campfire, awesome camptivities (like swimming, kayaking, sling shots, crafts, and more), Skittle Skattle Battle, Ice Cream for Breakfast (That’s right — Breakfast!), and earning all kinds of beads…we do it all. Oh yeah, Campo is the program where you might get slimed (or maybe make it to take home)! Play GaGa, go jump in the lake, and use your detective skills to solve a mystery or win a scavenger hunt. Meet new friends and hang out with cool counselors. Get here for HUGE fun, HUGE new experiences, and HUGE opportunities to learn about God

  • 7-9
  • $650/695/795
Aldersgate

Aldersgate – Mystery Camp

July 16 - July 21

Daring detectives and curious clue-seekers, join us this week to solve the mysteries all week long. We need your help to escape Fellowship Hall, craft codebreakers, and uncover the culprit in our camp-wide Clue. And together we’ll have a chance to investigate what God can do in all of our lives.

  • 8 - 12
  • 495
Aldersgate

Aldersgate – Camp, Roles, and Adventure NEW!

July 16 - July 21

It’s everything you love about camp – with a twist! Games, swimming, nature, arts and crafts, new friendships and more! This week, campers will be storytellers and adventurers. Together, you and new friends will solve puzzles and find clues in this table-top RPG where you play as yourself: the camper. Roll for inspiration!

  • 13 - 17
  • 495
Aldersgate

Aldersgate- Leaders in Training

July 16 - July 21

Do you love spending time at Aldersgate? Are you interested in learning more about yourself, becoming a leader, and camp? Have you ever thought “I wish I worked here!”? If yes – we encourage you to join us at our Leaders-in-Training camp. This week is dedicated to developing leadership and teamwork skills and learning about Aldersgate’s history while still spending plenty of time participating in your favorite camp activities. Help lead activities with younger campers, spend a night in the Yurts, cook over the fire, enjoy the waterfront, and tackle team challenges with us as a Leader-in-Training!

  • 16 - 17
  • 300
Casowasco

Time Jumpers

July 16 - July 21

Jump in our TARDIS and join Dr. Who for a spin, climb aboard the WABAC with Mr. Peabody and Sherman for a trip through time, or get your seatbelt on with Marty and Doc Brown in a time machine made from a modified DeLorean DMC-12…however you do it, get here! Experience Gold Rush excitement in the Wild West, search for buried treasure with pirates, or durst ye try your hand at archery or jousting or juggling during Medieval Mayhem! The perfect opportunity to race through time, so get your poodle skirt, toga, chain mail, leg warmers, or tie dye on for this mad dash through the decades!

Satellites (no extra charge):

  • Highlands Sampler (Includes outdoor cooking, hiking, fire building, and an overnight)
  • Whodunit? (Solve the mystery of the Crazy Casowasco Caper and try our Escape Room/Trail)
  • AquaBlast (Loads of fun on, in, and around the water)
  • 7-9, 10-12, 13-15, and 15-17
  • $650/695/795
Casowasco

JAM

July 23 - July 28

JAM at Casowasco exists to bring together the best of summer…sunshine, friends, music, water, expressing yourself in new ways, and learning about God. Enjoy a jammin’ week…soak in the views, play in and on the water (Try SUP or catch a fish), make music with friends, star in tonight’s chapel skit, or create with a new medium every day. Choose your camptivities — discover new ones or enjoy the tried and true. Bring your instrument and gather ‘round the campfire for a JAM session! Get ready to celebrate a special birthday on July 31 and participate in your first Quidditch Tourney. Join the fun for the Beach Bum Water Carnival! Perform for Casowasco’s Got Talent! Every day will be JAM-packed with fun and friends.

Satellites (no extra charge):

  • Dramatic Arts (Act, write a play, make a prop, and see the world from center stage)
  • Beach Bums (Loads of fun on, in, and around the water)
  • Artrageous (Express yourself through watercolors, weaving, clay, and crafting)
  • 9-11, 12-14, and 15-17
  • $650/695/795
Aldersgate

Aldersgate- Aldersgate Adventure Jr

July 30 - August 4

Aldersgate Adventure Jr. is for younger campers who have an adventurous spirit! Come and experience a week in the Aldersgate Outpost while living in the Yurts. Hike around camp, nock arrows at the Archery Range, or cook breakfast over a campfire. Each day will be a chance for a new adventure as we grow in our faith and friendships!

  • 8 - 12
  • 495
Aldersgate

Aldersgate – Horse Camp

July 30 - August 4

Horse Camp is a wonderful opportunity that brings together a classic week at camp – and the ranch! Each morning Horse Camp will travel to Stillmeadow Ranch in Turin, where you can go on trail rides and tend to the animals. Then in the afternoons you’ll be back at Aldersgate to enjoy swimming and boating at the waterfront, boondoggling and tie-dying in the art room, and playing volleyball and other games around the campsite!

  • 13 - 17
  • $675
Casowasco

Club Casowasco

July 30 - August 4

Enjoy your own resort hideaway on Owasco Lake! Choose your camptivities while enjoying camp-wide special events and theme days. Special events like the Casowasco Regatta, Amazing Race, and Open Mic/Improv Night as well as theme days like C5 (Cosmic Casowasco Cartoon Comic Con), Wacky Wednesday (what will happen next?), Tropical Thursday, and Casowasco Spirit Day! Get your costumes ready and be ready to rock the dock at the Club!

  • 10-11, 12-14, and 15-17
  • $650/695/795
Aldersgate

Aldersgate – Horse Camp Jr NEW!

August 6 - August 11

Horse Camp Jr. is a new opportunity for our younger campers to experience both camp and the ranch! On Monday – Thursday mornings Horse Camp Jr. will travel to Stillmeadow Ranch in Turin, where you will learn how to tend to animals and ride a horse! Then in the afternoons you’ll be back at Aldersgate to swim at the waterfront, make friendship bracelets and tie-dye, and play sports & games!

  • 8 - 12
  • $655
Aldersgate

Aldersgate Adventure

August 6 - August 11

Join us for the final adventures of Summer 2023! Aldersgate Adventure will spend the week living in Yurts at the Aldersgate Outpost, where you can cook meals and hang out with new friends around the campfire. Test your survival skills and go on adventures of the week, including a floating lunch in a canoe on Brantingham Lake, checking out the stars at night, and nocking arrows at the Archery Range. Aldersgate Adventure will also participate in camp activities like Skittle Skattle Battle, scavenger hunts, and the Aldersgate Olympics.

  • 13 - 17
  • $495
Casowasco

Summer’s Last Blast

August 6 - August 11

Our last youth session is loaded with all the incredible stuff that makes camp rock! We only have six days to celebrate so expect a schedule that’s packed with the best camptivities and special events of 2023. You’ll have to make hard choices about your schedule to do it all, but at least you’ll have plenty of fun trying. Celebrate at a Special SLB Party…have more than the legal amount of fun and experience end of summer at your home away from home, Casowasco!

  • 7-9, 10-12, 12-14, and 15-17
  • $650/695/795
Asbury

Craft & Quilt Retreat: Fall Gathering 2023

October 20 - October 22

Craft & Quilt Retreat

Oct. 20 – 22, 2023

Spend a whole weekend doing the craft that you love whether it is quilting, paper crafting, painting, needlework and more. Sleep in, stay up late or take a moment for a scenic walk.  Begin and end each day with centering moments from God.

Dorene Swick will be with us bringing many of her punches, stamps, and creative equipment for us to use and will teach us techniques from her years of experience paper crafting.

Optional time with a massage therapist to get those kinks out and help you relax is included.

Package A: Friday – Saturday, All inclusive package with 1 overnight, your very own table to use, 3 fresh and healthy meals, linens, and snacks. $113 triple room, $131 double room, $161 single room (limited)

Package B: Friday – Sunday, All inclusive package with 2 overnight accommodations, your very own table to use, 5 fresh and healthy meals, linens, and snacks. $178 triple room, $200 double room, $236 single room (limited)

Add Thursday, October 19: 1 extra night and 3 extra meals, $82

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Package A: Friday – Saturday, All inclusive package with 1 overnight, your very own table to use, 3 fresh and healthy meals, linens, and snacks. $113 triple room, $131 double room, $161 single room (limited) Package B: Friday – Sunday, All inclusive package with 2 overnight accommodations, your very own table to use, 5 fresh and healthy meals, linens, and snacks. $178 triple room, $200 double room, $236 single room (limited) Add Thursday, October 19: 1 extra night and 3 extra meals, $82

Tagged: Adult Program, Creative Arts

  • This program is for adults only
  • Package A (see above for details): $113-$161, Package B (see above for details): $178-$236