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Camp Barnabas at Table Rock Lake
Shell Knob, Missouri
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(417) 858-1127
info[AT]campbarnabas.org
1380 Eternity Lane
Shell Knob, Missouri 65747
WINTER (OFF-SEASON) OFFICE ADDRESS:
PO Box 3200 Springfield, MO 65808
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CAMPER AGES: 7-45
TYPE OF CAMP: Overnight/Sleepaway.
CAMPER GENDER(S): Coed Campers.
AFFILIATION(S): Christian.
BRIEF CAMP DESCRIPTION: At Camp Barnabas, we believe everyone was uniquely created by God with a purpose. We adapt all of our camp activities so our campers, no matter their diagnosis, can participate. Through the life-changing experiences at Camp Barnabas, they are shown their worth and that they can live a life of ability.
SPECIAL NEEDS CAMPERS: Camp Barnabas exists to provide people with special needs and chronic illnesses life-changing opportunities. We adapt all of the normal camp activities so that our campers can participate, no matter their diagnoses.
CAMP INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES OFFERED:
Fine Arts/Crafts, Basketball, Baseball, Soccer, Swimming, Waterfront/Aquatics, Volleyball, Team Sports, Adventure, Wilderness/Nature, and more. Canoeing, Fishing, Archery, Rifles, Laser Tag, Camping.
CAMP PROGRAM INFO: We offer acceptance and love to more than 1,500 campers with special needs and chronic diseases and their siblings. Through adaptive activities, people with physical, intellectual, and/or medical challenges become participants, not observers, in the world around them. They leave Camp Barnabas knowing they are uniquely created to live lives of ability. Over 2,500 volunteers come through our gates every summer to serve these special people. We also hire and train 150-200 of some of the best college students in the country every summer as staff to serve and encourage our campers and volunteers. The experiences that are gained at Camp Barnabas become more than a week at camp, they are life-changing.
CAMP LEADERSHIP CIT/LIT PROGRAMS: We offer a position for our 2nd year and above campers to train in a volunteer position in various leadership positions at camp.
CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: We provide a camper scholarship fund so that we never need to turn a camper away due to financial reasons.
YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS: From August-May we offer a school for our college-aged campers called Barnabas Prep. Barnabas Prep is an independent living-learning experience that is designed to help young adults move closer to reaching their full potential and to guide each student toward a meaningful life of independence and spiritual growth.
CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
We offer 13 weeks of camp in two locations in Missouri. Each week is divided by age and diagnoses. Please visit Our Camp Website Link: www.campbarnabas.org for complete information.
SUMMER CAMP JOBS:
We look for some of the best college-aged guys and girls across the country to work with our campers and volunteers for a summer. Apply at: Our Camp Website Link: www.campbarnabas.org.
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