“Serve one another in love” Galations 5:13
Come join us for a day camp focused on serving our local community! Any incoming 4th grader through incoming 7th grader in fall of 2026 is invited to attend Explorations, July 27th through July 30th. We will meet at the church each morning Monday through Thursday at 10a and finish our day back at the church for pick-up at 2pm. We provide the transportation for all campers, which consists of using our church van and having adult leaders use their vehicles as well. Each of these days will be mission and outreach focused. Serving others is a foundational aspect of our faith development! We will grow as a group in fellowship through giving back in various ways.
The goal of the week will be to give experiences that will allow us to learn about needs in our local community and how it takes all of us to support one another! We will be serving places like local resource pantries, where we get to learn from each host site on what they do in their area to support others. We may be sorting donations, or prepping items to be ready to give. Each of these organizations we have partnered with for many years through this camp, and each of them offer unique experiences that allow each day to be different.
Monday, July 27th – Seminary Hill Farm
Learning about their organic farm and ways that they support the community with fresh food. Harvesting produce will be one of our tasks.
Tuesday, July 28th – Sunrise Sanctuary
We will be working on shoveling pasture areas, stalls, and grooming animals. These animals are all extremely “people-friendly” and love to have us as visitors!
Wednesday, July 29th – Worthington UMC. We will be working on ministry projects that are active in our own church. One of our projects will be working with The Riverside Sewing Guild. They will teach us how to make stuffed animals for children who are at Riverside Hospital. We will also be contributing to our Mat Ministry, where we learn how to turn plastic grocery bags into waterproof mats and other household items for those in our community who are unhoused
Thursday, July 30th – Location still TBD! We will likely work with one of our local food and resource pantries! Locations we have visited in the past are the Worthington Resource Pantry and Westerville Area Resource Ministries for reference.
Cost
Cost will be $30 per child. We will be making a packed lunch each morning to bring with us – so please let me know about any food allergies or accommodations we will need to make. You may pay ahead online by visiting Worthington UMC’s payment site and selecting “Explorations”.
Registration
Registration will only be considered confirmed once payment is also made. We ask you to please complete registration and payment by Friday, July 17th. We have to arrange transportation for each day, and knowing our numbers of students each day is vital in coordinating.
To register your child, click on the button above.
*If you are interested in being an adult chaperone for a day or more, we would love to have you! We will need volunteers to help make the week happen. You can sign up at the same site to volunteer, or simply e-mail Ashley Gerard.
