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Pastor & Youth Leader Morning at JOY Camp

Location: Camp Reynoldswood, 621 Reynoldswood Rd., Dixon

Joy Camp

Pastor & Youth Leader Morning at JOY Camp

Tuesday, June 25th
9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

Camp Reynoldswood
621 Reynoldswood Rd., Dixon, IL 

Goal: Introduce leaders in our conference to a longstanding, Christ-centered summer camp and provide them with sufficient knowledge about JOY Camp to speak confidently to the families they serve about the ministry they witnessed at camp.

Tentative Agenda:

  • Meet and Greet
  • Introduction to JOY Camp and Camp Reynoldswood
  • Question and Answer session with JOY Camp Directors
  • Tour of the campgrounds and observation of camp activities
  • Lunch (provided) and Fellowship 

To help ensure enough food and to include all dietary restrictions, please RSVP to JOY Camp Director, Payton Keithley, at payton.keithley@joycamp.org.

Questions: Payton Keithley, payton.keithley@joycamp.org (815) 520 2299 (call or text)

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