Camp Spirit celebrates your child's journey of Wonder with two age-specific programs:

​Day Camps for Children 6-11 yrs!

• At Camp Spirit we value listening to & experiencing Sacred Stories, enjoying times of Creativity & Science, moving to Music, Sharing Meals together, and fostering Community, Friendships & Leadership! 

​​Leader In Training (LIT) Programs ​for People 12-14 years! (not offered at all sites)

• ​Camp Spirit LIT is about to making friendships, developing leadership skills, and having fun. LITs play games, explore the camp's theme, and challenge themselves and each other in leadership skills and activities. LITs work together to decide what they are most interested in leading - following their gifts and passions. LITs work as a team to lead Camp Spirit Day Campers in some activities (with Staff supervision!).

How Much? When? Where?

Financial Accessibility
Donations to the Camp Spirit Bursary Fund empower equal access to our programs for all campers, regardless of household finances. If you need financial assistance, you can request a bursary during the online-registration process for an immediate fee discount!

All are welcome to help send children to Camp Spirit! Make a donation to the bursary fund - as you're able. 

Camp Spirit 2024 Registration: $175 for 5-day camp; $140 for 4-day camp
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The Camp Registration Fee Includes: Lunch & Snacks, Camp Spirit t-shirt, and all program and supply costs.

A Summer of Day Camp Ministry 
We offer day camp programming every week of the Camp Spirit summer. Often held in different cities, towns and villages across BC and into the Yukon, one of our goals is to partner with United Church of Canada Communities of Faith to empower community-building between members and neighbours with Camp Spirit's ministry with children, youth, families and young adults.​

Times of Day
A Camp Spirit day usually starts at 9am and usually ends at 3pm, Monday - Friday. Some of our camps are only 4 days long. 

Welcoming You and all Your Spirit!

How to Register

We are implementing a NEW platform called SmartRec for year-round account and client details, and seasonal program registration. 

• We will open the new system for registration starting March 7, 2024!  ​
• PLEASE start by setting up the account as the parent/guardian, and ADD your child(ren). This allows easy autofill of emergency contacts, etc.  Link to our new Chinook Winds/Pacific Mountain store - click on Camp Spirit to register.

Limited Access to the Internet?
​Over-the-Phone registrations are welcome if you have issues with Internet access. Please call our Toll Free number and plan for a 45 minute call. We will add your camper's details to our system manually, while you're on the line!

• Toll Free in BC 1-800-934-0434, Extension 6403

Cancellations
If you need to withdraw your Camper from Camp Spirit, you may do that online, until the week before your camp. Details below.  

• Cancellations received 30 days before the start date of registered Camp Spirit session will receive a full refund. 
• If you need to cancel in the 30 days leading up to your registered week, we will explore options with you (other dates, credit, refund, partial refund, un-used registration fee as donation to the Bursary fund, etc).  You will be charged a $25.00 administration fee.
• If you need to cancel less than 7 days before your camp starts, please contact our Camp Spirit administrators via email [email protected] or phone 1-800-934-0434 or 604-431-0434 ext. 6403.

If Camp Spirit needs to cancel a camp offering, your registration can be transferred to any other week of your choice, kept on your account as a credit, donated to Camp Spirit, or refunded in full - up to you!

Camp Spirit Locations

We offer Camp Spirit in different cities, towns and villages across BC and into the Yukon! Our camp locations are provided by host-United Churches in the town; we share their space for our week of camp. We love the connections that sharing space builds! More information on being a host community of faith is available from Regional Minister for Camp Spirit, Cathy Cryder.

**Sites for Camp Spirit are subject to change.

CAMP SPIRIT 2024 has ended! Thank you for joining us.
Registration for Camps closes Thursday at noon before the week that camp starts. There might still be space in the camp but we ask that you contact the office at [email protected]
or call 604-431-0434 or 1-800-934-0434 local 6403. 
​Please let us know what camp you are enquiring about and the number of children and their ages and we will respond to you as soon as possible. 

registration closed.
Click here to check out the other programs offered by first third ministry!

Week 1​ July 8 - 12	THANK YOU to McBride Anglican-United Church, McBride	THANK YOU to​ St. Andrew's Wesley United Church, Vancouver	THANK YOU to ​AbbeyChurch, ​Victoria
Week 2 ​July 15 - 19	THANK YOU to​ Inlet United Church, ​Port Moody	THANK YOU to​ United Churches of Langley, Langley	THANK YOU to​ ​Duncan United Church, Duncan
Week 3 ​July 22 - 26	THANK YOU to Nelson United Church, ​Nelson	THANK YOU to Shiloh-5th Ave United @ Sanctuary on 6th, New Westminster	THANK YOU to Lynn Valley United Church, North Vancouver
Week 4 ​July 29 - August 2	THANK YOU to Trinity United Church, ​Port Coquitlam	THANK YOU to Gilmore Park United Church, Richmond	THANK YOU to  ​Smithers United Church, Smithers
Week 5 ​August 6 - 9 (4 days)	THANK YOU to Trinity Memorial United Church, Abbotsford	THANK YOU to Central Okanagan United Church @ Camp Dunlop, Kelowna	THANK YOU to ​ Mountainview United Church, Hazelton
Week 6 ​August 12 - 16	THANK YOU to ​Whitehorse United Church, Whitehorse	THANK YOU to St. Columba's Anglican-United Church, ​Port Hardy 4 days, Tuesday - Friday	THANK YOU to Knox United Church, Terrace
Week 7 ​August 19 - 23	THANK YOU to Pacific Spirit United Church (with Marpole United Church), Vancouver	THANK YOU to Weird Church, Cumberland	THANK YOU to ​Jubilee United Church - Rumble Site, Burnaby

If you are part of a Community of Faith who would be interested in hosting Camp Spirit 2025, please reach out to Cathy Cryder, Regional Minister Camp Spirit, [email protected].