Additional CLC Activities
CAMPS / ACTIVITIES FOR YOUTH & YOUNG ADULTS
AMBASSADOR CAMP (Est. 2005)
• For young men and women ages 14-21
• Held every other year, usually mid to late summer (2008: July 22nd - 27th)
• Location: Northern California (2008: Sanborn Park Hostel - Saratoga, CA)
• Host: St. Stephen Lutheran Church, Mountain View, CA
• Contact: Pastor Neal Radichel and Camp Administrator Kris Arndt
• ambassador@sslcwest.org (Kris Arndt)
• Website: www.sslcwest.org/ambassador
ARTS CAMP (Est. 1995)
• For grade school aged children of the CLC
• Held each year - Usually the last weekend in September
• Location: Immanuel Lutheran Church, Mankato, MN
• Host: Immanuel Lutheran Church, Mankato, MN
• Contact: Kristen Friedrichs ( klnolting@yahoo.com )
• No website available
ROUGHRIDER YOUTH CAMP (Est. long ago)
• For campers entering grades 5 through 12
• Held every other year, opposite camp at ILC and Youth Conference (even years)
• Location: Camp Rockiwan, Jamestown, ND
• Host: Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Jamestown, ND
• Contacts: Clayton Hillstrom and Pastor Eric Libby ( ericlibby@hotmail.com )
• No website available
CAMP KOYQUIN (Est. 2006)
• For campers entering grades 5 through 12
• Held every other year (even years)
• Location: In 2008, Camp JIM, Pillager, MN, but may vary
• Host: Volunteers
• Contacts: Nick Stelter ( ikurus@hotmail.com ) and Alana Ahrens ( alanaahrens@yahoo.com )
• Website: koyquin.clclutheran.net
YOUTH CAMP - EAU CLAIRE (Est. 1978)
Formerly known as ILC and CLC YOUTH CAMP
• For campers entering grades 5 through 9
• Held every other year, opposite Roughrider, same year as Youth Conference (odd years)
• Location: Immanuel Lutheran College and High School, Eau Claire, WI
• Host: Volunteers
• Contacts: Tom Naumann, Jessica Ohlmann and Joelle Noeldner ( youthcamp2009@yahoo.com )
• Website: www.ecyouthcamp.info
GIRLS BASKETBALL CAMP (Est. 1997)
• For female basketball players entering grades 5 though 12
• Every summer - June or July
• Location: Immanuel Lutheran College and High School, Eau Claire, WI
• Host: Volunteers
• Contact: Ross Roehl ( ross.roehl@ilc.edu )
• Website: www.ilc.edu/activities.htm
GRADE SCHOOL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS (Est. 1985)
• For grade school aged basketball players from the CLC
• Held every year - March
• Location: Immanuel Lutheran College and High School
• Host: Volunteers
• Contacts: Ted Quade ( messiahrams@juno.com ) and Mark Kranz ( mark.kranz@ilc.edu )
• Website: www.clclutheran.net/tourney
PACIFIC COAST CAMPING TRIP (Joint Trip since 2006)
• For campers entering 6th grade and up
• Held every year, usually the first full week of August
• Location: Campers travel from Vernon, B.C. or Lynnwood, WA to various camping or backpacking locations in Washington or Canada
• Hosts: CLC churches of Vernon, B.C. and Lynnwood, WA.
• Contacts: Pastors Dave Reim and Caleb Schaller
• Calebjohn.schaller@gmail.com, reimtime@shaw.ca
• No website available yet
WHITEWATER (Est. 1999)
• For young men and women in high school and college
• Once at the beginning of the year - last weekend in January
• Location: Whitewater State Park - near Rochester, MN
• Host: Immanuel Lutheran Church Ambassadors, Mankato, MN
• Contact: Pastor Wayne Eichstadt ( wayne.eichstadt@immanuelmankato.org )
• No website available
YOUTH CONFERENCE (Est. 2000)
• For young men and women entering high school through sophomore year of college
• Held every other year (odd years)
• Location: Variable
• Host: Immanuel Lutheran Church, Mankato, MN
• Contacts: Pastors Paul Nolting ( paul.nolting@immanuelmankato.org ) and Wayne Eichstadt ( wayne.eichstadt@immanuelmankato.org )
• Website: www.youthconference.info
FAMILY FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES / CAMPS
BLACK HILLS CAMP (Est. early 1990s)
• For campers in 6th - 12th grade
• Held each summer - end of July, beginning of August
• Location: Black Hills of SD
• Host: CLC Congregations of South Dakota
• Contact: Pastor Andy Schaller ( andrewschall@iw.net )
• Website: www.trinitywatertown.com/blackhillscamp.html
FAMILY BIBLE CAMP (Est. 2000)
• For families of the CLC
• Held every year in early June
• Location: Cuivre River State Park, near St. Louis, MO
• Hosts: Faith Lutheran Church of St. Louis, MO
• Living Word Lutheran Church of Kansas City, MO
• Contact: Pastor Todd Ohlmann ( tohlmann@swbell.net )
• Website: www.stlouislutheran.com
20s / 30s RETREAT (Est. 2003)
• For Christians in their 20s and 30s - with or without families
• Held every summer
• Location: Cuivre River State Park, near St. Louis, MO
• Host: Faith Lutheran Church of St. Louis, MO
• Contacts: Pastor Todd Ohlmann ( tohlmann@swbell.net ) and Alana Ahrens ( alanaahrens@yahoo.com )
• Website: www.ariseandshineretreat.com
TRAVELING VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL (Est. 1999)
• For volunteers of all ages - flyer and teacher teams
• Every summer
• Location: Across the United States
• Host: Church of the Lutheran Confession
• Contact: Ross Roehl ( ross.roehl@ilc.edu )
• Website: www.clctvbs.org
BOUNDARY WATERS ADVENTURE (Est. 2008)
• For males and females 7th grade or older
• August 2nd-8th, 2008
• Location: Boundary Waters, MN
• Host: Immanuel Lutheran Church Ambassadors, Mankato, MN
• Contact: Pastor Wayne Eichstadt
• wayne.eichstadt@immanuelmankato.org
• Church website: www.immanuelmankato.org
ACTIVITIES FOR ADULTS
MISSION HELPER TRIPS
• For men and women of various ages
• Location: Main trip to India is every other summer (odd summers)
• Host: CLC Missions
• Contact: Todd Ohlmann, tohlmann@swbell.net
• Website: www.clclutheran.com (see the CLC missions link)
WOMEN'S RETREAT (Est. in WI 2000, in NE 2004)
• For women of all ages
• Held every year - Spring and fall session
• Location: Spring session in Lacrosse, WI, fall session in Chadron, NE
• Hosts: Immanuel Lutheran Church, Mankato, MN for spring retreat and individuals from Redeemer Lutheran Church, Cheyenne, WY and Grace Lutheran Church, Valentine, NE for fall retreat
• Contacts: Laila Fleischer ( lefleischer2@hotmail.com ) and Pastor Paul Nolting ( paul.nolting@immanuelmankato.org ) for spring retreat, Laila Fleischer and Kay Morrison ( 402-376-1549 ) for fall retreat
• No website available
WOMEN'S SEMINAR (Est. long ago!)
• For women of all ages
• Held every year on the 1st Saturday of October
• Location: Mankato, MN - Immanuel Lutheran Church
• Host: Immanuel Lutheran Church
• Contact: Paul Nolting
• Church Website: www.immanuelmankato.org