Orthodox Camping Association

The Orthodox Christian Camp Association is a group of Orthodox Christian camp professionals from all Orthodox Christian jurisdictions.

Operating with the blessing of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America, the Orthodox Christian Camp Association is to witness to the truth and love of Jesus Christ through the Orthodox Christian camping experience by

Overseeing the operation of the annual Camp Conference of camp directors and staff to share and provide resources to Orthodox Christian Camping Programs

 

Orthodox Christian Camps in the United States and Canada

 

 

Arizona

All Saints Camp is a sleep-away camp for those entering third grade through those who just graduated high school, All Saints Camp is set among the pine trees of Prescott, Arizona.

California

Ascension Cathedral Camp is at the beautiful YMCA Camp Ravencliff in Redway, CA.

Camp St. Nicholas is in the Frazier Park area of Mt. Pinos (approximately 85 miles north of Los Angeles)

Camp Saint Sava is located in Jackson, California.

Our Greek Village is a camp which exposes Greek Village Campers to a different geographic region of Greece every year and by teaching them the local history, dances, music, arts, myths, geography, cooking and much more.

Saint Eugene’s Summer Camp, is an Orthodox Christian Summer camp for youth ages 7-17 located in Dunlap, CA

Saint Sophia Camp is located on 66 acres in the San Bernardino Forest in southern California.

Colorado

Rocky Mountain Orthodox Youth Camp at Buckhorn Camp, Bellvue, CO

Connecticut

Camp Saint Paul is located in Litchfield, CT

Florida

Camp Saint Christopher is a one-week overnight summer camp for youth (ages 8-18) from the Florida parishes of the Orthodox Church in America.

Georgia

Saint Seraphim and Saint Sophia Camps at Legacy Woods, Conyers, GA

Idaho

Camp St Mary of Egypt is sponsored by the parishes of the NW Deanery of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese at Ross Point Baptist Camp in Post Falls, ID.

Illinois

ORPR Camp, located in rural northern Illinois, provides youth with a month of instruction in Russian Orthodox Religion, Russian Culture, History and scouting in a comfortable camp setting.

Indiana

Saint John’s Camp, is located in Mitchell, IN and currently operates three camps/retreats throughout the year.

Iowa

Camp St. George is an ACA (American Camping Association) approved Orthodox Christian summer camp located at Ewalu Camp and Retreat Center in Strawberry Point, Iowa.

Kansas

Eastern Orthodox Youth Camp (EOYC) at Tall Oaks Conference Center, Lindwood, KS is pan-Orthodox organization that features a week-long summer camp for youth of the Orthodox faith.

Kentucky

St. Nicholas Summer Camp is the summer camping program for the southern areas of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit. It is located in Leitchfield, KY.

Maryland

CYC Summer Camp

Michigan

Camp Vatra for Juniors and Seniors, Grass Lake, MI

Minnesota

St. Mary Church Camp is a Pan-Orthodox camp hosted by St. Mary's Greek Orthodox Church in Minneapolis, MN.

New Hampshire

Metropolis of Boston Camp is the camping ministry of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston and is located in Contoocook, NH

New Jersey

Camp Good Shepherd is at YMCA Camp Linwood in Sandyston, NJ.

New Mexico

Camp Emmanuel offers participants an opportunity to retreat away from everyday life and to gain experience in a nurturing Orthodox Christian community. utilizes the Manzano Mountain Retreat facility in Torreon, New Mexico, outside of Albuquerque.

New York

Saint Andrew’s Camp is an Orthodox sleep-away camping program located on 30 acres wooded, field, and waterfront property on the beautiful shores of Lake Oneida in Jewell, New York.

Saint Timothy Summer Camp is is an Orthodox Christian Summer Camp in the Upstate NY District of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit. It is hosted at the Oswegatchie Educational Center in the western forest of the Adirondack Park. 

Ohio

Saint Mark's Camp is located on the same property as Saint Mark's Monastery in quiet Sheffield Village Ohio.

Saint Vladimir’s Camp, is located in Farmdale, OH.

Oklahoma

Camp St. Raphael hosts campers for three one-week sessions each year and is located on Lake Ft. Gibson outside of Wagoner, OK,

Ontario

Camp Transfiguration is the official camp for the Diocese of Ottawa, Eastern Canada and Upstate New York located in Quebec, Canada. 

Oregon

Camp Angelos is run by Fr. Paul Paris and Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Portland, Oregon.

Pennsylvania

All Saints Camp is the official camp for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the USA, located in Emlenton, PA. There are programs for children and teens of all ages

Antiochian Village in Bolivar, PA and is the headquarters for the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese camping ministries

Camp Nazareth is the official Youth Camp, Retreat and Conference Center for the American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese of the U.S.A., located, in Mercer, PA.

Metropolis of Pittsburgh Summer Camp is the  Camping Ministry of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Pittsburgh.

St. Sava- Shadeland Camp is located at a scenic rural location in Crawford County, Pennsylvania near the border of Erie County.  

Saint Tikhon’s Summer Camp,is a one-week sleep-away camp program for Orthodox Christian children between the ages of 7 and 17 located in South Canaan, PA

South Carolina

Camp St. Thekla is an Orthodox Christian summer camp operated by the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Diocese of Miami and the Southeast. It is accredited by the American Camp Association.

Saint Stephen Summer Camp is the located at the Diakonia Retreat Center in Salem, SC.

Texas

All Saints Camp, Ledbetter, TX

Washington

All Saints Camp, Gig Harbor, WA

Wisconsin

Camp Fanari is a ministry of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago, and is set in the wonderful setting of our very own St. Iakovos Retreat Center in Kansasville, WI.

Saint Mary’s Pan-Orthodox Camp, Amery, WI (Twin Cities area)

 

Prayer for Orthodox Camping Programs

O Lord Jesus Christ our God, who condescended to enter under the roof of Zacchaeus the Publican, thus becoming salvation to him and his whole household: As the same Lord, by means of our unworthy prayers, look with mercy and beneficence upon our Orthodox encampments. As our Lord and Master, enlighten our directors, counselors, and staff to the doing of Your holy Will, so that they might always worthily direct those entrusted to their care, to grow in wisdom and grace before Your majesty. May Your presence be felt in the midst of our encampments, thus, in Your mercy, preserving them from the snares of the evil one and abundantly providing opportunity that all participants profit by Your blessing. For You are our God, and to You do we ascribe glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.