When: June 14-19, 2026

Check-in starts at Christ's Community at 1:00pm. You can enter the front doors and go to the check in tables in the foyer. From there, counselors will be available to help load student belongings in the trailers. We will leave the church once fully loaded. Don't be late, because we won't wait! We will arrive back to the church between 12:00- 1:00pm on Friday, June 19th.

Where: Niangua River Oasis, near Lebanon, MO 

Cost: $250 (scholarships are available for Christ's Community Youth students - see registration form). 

Registration: Registration for Christ's Community students opens on Sunday, March 1st. At this time, we will only take registrations from students who are actively involved in Christ's Community ministries. General registration opens on Monday, April 13th, and closes on Sunday, May 10th. Each camp has a capacity, and once that is reached, registrations will close and the waitlist will open.

Contact Info: (cell service is not always reliable while at camp)

Niangua River Oasis Campground: 417.532.6333 (NRO staff can get messages to camp staff)

Executive Director - Pastor Chris Sloan: 417.439.0623

High School Director - Logan Floyd: 417.483.8449

Upper Middle School Director - Pastor Ty Walkenshaw: 417.439.0532 

Lower Middle School Director - Johnny Lindsay: 417.456.8626

Christ's Community: 417.781.8701

1. A willingness to grow in the Lord
2. Bible, journal, pen, highlighter
3. Anything you will need for a campout. Warm clothing for the evening, sleeping bag, flashlight, soap, toothbrush, clothing, bug repellant, skunk repellant, bear repellant, big hairy spider repellant, towel, pillow, cot, shoes (dry shoes, creek shoes, hiking shoes). 
4. Modest swimwear and camp clothing (No butts, guts, or coconuts need to be seen. No bikinis or crop tops.)
5. Sunscreen and hat 
6. Rain jacket (it RAINS every year!)
7. Refillable water bottle 
8. Your own life jacket, if you have one. If you do not have one, the camp will provide one for you. 
9. Small amount of spending money for camp store. All snacks and food will be provided.
10. 3-man tent or bigger. (Double check that your cot will fit in your tent!)
11. A cot to sleep on (it's the Ozarks... the ground is hard and rocky)
12. A lawn chair or camp stool
13. Fishing poles for free camp time - we will be on a trophy trout stream!
14. Bedding and a sleeping bag - it gets cold in the evening 
15. $5 for fuel for the counselors who are driving and pulling trailers
16. CLICK HERE FOR DETAILED PACKING LIST TO PRINT

What NOT to bring...

1. Drugs, alcohol, weapons, fireworks, or anything else that might upset our (un)stable counseling staff. 
2. Anything very valuable (unless it's a gift for the directors)
3. Energy drinks (They're like battery acid and poison mixed. Don't bring them and don't buy them in the camp store.)

• We will camp each night at the NRO campground in Lebanon, MO.
• The Niangua River is a Class I-II river. 
• There is a camp store, two shower houses, and a beautiful camping space. 
• There will be morning devotions with counselors and evening vespers at night. 
• Students must wear lifejackets at all times while in a canoe/kayak. It's state law, and that's why it's a good idea for them to have their own. The camp will give us lifejackets to borrow, but they aren't the most comfortable. 
• Please send any medication your student may take in a daily pill organizer with instructions on how to take it. These meds can be turned in to the check-in table on Sunday before we leave and will be given to the medical staff. They will distribute medications throughout the week. 
• Make sure swimwear and clothing are modest and appropriate for our setting. Remember, we hold our identity and integrity in Christ. This is church camp. (No butts, guts, or coconuts need to be seen)
• We ask that ladies wear quick-dry athletic shorts over their swimsuit bottoms. This is for modesty and to prevent burns and other injuries that may occur from regular swim bottoms. There is a lot of movement, getting in and out of kayaks, sliding, and jumping. 
• Students are expected to complete daily chores that are assigned to their small groups or "families." They will complete these things as a group, and vary each day from cooking/cleaning breakfast, lunch, and dinner. This includes clean-up when back at the church on Friday. No one goes home until released by the directors. 
• If your student wears glasses, please send a waterproof glasses sports strap. This is super helpful for when your student tips their kayak and we have to retrieve their things. The waterproof sport traps will float. 
• All food and snacks will be provided, but students are encouraged to bring snacks they may want in the evenings. These need to be in resealable bags and put back in their totes. Don't pack anything that would melt. Remember, we are outdoors... raccoons can and WILL get in tents and totes if they are left out, especially if it's something that smells good. 
• For an extra $50, we can lose your child in the woods for the rest of summer. They usually find their way home by the first snowfall. 

Click here to access registration. There is a $50 non-refundable registration fee. 

Registration payment can be made here. Select "Kayak Camp Registration Fees" for the budget and type the name of your student in the note. 

Camp Cost - $250

Registration for Christ's Community students opens on Sunday, March 1st. At this time, we will only take registrations from students who are actively involved in Christ's Community ministries. General registration opens on Monday, April 13th, and closes on Sunday, May 10th. Each camp has a capacity, and once that is reached, registrations will close and the waitlist will open.

Scholarships - $100 scholarships are available to Christ's Community Youth students. Please select if your student needs a scholarship in the registration form.