At Heartland Camps, we see overnight camp as more than a week away from home — it’s an opportunity for God to work in powerful ways. When kids step out of their comfort zones and into Christian community, faith deepens, confidence grows, and lives are shaped for the long term. We’d be honored to walk alongside your family in that journey.
Read MoreWe understand that sending your child away overnight requires trust. At Heartland Camps, we take that responsibility seriously — your child’s safety and well-being are our highest priority.
Read MoreToday’s kids spend more time indoors than any generation before them. Between school, screens, and busy schedules, it’s easy for childhood to shift inside — away from sunshine, mud puddles, and wide-open spaces to explore.
At Heartland Camps, we believe there’s a better way.
Our All Summer Adventure program offers Christ-centered childcare that keeps kids active, learning, laughing, and developing confidence — all in the incredible beauty of God’s creation.
Read MoreGod’s love moves in, around, and through people at Heartland, generating much life for all to relish. In the fall of 2017, Heartland launched a major gifts campaign to support God's generative love in action. This plan includes the renewal of Heartland’s spaces and launching a new young adult ministry, the Gap Year Program.
Read MoreIn the spring of 2020, the bottom fell out of things for Heartland Camp. The COVID-19 virus had raised its ugly head and began to shut everything down. Camps all around the country began wrestling with the question of how to do camp in a socially distanced world. Many opted to not have a camp season at all.
During my second week as a Heartland staff member working on the media team, I was sitting in the lobby of Nunemaker lodge, starting on a few projects for the day and filing some pictures.
I paused for a moment to look up from my laptop and noticed our Executive Director, Dan Scheneman, cleaning the windows and doors at the entrance to the lodge. I was initially taken back by the sight of, arguably, the most ‘important’ person in our office doing such a menial task. Surely it was just a smudge, I thought, he will be done soon. But to my surprise, as I continued to work, he carefully cleaned each window and each door. When he finished, I couldn’t help but sit back and reflect on what I had seen.
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