Camp Volunteer Info + Application
Camp Counselors Needed for Summer Camp 2025
Counselors are needed for all camps. Churches are requested to send a counselor for every five campers registering for any camp. Each camp has age requirements. Counselors must meet the age requirement by the date the camp begins.
CYF Conference - counselors must be at least 24
CHI RHO Camp - counselors must be at least 21
Junior, Chrysalis, and Genesis - counselors must be at least 19 (1 year out of high school)
Junior or Chrysalis – Counselors-in-Training (CIT) must have completed 10th, 11th, or 12th grade during the 2024-2025 school year
OASIS Day Camp - Counselors-in-Training (CIT) must have completed 10th, 11th, or 12th grade during the 2024-2025 school year
OASIS Day Camp Volunteers
Summer camp programs also include an opportunity for young people to explore Christian service by serving as Counselors In Training (CITs) at Camp Oasis, an annual summer day camp experience at Camp Christian serving local children from Wilkinson County, GA. Counselors In Training for OASIS Day Camp must have completed 10th, 11th, or 12th grade during the 2024-2025 school year to participate.
2025 Director/Counselor and CIT Application Guidelines
There are separate application forms for Director/Counselor (all camps), CIT (Junior/Chrysalis/Genesis), and CIT Oasis. To apply as a Director, Counselor, or CIT:
Using links provided below, complete online application form, being sure to use the correct form.
Director/ Counselor (All Camps)
CIT (Chrysalis or Junior Camps)
CIT Oasis
Please be prepared to provide information that includes experience, background check permission (for directors/counselors age 19 and up and at least one year out of high school), and references (including phone and email) for your minister, a member of your congregation, a personal reference, etc. Please do not use a relative. CIT’s will be asked to write a paragraph about why they will be a good Counselor In Training.
Please include certifications for first aid, life guard, or other certificates and dates of expiration.
Please note that applications with missing information cannot be processed. Answer each question with specific and direct information in the “notes” sections. Please include phone numbers and email when asked.
When your application is received, you will be notified and given further instructions, if needed, by Regional Co-Directors of Camp Ministry.
All volunteers, including Directors, Counselors, and CIT’s age 16 and up, will be required to attend a Zoom training “Creating A Safe Environment” designed for staff and volunteers working in youth-serving settings. Registration for this workshop coming soon.
Additional Zoom training sessions for each camp will also be scheduled with Regional Co-Directors of Camp Ministry.
All volunteers, including Directors, Counselors, and CIT’s, will be asked to sign a covenant, indicating their willingness to abide by the covenant for their camp. Please review these covenants in advance and be prepared to sign one at camp.
Director/ Counselor Covenant
CIT Covenant
Camp Location
Camp Christian Conference Center
3735 Dennard Hardy Road
Gordon, GA 31031
478 628-2850 (for emergency use only)
Program Contacts
Regional Co-Directors of Camp Ministry
Marilyn Parks 770 533 0574
Pam Van Dusen
Camp Directors Contacts
Co-Directors of each camp will include cell phone numbers in the “So You Are Coming To Camp” Letter, should you have a need to reach out directly.
Sending Mail to Camp
Camp Christian Conference Center
Name of Camper & Camp (Chrysalis, CYF, Junior, etc.)
3735 Dennard Hardy Road
Gordon, GA 31031
Please Note: No email. Do not sent packages with food.