CCC will operate four camp weeks in 2009:
| Dates |
| Week 1 |
June 14 - 20, 2009 |
| Week 2 |
June 28 - July 4, 2009 |
| Week 3 |
July 12 - 18, 2009 |
| Week 4 |
July 26 - August 1, 2009 |
Please call 704-735-4257 for availability.
Groups are expected to arrive on Sunday morning between 9:30 and 11:00 AM. Groups will depart the following Saturday around 10:00 AM. On Sunday, every participant will be placed in a Christian Mission Group. Each CMG is comprised of 1-2 adults and 4-5 youth. CMG's are formed with the intention of mixing up churches, ages, sexes, and construction experience. Each CMG will work together for the entire week (Mon-Fri). CMG’s depart for worksites by 9:15 AM and return between 4:00 and 5:00 PM. In the evenings, the staff will have activities planned, including community building, worship, games, sharing, and free time.
All camp locations run on the same camp week schedule.
Carolina Cross Connection operates out of five camp locations throughout western North Carolina. Campers will stay at one of these locations during a camp week, working in the surrounding community. Each location offers a unique, rural setting for a week of service. Amenities differ, depending on the camp. Camp assignments will be made in March, after all group registrations have been received. Carolina Cross Connection cannot honor requests for specific location assignments. Submission of registration materials indicates your group's ability and willingness to attend any of the locations.
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Camp Carolwood is located in northeastern Caldwell County in Happy Valley, just off N.C. Highway 268, approximately 15 miles northeast of Lenoir. It is a district camp of the United Methodist Church, Western NC conference. Lodging includes five separate cabins housing approximately 90 campers, bathroom facilities housed within each cabin. Meeting areas include a dining hall, gymnasium, campfire area, and an outdoor worship area. CCC staff quarters and junior staff quarters are housed in the main lodge. Recreational areas include large fields, a volleyball court, an indoor basketball court, a horseshoe pit, and an outdoor swimming pool that may be open for our use.
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Camp Loy White is located in northern Cleveland County between N.C. Highway 18 and N.C. Highway 10 in the small town of Casar (pronounced K-zer). It is a district camp of the United Methodist Church, Western NC conference. Lodging includes a single, two-story lodge housing approximately 65 campers; males will be on one level and females on the other level. Bathroom facilities are located on each level inside the lodge. Staff quarters, a mobile home, are located on the far end of camp, on the other side of the pond. Meeting areas include a large dining area/kitchen, picnic shelter, and an outdoor worship area overlooking a large pond. Recreational areas include a large field, a baseball field, a basketball court, a volleyball court, and an outdoor swimming pool which will usually be opened for limited periods in the afternoon when a lifeguard is available.
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Camp McCall is located in the northeast corner of Rutherford County off of Hwy 226 only minutes from the McDowell County border. It is a few miles southeast of Marion, NC. It is a district camp of the United Methodist Church, Western NC conference. Lodging includes two separate lodges for males and females, housing approximately 54 campers total; bathroom facilities are located inside these buildings and are complemented by several separate bathhouses. One lodge also houses the kitchen and a porch with rocking chairs. Meeting areas include an outdoor covered picnic shelter, an outdoor worship area, and a campfire area. Recreational areas include fields, a volleyball court, and a large pond just for swimming and canoeing (available when lifeguard is on-duty).
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Joshua Youth Camp is located in the western piedmont, just outside of Albemarle. It is owned and operated by a collection of Freewill Baptist Churches in the area. Lodging includes two lodges which can hold approximately 80 campers total; bathroom facilities inside each lodge. Meeting areas include a dining hall/kitchen and all-purpose room situated close to the lodges, and an indoor chapel. Recreational areas include large fields, volleyball courts, an outdoor swimming pool, and a pond with paddle boats.
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WWMS is located just outside of Wilkesboro, overlooking scenic mountain views. 2008 will be the first summer that Carolina Cross Connection has operated from this school, and we are very excited about this opportunity. The school cafeteria will serve as a multi-purpose room, dining hall, and sleeping quarters (divided between genders). Campers will also have access to the gym, soccer fields, and other meetings spaces. Bathrooms include separate showers for each gender.
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The cost to attend Carolina Cross Connection is $299 per person, if all deadlines are met. Please read the 2009 Youth Group Registration Brochure for more information.
Camper fees are all-inclusive, covering meals from Sunday lunch to Saturday breakfast, lodging, staffing, programming, and camp rental. Campers may wish to bring some extra spending money for CCC merchandise and snacks sold in the evenings.
- Participants must be rising 8th graders (or 13 years old) or older.
- Though you do not have to be a Christian to attend CCC, we recommend that you are at least open to learning more about Christ and serving others. People of all Christian denominations are welcome to attend.
- CCC does not discriminate against gender, race, or national origin.
- CCC does not discriminate against those with physical or mental handicaps, though these issues should be addressed with the CCC staff prior to attending.
- No previous experience in CCC, other missions groups, or construction is necessary! Campers will perform a variety of home repairs of varying degrees of difficulty. Some youth and adults may not be experienced in performing such tasks, and that’s okay! Through our preparation materials and our summer staff’s instruction, we will teach you how to do the work required and empower you to do tasks of varying difficulty.
- We require ALL participants to stay at CCC for the entire week. The CCC experience is based on a tightly-knit community that works, serves, plays, and worships together. Arriving late, leaving early, or leaving and then coming back are major disruptions to this community and can rob people of valuable experiences. If a person cannot commit to the a full CCC week (arrive Sunday morning, stay all week, leave Saturday morning), then they are not quite ready for the CCC experience and should wait until a time when they are able to commit to the timeframe required.
- Each group must provide at least one adult for every five youth. This adult will also serve as a driver for a work team for the entire week. Adult drivers must be 25 years of age or older.
- Each group must provide at least one vehicle for every six participants it brings. These vehicles will be used to transport campers, tools, and a lunch cooler to and from worksites each day. Vehicles must be capable of safely carrying 6-7 passengers (i.e. equipped with 6-7 seatbelts), with room to spare for hauling tools. Keep in mind that some tools are larger than others, such as ladders, lawnmowers, and weedeaters.
- Each group must provide one large lunch cooler and one water cooler for each vehicle.
- Each group must provide some of the tools that will be used by the camp community during the camp week. This list will be provided at a later date. If you have questions about tools, please contact the CCC office.
- Each group is allowed to bring no more than 24 participants (youth + adults) to a single camp during a camp week. If a church wishes to send more than 24 participants to CCC, these participants must be divided into two or more groups, to attend separate camp locations. Adult/youth ratios must remain 1:5. In most cases, multiple groups from the same church may attend different camps DURING the same week, if the church leaders so choose.
- There is no "minimum number" for groups that want to attend CCC. Though most people come to CCC with a church youth group, individuals or small groups of 2-3 friends/family are also welcome to attend. Please contact the office if you wish to attend CCC as a individual or with a small group.
- Other requirements may be found in the registration brochure and form.
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If you would like to receive a packet of all our registration materials and a copy of our promotional DVD, please contact the CCC office at ccc@carolinacrossconnection.org or 704-735-4257, and we will be happy to send you one!
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