Our summer camp season is not complete without our summer camp staff. All summer volunteers and staff are required to pass a standard background check every year. Volunteers are asked to fill out an application including references, one being their pastor, before March 30. Next, sign and return a Presidium Background Check Release Form and […]
Children & Youth
Youth Spring Retreat Wrap-up
Fun was had by the 27 youth and sponsors who attended the 2023 KCYF Spring Retreat at Tawakoni. The Keynote, Rev. Derek Tompkins, shared how to join in the movement of God’s Spirit around us. Activities will include games, music, and more favorites from summer camp. This year’s service project was paining the interior of […]
Application Window for Tawakoni Internships Closing Soon
There is absolutely no life like camp life! If you come work for us, you’ll find out why. Our summer leadership internship program has been growing and changing over the years. This is a paid internship! Past interns have gone on to be pastors, other camp program leaders, college chaplains, missionaries, social workers, community leaders, […]
Adoptive, Foster, Kinship Families Ministry Training
Mark your calendars and save the date for a special training event entitled, “Children from Trauma: Churches Ministering to Adoptive/Foster and Kinship Families” held from 7-9 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 14 via Zoom. The workshop is hosted by Greg Rea, an ordained Disciples minister, a Trust-based Relational Intervention Practitioner and Post-Adoptive Support Specialist who has […]
Register for 2023 Camp Season
Registration is open for the 2023 summer church camp season as we prepare for another wonderful camp season! This summer’s theme is how do we have a FruitFULL Faith. We are experimenting with a new online registration platform: RegFox. Our hope is that its simple strait forward design will make it easy for parents to […]
Spring 2023 Camp Workdays
The Disciple Center at Tawakoni spring workdays are here! April 20-22 out at the camp. No matter your skill level, you are invited to come to help repair, maintain, clean, trim, etc. all the different things around the camp facility and grounds. We will start Thursday morning, April 20, at 10 a.m. and meals and […]