CAMP EMMAUS 2025 CALENDAR
 May 23-26 |
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Memorial Day Family Camp |
| June 13-14 |
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CIT Training |
| June 14-15 |
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Elementary (K-Grade 2) |
| July 6-12 |
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Survivor Camp at Camp Mack (Grade 6-8) |
| July 13-19 |
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Senior High(Grade 9-12) |
| July 20-26 |
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Middle School (Grade 6-8) |
| July 27-31 |
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Intermediate (Grade 3-5) |
| August 1-3 |
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YAAYAH (Age 18+) |
| August 3-6 |
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Target Sports Camp |
| August 7-9 |
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Women’s Camp |
| August 22-24 |
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Men’s Camp |
| Aug. 29-Sept. 1 |
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Labor Day Family Camp |
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FAITHX WORKCAMPS
Registration is opening soon for summer 2025 Church of the Brethren FaithX service trips (and it's already open for the March 2-7, 2025 older adult trip to Camp Ithiel in Florida)! Details about FaithX trip options for all ages can be found at www.brethren.org/faithx, and the registration form will be available there starting Wednesday, January 8, at 6:00 p.m. Central.
If you have any questions about FaithX, contact us at: 847-429-4337 (Marissa Witkovsky-Eldred – FaithX coordinator), 847-388-3902 (Rachel Johnson – assistant FaithX coordinator), or faithx@brethren.org.
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2025 CHRISTIAN CITIZENSHIP SEMINAR
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April 5 – 9, 2025
Washington, D.C.
In a world where injustice and violence are too common, how can your faith guide you to drive positive social and policy change in policy and build authentic relationships and community?
Christian Citizenship Seminar 2025 invites high schoolers, college freshmen (and those who are age-equivalent), and their adult advisors to engage this question and discover how to be advocates for change while being grounded in Jesus’ teachings.
We will build the skills you need to address various issues such as, climate change, war and violence, racism, and poverty, from a faith perspective. Learn from faith-based experts and policy advocates, practice conducting meetings with elected officials, and plan how to best take action and make your perspective heard.
Where and When?
CCS 2025 will take place in Washington D.C., beginning on Saturday, April 5 at 2:00 p.m. and ending by 12:00 (noon) on Wednesday, April 9.
Registration
Online registration opens December 3, 2024, at 12 p.m. central time (www.brethren.org/ccs). Register and pay in full by Dec. 31 to receive a free t-shirt! Non-refundable deposit of $250 due within two weeks of registration in order to hold your spot.
What does it cost?
The $525 registration fee includes:
* All event programming
* Lodging for five nights (Friends Place on Capitol Hill; https://youtu.be/hAD4iHYpQhM)
* 2 dinner meals
Note: Each participant needs to bring additional money for other meals, sightseeing, personal expenses, and public transportation fares.
Stay tuned for more information! Contact Becky Ullom Naugle in the Youth/Young Adult Ministry Office with questions (bullomnaugle@brethren.org, 847-429-4385).
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NATIONAL YOUTH SUNDAY - May 4, 2025Suggested date: May 4, 2025
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2025 YOUNG ADULT CONFERENCEMay 23 – 25, 2025
Brethren Woods Camp and Retreat Center
near Keezletown, Virginia
Young Adult Conference (YAC) offers people ages 18-35 a chance to enjoy fellowship, worship, recreation, Bible study, service projects and more… with other fantastic young adults!
Stay tuned for theme, cost and more information! Contact Becky Ullom Naugle in the Youth/Young Adult Ministry Office with questions (bullomnaugle@brethren.org, 847-429-4385).
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2025 NATIONAL JUNIOR HIGH CONFERENCEJune 20 – 22, 2025
Juniata College, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
 Junior High youth (those who have completed grades 6 – 8) and their adult advisors are invited to this weekend of faith formation, friendship, and fun!
We will begin on Friday night with worship. Saturday will be a mix of worship, small group time, workshops, and recreation. Sunday we will worship again before saying “see ya’ next time!”
Registration will open here in early January 2025.
Youth must be accompanied by an adult advisor. Please send at least one advisor for every five youth. If you are sending female youth, please send a female advisor and if you are sending male youth, please send a male advisor. Adult advisors must be a minimum of 22 years of age.
Stay tuned for theme, cost, and more information! Contact Becky Ullom Naugle in the Youth/Young Adult Ministry Office with questions (bullomnaugle@brethren.org, 847-429-4385).
What was the last event like? Check out the wrap-up video below!
What was the schedule like at the last event?
Want to see pictures or read reflections from NJHC 23?
Travel scholarships are available for those traveling over 500 miles to attend.
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NATIONAL YOUTH CONFERENCE 2026
Rachel Johnson and Anna Schweitzer will coordinate National Youth Conference (NYC) 2026. They will begin work with the 2025-2026 National Youth Cabinet in the new year to begin planning for NYC. The event will be held at the YMCA of the Rockies near Estes Park, Colo., from July 18-23, 2026.
Rachel Johnson is currently serving in Brethren Volunteer Service as the 2025 assistant coordinator for FaithX. In May 2024, Rachel graduated from Messiah University with a bachelor’s degree in Youth Ministry. Rachel grew up in Mechanic Grove Church of the Brethren in Atlantic Northeast District. Rachel will be serving full time as NYC coordinator after finishing her work with FaithX this summer. “NYC was a very formative experience when I had the opportunity to go as a youth, and I am excited to be able to help plan this experience for others.”
Anna Schweitzer is currently a freshman at Indiana University where she is studying Exercise Science. Anna will be serving part time as assistant NYC coordinator while she continues her college coursework. She grew up in Cedar Grove Church of the Brethren in Southern Ohio and Kentucky District. “I am excited to be involved in planning NYC because it had such an influential impact on my faith journey when I participated in 2022. I am very glad to be part of that same impact on the next generation of NYC participants!”
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DUNKER PUNKS PODCAST
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 Dunker Punks are united in following Christ’s radical love by the power of the Spirit to the glory of God. The podcast team speaks up to record witness of Dunker Punks growing Heaven on Earth. We relay the freedom we’ve found in obedient service, study, and community to encourage listeners in their walk on the Jesus way to God’s revolutionary reality. We see ear bud cords stretching like the mustard seed weed, as people regularly tune-in, actively engage, and enthusiastically recommend the Dunker Punks Podcast.
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Questions | DPP@ArlingtonCoB.org
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