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2022 Covid-19 Policy

Hello Parents and Campers,

The staff of Camp Hope Haven are very thankful that the CDC and the State of Virginia are allowing summer camps to operate in 2022.The health and safety of our campers and staff are of the highest priority. The following are the measures we plan to implement at Camp Hope Haven to ensure a safe and fun camp environment.

  • Hand sanitizer available at all the various locations around camp.
  • Counselors and campers will have personal sanitizer they can carry around.
  • Temperature checks for campers who feel unwell
  • Keeping cabin numbers to 10 campers per cabin
  • Limited contact with visitors
  • Monitoring the health of campers and staff, and if necessary, sending children and staff home that are unwell.

As we get closer to the summer, and start the camp season, we will be keeping a close eye on Covid numbers. If you have any questions, please contact us at camp@ummnorva.org, or call us at (757)427-1500.

Grace & Peace,

Dakota Bowley

Camp Director

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Camp Hope Haven 2021

Camp Hope Haven 2021

As we plan Camp Hope Haven 2021, we are happy to report that overnight summer camps will be allowed in Virginia this summer. As we continue to pray about camp, we are moving forward with an overnight camp schedule—and registration starts this week! Registration can be found here.

Camp Hope Haven will see a few changes, however. Here are a few important things to know…

Limited Camper Numbers

With the current COVID-19 regulations, we are limiting the number of campers each week to 60 with an additional wait list of 36 for each week. This could allow us to add more campers as CDC and state guidelines change.

Change in Camp Dates

To maximize the efficiency of camp and allow for all of our normal age groups to attend, we are switching around some of our traditional camp timeframes. This is our new schedule.

June 21-25, Younger Girls, 8-10 years old

June 28-July 2, Older Boys, 11-12 years old

July 5-9, Teen Girls, 13-15 years old

July 12-16, Younger Boys, 8-10 years old

July 19-23, Older Girls, 11-12 years old

July 26-30, Teen Boys, 13-15 years old

These dates are also posted on the Camp Hope Haven page.

 

Registration

Registration for Camp Hope Haven 2021 will officially open on Friday, March 5 at 8 a.m. You can register here.

If you preregistered your children for Camp Hope Haven in 2020, you will not have to re-register them. We have transferred all preregistered children to the new week for their age groups. If these new dates will not work with your child’s summer schedule, please contact Hope Haven at your earliest convenience so that we can allow for as many campers as possible.

We are excited to host our 60th camping season this summer and we appreciate your patience, flexibility, and understanding as things may change to make that happen. We will do our best to keep you updated on any new decisions and policies.

If you have any questions regarding the new camp dates or procedures related to COVID, please contact Diana Johnson at the Hope Haven office. The best email to contact us through is camp@ummnorva.org. You can also call us at (757)427-1500. Our current office hours are Monday- Thursday 9am- 4pm, Friday 9am- 1pm.

Grace and Peace,

Dakota Bowley

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Greetings from the New Camp Director!

Greetings from the New Camp Director!

What’s poppin’, my name is Dakota Bowley, and I am the new Camp Director at Hope Haven. I’d like to share some of my story of how God has led me to Hope Haven.

When I was 16, I had the opportunity to attend a Christian camp with my youth group. There, I heard quality preaching, and through the work of the Word and the Spirit, I came to faith in Jesus Christ.

After coming to salvation, I realized the impact that my pastors had on me and how much of a role they had in preparing my heart for that decision. I wanted God to use me in others’ lives, just as He had used my pastors in mine. I decided to pursue a vocation in youth ministry.

In 2019, I graduated from Bob Jones University with a degree in Christian Ministry. BJU is also where I met my wife, Kristina. To continue my education, we moved to this area so that I could attend Virginia Beach Theological Seminary.

Camp has been part of my life at many crucial moments, and I am excited to be a part of the ministry at Camp Hope Haven. I am grateful that God has placed me in this role, and I am blessed to be able to serve alongside everyone at Hope Haven to serve Christ, our campers, and the community.

Although this summer might not look like previous summers, I want Camp Hope Haven to continue to minister to the community here in Hampton Roads. This means we will have to be flexible as safety standards change, but I believe God will use our efforts in great ways as we seek to honor Him in all that we do.

We are working as a staff to determine how we can best be used by God to offer a fun, safe, and God-glorifying season of camp. As we decide on the best ways to move forward, I look forward to sharing more information about Camp Hope Haven this upcoming summer.

Peace out,

Dakota Bowley

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