Yes, we are providing unique camp experiences (and unique hours) for Middle School and High School campers. However, both camps will be taking place simultaneously, and at the same location. We see extreme value in keeping these age groups separate, as we hope to offer a more intense experience for our High School Campers, and an environment for our Middle Schoolers to be empowered to love. Please reach out to us with any questions you may have.

Teams are divided between rising 6th-8th grades. There are no exceptions to the grade formation of teams. During registration you will be asked if there are friend requests. We do our very best to accommodate everyone but there are several reasons we can’t including parents indicating the wrong grade during registration, overwhelming same group requests (we limit group sizes for effectiveness to 12-15), parents may request another camper but the other camper may request not to be in same group. Rest assured most often things work out perfectly. We encourage parents to verify directly with other parents if requests are okay and what secondary plans can be made when there’s an overwhelming number of campers requesting the same team.

Yes, the hours for Middle and High School campers are different. The camp day starts for Middle School at 9am. Middle School camp will end at 4pm. The camp day ends at midnight on Friday for both Middle School and High School. Please contact us with any questions or concerns.

We invite Middle School campers to take part in a Serve Camp tradition, the Wednesday fast! By fast we mean campers choose not to eat food from 8am to 8pm. Together, campers will break the fast with a meal provided by Serve Camp at 8pm. We do this as a way to help us identify with the reality of many people’s lives here in the United States and around the world. We’ve also found this is a highlight of our campers’ weeks! This is optional, but if campers participate in the fast they can choose to stay with us until 9pm to participate in a fun evening filled with games and dinner, sundaes, and an awesome dance party!

What a great question! Each camp counselor goes through an internal training process before they are allowed to become a Serve Camp counselor. Along with our internal training process, each counselor is required to be certified (and active) in CPR, First Aid, and AED.

Camp begins and ends at our camp headquarters, however, campers go offsite for many love projects in Loudoun and the DMV area. Project locations are based on the needs of the individual, families, community or non-profits we are serving. Schedules will be available to view on the first day of camp.

We hired trained professional and licensed drivers to transport our campers. At times we will recruit licensed and insured volunteers who have passed a background check to transport campers as needed.

Serve Camp is a camp based on the life and message of Jesus. Jesus teaches us that love leads to life. Each day campers are introduced to a truth Jesus gave us regarding how we can make life happen (i.e. love, putting others first, servant leadership, sacrifice). Campers are challenged daily to join Jesus in making life happen by embodying his life and message. During small groups counselors debrief the truth of the day with campers in an age-appropriate way, talk about the reality of living out that truth (how we can live it out and how difficult it can be), and challenge them to be life makers now and as a dream for their life.

Serve Camp is a 501(C)3 non-profit corporation in the state of Virginia and is an integrated auxiliary of Common Ground Church.