CLC Activities
Camps / Activities for Youth & Young Adults
ARTS CAMP (Est. 1995)
- For 5th–8th grade aged children of the CLC
- Held each year — Usually between the end of basketball season and before high school Banquet (late March–early April)
- Location: Immanuel Lutheran Church, Mankato, MN
- Host: Immanuel Lutheran Church, Mankato, MN
- Contact: Amber Casto
- Website: https://www.immanuelmankato.org/school/arts-camp/
CLC YOUTH CAMP (Est. 1978)
Formerly known as ILC Youth Camp and Camp Koyquin
- For campers entering grades 9-12 (pending COVID-19 regulation changes)
- Dates: June 13-19, 2021
- Locations: Camp Jim, Pillager, MN
- Contacts: Jon Gamble and Kendra Naumann, email youthcamp.clc@gmail.com
- Website: youthcampclc.wixsite.com/camp
GIRLS BASKETBALL CAMP (Est. 1997)
- For female basketball players entering grades 5–12
- Every summer – June or July
- Location: Immanuel Lutheran High School, College, and Seminary, Eau Claire, WI
- Host: Volunteers
- Contact: Prof. Ross Roehl
- Website: http://ilc.edu/athletics/summer-skills-camps/girls-basketball-camp/
GRADE SCHOOL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS (Est. 1985)
- For grade school aged basketball players from the CLC
- Held every year – March
- Location: Immanuel Lutheran, High School, College, and Seminary
- Host: Volunteers
- Contact: Prof. Mark Kranz
- Website: www.clclutheran.net/tourney
PACIFIC COAST CAMPING TRIP (Joint Trip since 2006)
- For campers entering 6th grade and up
- Held every year, usually the first full week of August
- Location: Campers travel from Vernon, B.C. or Lynnwood, WA to various camping or backpacking locations in Washington or Canada
- Hosts: CLC churches of Vernon, B.C. and Lynnwood, WA.
- Contacts: Pastors Dave Reim and Mark Tiefel
- No website available
WHITEWATER (Est. 1999)
- For young men and women in high school and college
- Once at the beginning of the year – last weekend in January
- Location: Whitewater State Park – near Rochester, MN
- Host: Immanuel Lutheran Church Ambassadors, Mankato, MN
- Contact: Pastor Joe Naumann, Matthew Busch
- No website available
YOUTH CONFERENCE (Est. 2000)
- For young men and women entering high school through sophomore year of college
- Held every other year (odd years)
- Location: Variable
- Host: Immanuel Lutheran Church, Mankato, MN
- Contacts: Pastor Joe Naumann
- Website:TBD
Family Friendly Activities / Camps
ARISE AND SHINE RETREAT (Est. 2003)
- For Christians in their 20s and 30s – with or without families
- Held every summer
- Location: Camp Jim, Pillager, MN, but may vary
- Host: Grace Lutheran Church of Valentine, NE
- Contacts: Pastor Luke Bernthal and Alana Ahrens
- Website: www.ariseandshineretreat.com
TRAVELING VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL (Est. 1999)
- For volunteers of all ages – flyer and teacher teams
- Every summer
- Location: across the United States
- Host: Church of the Lutheran Confession
- Contact: Prof. Ross Roehl
- Website: www.clctvbs.org
BOUNDARY WATERS ADVENTURE (Est. 2008)
- For males and females 7th grade or older
- August
- Location: Boundary Waters, MN
- Host: Immanuel Lutheran Church Ambassadors, Mankato, MN
- Contact: Matthew Busch
- Church website: www.immanuelmankato.org
Activities for Adults
MISSION HELPER TRIPS
- For men and women of various ages
- Location: Main trip to India is every other summer (odd summers)
- Host: CLC Missions
- Contact: Missionary Todd Ohlmann
- Website: http://mht.lutheranmissions.org/
WOMEN'S RETREAT (Est. in Midwest 2000, in West 2004)
- For women of all ages
- Held every year – spring and fall session
- Location: spring session in Winona, MN; fall session in Chadron, NE & Savannah, GA
- Hosts: Immanuel Lutheran Church, Mankato, MN for spring retreat and individuals from
- Redeemer Lutheran Church, Cheyenne, WY and Grace Lutheran Church, Valentine, NE for fall retreat
- Contacts: Chris Gerbitz and Pastor Paul Nolting for spring retreat, Laila Fleischer and Kay Morrison (402-376-1549) for fall retreat
- Website: (none at this time)
WOMEN'S SEMINAR (Est. long ago!)
- For women of all ages
- Held every year on the 1st Saturday of October
- Location: Mankato, MN – Immanuel Lutheran Church
- Host: Immanuel Lutheran Church
- Contact: Pastor Joe Naumann
- Church Website: www.immanuelmankato.org