First Baptist camps help young people hone skills
Ben Dunnett and Jonathan Rogers have a busy summer scheduled. The pair are working this summer at First Baptist Church in New Glasgow and have come up with a series of day camps for youth. The first began earlier this week.
Over the next two months they will host four weeks of day camps, designed to teach youth skills while also offering an opportunity to learn more about God.
“One of the main goals is we made these camps to be skill camps,” Rogers said. “They will get skills out of them.”
Dunnett said they’ve tried to cover a variety of topics to appeal to the different areas of interest youth might have. Camp themes cover everything from the creative arts and sports to public speaking. There is no cost for the camps. “We wanted to keep it as something we were doing for the community and keep it cost free,” Dunnett explained.
All the events run 8 a.m. to noon. The day camps are open to ages eight to 12.
For more information or to register people contact First Baptist Church at 902-752-6180 or visit their Facebook page.
Schedule of camps: CREATE – July 9-12
CREATE is a camp centred around giving kids the chance to be creative. The camp will have fun crafts, activities and games.
ADVENTURE – July 16-19
ADVENTURE is a week full of fun, where each day has a different theme. Kids will go on adventures with knights in shining armour, treasure hunting pirates and cowboys from the wild west, ending it all off with a mystery theme at the end of the week.
SPORTS WEEK – Aug. 7-9
SPORTS WEEK is where kids learn new skills, both as soccer players and as teammates. This camp will be held at the Scott Weeks Sports Complex, 226 Park St., New Glasgow.
PERFORM – Aug. 13-16
PERFORM is a camp focused on acting, and learning acting skills through fun games, activities, and skits. This camp also aims to help kids learn the import skills of being comfortable with themselves and speaking in public.
All camps will be at First Baptist Church New Glasgow, 896 East River Rd., New Glasgow, with the exception of sports week.