About
Camp Carew offers Christian summer camps where campers kayak in Little Grassy Lake and hike in a state park near the camp. During camp sessions, participants work together, plan together, play together, study together, sing together, and worship together as part of daily life in small groups. Activities at Camp Carew are directed toward Christian community through group living in the small unit.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
Camp Carew was established in 1952. The camp provides children and young adults with Christian summer camps and can host retreats for persons of all ages throughout the year. Camp Carew welcomes campers from all religious traditions and is a drug- and alcohol-free environment. Camp Carew complies with the American Camp Association and the CDC guidelines as they pertain to Camp Carew.
The mission of Camp Carew is to provide a setting in which the Christian faith can be experienced in fellowship with others. It seeks to help people deepen their awareness of God, each other, and the natural world by providing a camp program and a setting in which personal growth can take place. Its stated goal is that campers will strengthen their own sense of personal worth as well as their relationship to Jesus Christ and to others.
Camp Carew is led by Camp Director Tristen Meinert and Kemmerer Village Executive Director Schӓles Nagle. Camp Carew is a ministry of Kemmerer Village in covenant with the Presbytery of Southeastern Illinois, the Presbytery of Great Rivers, and the Synod of Lincoln Trails. It is a member of the Presbyterian Church Camp and Conference Association (PCCCA) and, through PCCCA, is part of the Campfire Collective, which serves camps and conference centers from several Christian denominations. Camp Carew is also a member of the American Camp Association and has achieved accreditation status through a voluntary peer review process of standards applicable to its programs.
Last updated May 23, 2026.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
Camp Carew was established in 1952. The camp provides children and young adults with Christian summer camps and can host retreats for persons of all ages throughout the year. Camp Carew welcomes campers from all religious traditions and is a drug- and alcohol-free environment. Camp Carew complies with the American Camp Association and the CDC guidelines as they pertain to Camp Carew.
The mission of Camp Carew is to provide a setting in which the Christian faith can be experienced in fellowship with others. It seeks to help people deepen their awareness of God, each other, and the natural world by providing a camp program and a setting in which personal growth can take place. Its stated goal is that campers will strengthen their own sense of personal worth as well as their relationship to Jesus Christ and to others.
Camp Carew is led by Camp Director Tristen Meinert and Kemmerer Village Executive Director Schӓles Nagle. Camp Carew is a ministry of Kemmerer Village in covenant with the Presbytery of Southeastern Illinois, the Presbytery of Great Rivers, and the Synod of Lincoln Trails. It is a member of the Presbyterian Church Camp and Conference Association (PCCCA) and, through PCCCA, is part of the Campfire Collective, which serves camps and conference centers from several Christian denominations. Camp Carew is also a member of the American Camp Association and has achieved accreditation status through a voluntary peer review process of standards applicable to its programs.
Last updated May 23, 2026.
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