Joy El Camps & Retreats

Joy El Camps & Retreats offers camps and retreats for youth, college students, and adults. The program includes overnight camps for students from 1st grade through high school seniors, as well as eight weeks of Day Camp for students in grades K through 5. Joy El Ministries includes four distinct ministries: Summer Camp, Leadership Training, Bible Adventure & CIA, and Guest Retreats.

• Ages: 5–18 years old

Joy El Ministries has been providing experiences since 1974. Its mission statement explains that Joy El seeks to provide opportunities for people to experience life-change through personal encounters with God, to evangelize, to encourage, and to equip individuals for active ministry, with a desire for the next generation to be known as a generation that seeks God. Joy El Camps & Retreats describes itself as a place “Where fun and faith collide.” Joy El Camps & Retreats offers customizable options for lodging, meeting spaces, and activities. Joy El’s retreat facilities contact person is Kaleb, who can be reached at 717-360-7812. One parent shared, “Had an excellent father-daughter weekend. The experience is so rich and deep in relationship building for my daughters and I that we have made an annual tradition to be back.”

Last updated July 13, 2026.