Mission Statement

CAMP is held at the Tar Hollow State Park Resident Camp in Southeast Ohio near Chillicothe. 

The campers sleep in rustic cabins along with campers their age and with usually two staff members. 

They eat and play in a large lodge and swim in a beautiful lake.

See a slide show of the buildings and grounds

CAMP is a mix of traditional camp programing with a faith-based foundation. A Junior (6th-8th grade) and Senior (9th to 11th) camp are simultaneously interwoven with age and grade appropriate classes offered. 

The week starts with the Sunday-Mixer.  This is a variety of activities where cabinmates begin to learn how to work together as a team. Talent night encourages campers to share their talents, from musical to juggling, magic to dance, even joke telling. Stunt night is a fun night where the cabinmates work together to entertain by putting on skits. The Senior campers organize and host a party for the Junior campers. This may include campfires with an acoustic band, a DJ, games, special foods and much more. 

Late night vespers create awe and a oneness with GOD.

We celebrate the conclusion of the week with a Banquet and Awards ceremony.

See a sample daily schedule below in the download section

 Following our mission statement. Our camp staff (now called motivators) is made up of volunteers and travel from all corners of the United States Most of these dedicated people were once campers and use their vacations and funds to "pay back" to this traditional program. All staff applicates must be 18 years of age or older and are vetted with a personal interview and fingerprint background check.  In the past, we have had firefighters, nurses, teachers, social workers, academics, entrepreneurs, college students, and business owners.

Our MIT or (Motivator in Training) program. Student's that are school spring grades are assigned to an older staff member to learn the skills of being a staff member. 

To find out more about our MIT program check out the staff page.

Founding Directors: David (Boonie) & Janny Brizius (Both now pasted) started the camp in 1956 as part of the Gahanna Community Church. They used their experiences in Boy Scouts and 4H to create this unique experience.                

CAMP Associate Director: Karen Ingram. Karen was our Head Cook for 30+ years and prior to 1989 Karen has been a part of CAMP since 1958. She is an incredible response to all our staff.

CAMP Director: David Brizius. David is a professional magician and a retired Fire Safety Inspector/Educator. Dave was named Program Director in 1989 and continues today putting together the CAMP program activities and events throughout the week. 

CAMP Administrator: Tina Brizius. Tina took over the staff and camper registrations in 1989. She is also responsible for lodging assignments.

The campers have daily life sessions called "Trail Blazing" where they learn about themselves and others. The weekly schedule is designed to teach the campers to work together as a team through games, 

The campers have daily life sessions called "Trail Blazing" where they learn about themselves and others using the years Theme as a guild. 

The weekly schedule is designed to teach the campers to work together as a team, (team work) , Learn  a new skill.  and make life long friends

We eat family style and every cabin has at least one session of KP which teaches table manners and life skills

(See sample menu below in the download section).

We have a variety of classes offered that include Archery, Air Rifle, Crafts, Sports, Swimming/Boating to name a few.

 All taught by experienced and or certified teachers. 

Below is a list of class offerings from last year.:

Air Rifle Target Shooting, American Sign Language, Archery, Banner Painting,  

CAMP Band, Choir, Crafts, 

Creative Writing, Crochet, Fishing,

Hiking, Latin Dance, CAMP Newspaper, Photography, Speaking in Public, Sports (classes may vary year to year)

Click here to see pictures of many of our classes.