Camp Adventure

Camp Adventure Camp Adventure is one of 7 sites that make up Impact 2818 Outdoor Ministries. Our mission is simple

Camp Adventure is a middle school residential camp and elementary day camp in north-central Indiana. Come and join us this summer for a Christian Camp experience that is sure to change the rest of your life!

Ivy grew up at Camp Lakewood, but her ability to be there began with the generosity of others. As a child, she attended ...
06/02/2026

Ivy grew up at Camp Lakewood, but her ability to be there began with the generosity of others. As a child, she attended camp with scholarship assistance from her local church and support from Impact 2818’s scholarship fund through the Indiana Conference of The United Methodist Church. Without that support, camp would not have been accessible for her.

From her earliest years as a camper, Lakewood became a place where faith felt real, personal, and alive. The counselors who poured into her left a lasting imprint. They helped her begin to understand who God is and how deeply He cares.

Without Camp Lakewood, Ivy feels her faith would be missing. Camp is where her heart was first drawn fully toward Jesus, where her love for God took root and grew.

Impact 2818, along with Ivy’s local church, made that experience possible. Through scholarship support, financial barriers were removed, allowing Ivy not only to attend but to return year after year.

Over time, Ivy felt a growing desire to come back, not just as a camper but to serve. The example set by her counselors stayed with her. She remembers by name many of the people who shaped her faith and showed her what it looks like to live it out.

Camp didn’t just teach Ivy about faith; it helped anchor her heart and inspired her to serve in that same role for others.

Today, Ivy volunteers as a counselor at Camp Lakewood, stepping into the same role once filled by the people who impacted her life.

“Serving at camp has transformed me in new ways,” Ivy shares. “I’ve watched God work through children in moments both small and powerful.” Watching children step forward bravely, trusting God in ways that inspire even the adults around them, “It’s beautiful to see.”

She has also seen remarkable changes over the course of a single week. Campers often arrive uncertain whether they have come to camp for the activities, the friendships, or for God at all. But by the end of the week, something changes. During worship, Ivy watches campers jump, sing, and shout the words with joy. “You can just see it in their hearts,” she says. “I love camp.”

Ivy’s story reflects the lasting impact of a single opportunity made possible again and again through the generosity of donors, an opportunity that continues to shape lives, now through her.

Dear Friend, Summer camp is almost here! Soon campers will be singing songs of faith, experiencing loving community, and...
05/21/2026

Dear Friend,

Summer camp is almost here! Soon campers will be singing songs of faith, experiencing loving community, and exploring God’s creation.

For most kids, a week at summer camp is a fond memory. For the students who come to camp through The Hope Project, it is often something they have never had before.

For ten years, Emily has watched kids from under-resourced neighborhoods arrive at camp — kids connected to camp through Indianapolis neighborhood centers. They come at no cost to their families or community centers. Some have never left the city lights.

What stays with Emily most are the moments, on cloudless nights, when kids look up. “I especially remember Bea’s reaction. ‘There are so. many. stars! Are you seeing this!?’ She didn’t want to come inside.”

Away from the streetlights and glow of the city, the sky at camp fills up. For kids from Indianapolis neighborhoods who’ve never seen a sky like that, the reaction is incredible.

Psalm 19:1 reads, "The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands." For some campers, that declaration is new. The same stars that have always been there, waiting, finally seen. “The parallel is striking.” Emily says, “Sometimes campers feel like they’ve been waiting to be seen. Camp is a place where we’re blessed to show these kids that God sees them, even in the vastness of creation.”

The Hope Project exists because a handful of organizations and donors decided that camp should be available to everyone. The woods, the water, the stars — and the God who made them — belong to every child. Sometimes all it takes to change a young person's picture of what the world can hold is to see the stars for the first time. Then begin to understand who put those stars in the sky.

Your generosity to Impact 2818’s scholarship fund gives children like Bea a place to dwell richly in the creation and grace of God. As we prepare for summer camp, we invite you to give a gift of $25, $100, $500, or more. Thank you for helping us inspire faith, build relationships, and transform lives!

Nick Yarde, Executive Director

P.S. – Your gift today will help ensure continued places for kids to learn of God’s love for them. Please give at >https://bit.ly/4pjhaHO

We had a BLAST at Yes Day! Thank you to everyone for coming out! Can’t wait to see you all again this summer!!
05/12/2026

We had a BLAST at Yes Day! Thank you to everyone for coming out! Can’t wait to see you all again this summer!!

First round of our staff! Swipe to learn more about who YOU’LL see this summer! Don’t forget to register now at impact28...
05/05/2026

First round of our staff! Swipe to learn more about who YOU’LL see this summer! Don’t forget to register now at impact2818.org! Stay tuned to meet more of our staff🎉

Crossing BarriersChris has never met a stranger. Ask anyone who knows him — he'll talk to anybody, remember everybody's ...
05/05/2026

Crossing Barriers

Chris has never met a stranger. Ask anyone who knows him — he'll talk to anybody, remember everybody's name, and somehow make you feel like you've been friends for years within the first five minutes. It's just who he is.

So when The Hope Project started at Camp Indicoso, he was excited to get to meet more kids and make more connections.

The Hope Project allows kids and teens to attend camp who would otherwise be unable to attend due to their families’ financial situations. Two Indianapolis neighborhood centers connect these families to Impact 2818 with the help of grants and donations to Impact 2818’s scholarship fund.

Chris has been volunteering as a counselor, then director, at Indicoso for over 20 years. Every year, in the first hours of camp, he notices clusters. Teens arrive and do what teens — what people — naturally do. They stay close to who’s familiar. The students who came together from the same community sit together. They walk together. They find each other in the crowd and hold on. It makes sense. When everything around you is new, you reach for what you already know. Chris sees it, and “I get it. But I like what comes next.”

Because something always comes next. A game that scrambles the groups. A prayer partner assignment that puts two strangers together. A moment at the lunch table where the only open seat is next to someone you didn't come with. And then, if the conditions are right, a conversation starts. A real one. The kind that doesn't happen on a screen, but face to face, with nowhere else to be.

Chris has watched teenagers who arrived locked inside their own circle take one small step outside of it and discover something they didn't expect: that the kid from the other side of the city, the one they never would have met back home, is someone worth knowing.

“That’s one of the best things about camp,” Chris shares. “The cliques, groups, stereotypes … stop mattering at camp. To see that happen among teenagers who didn’t know each other at the beginning of the week is special.” It is the work of the Spirit in real time. The same love that crossed every barrier to reach us, reflected back in the small, brave moment when a teenager decides to sit down next to someone different than them and say hello.

Camp offers the space to disconnect (literally, no phones are allowed at most sites!) and connect with others around you who are also seeking God. It removes the noise and gives kids the space to actually see each other; not as strangers to be cautious of, but as people made in God’s image. As friends they just haven't made yet.

Fifteen years of The Hope Project at Camp Indicoso. Fifteen years of kids arriving in clusters, and leaving in something bigger. For fifteen years, Chris has watched it happen. And every year, he shows up again, because he knows what's coming, and he doesn't want to miss it.

The Hope Project is made possible through a partnership between the Indiana Conference of The UMC, Impact 2818, Concord Neighborhood Center, East 10th Children & Youth, and the Indy Summer Youth Program. Students attend Camp Indicoso and other Impact 2818 sites free of charge through this program.

Come experience Camp for a day!! Register now on impact2818.org ! We are so excited to see you there!
04/29/2026

Come experience Camp for a day!! Register now on impact2818.org ! We are so excited to see you there!

🏕️ Last Day For The Early Bird Discount!It's time to register for summer camp 2026!Register TODAY to claim the Early Bir...
04/20/2026

🏕️ Last Day For The Early Bird Discount!

It's time to register for summer camp 2026!

Register TODAY to claim the Early Bird discount!

Give your kids an unforgettable experience of fun, friendship, and faith at one of our amazing Indiana Conference camps.

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Let's make this the best summer yet! ☀️

Apply now on impact2818.org !
04/17/2026

Apply now on impact2818.org !

A Beautiful StepEven though Mina grew up at various campsites, she had never been to a church camp and had no clue what ...
04/07/2026

A Beautiful Step

Even though Mina grew up at various campsites, she had never been to a church camp and had no clue what to expect. Watching her friend work at the camp for many years, she was anticipating being exhausted by the end of the week. But once she met the girls in her cabin, she began to build relationships with each of them. Through the array of activities offered during camp, Mina got to know the campers better. One night during the bedtime routine, Mina was waiting for her campers outside of the bathhouse. She was overcome with the feeling to talk to God. She had never experienced anything like this. Her faith in Christ had been growing over the years, but she had grown up as an atheist. She responded to the feeling and spoke a word of protection over her cabin and the campers. "One could say we not only make disciples of our campers but also our volunteers," said Mina.

Matthew 28:18-20 inspires the mission of Impact 2818. "Then Jesus came to them and said, 'All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.'"

Mina felt this and has seen it firsthand. Going from a place where she felt there was no God to a place of asking God to protect those she cared about was a beautiful step. Mina is now involved in the Wesley Foundation at Purdue University. "I would not be as involved if it wasn't for Pine Creek."

We are deeply grateful for the incredible support you've given to Pine Creek — whether through generous donations or by volunteering your time. It is because of your kindness and commitment that we are able to pour love and care into the lives of not only our campers but also our dedicated counselors and staff. Thank you for making a lasting impact on our community.

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5121 N 1000 E
Pierceton, IN
46562

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