summer camp

Middle & High School

Experience The Gospel At Play!

Experience Summer at Its Best

Hume’s Summer Camp provides an epic, high-energy, life-changing program for students entering grades 6-12.
Engaging speakers, dynamic worship, campfires, innovative recreation, creative themes, full-production films, stage theatrics.

Summer 2025 Registration Is Open!

Want to save money?

Early Bird Discount

Register your church by March 1 and get a $100 discount per camper!

2025 Summer Camp Pricing

4-night camps Monday - Friday

Churches & Groups

You Bring a Counselor

$599 $499

per camper

$100

per counselor

Individuals

We Provide a Counselor

$679 $599

per camper

Deposits are transferable and refundable
in the case of a canceled event

Need Financial Help?

Scholarships are available for every camper that needs them.
Campers and parents can apply for a Campership in the registration process online.

2025 Camp Dates

4-night camps Monday - Friday

Jun 23-27

Middle School

Jun 30-Jul 4

Middle School

Jul 7-11

COMBINED

Middle & High School

Jul 14-18

High School

Looking for more than just summer?

We have other camp options for you!

Coming Soon!

Our summer theme will be announced in February 2025

Frequently Asked Questions

Example Schedule

MONDAY
1-5 PM – 
Arrive/Check In
5:30 PM  Dinner
6:15 PM – Counselor Meeting
7:00 PM – Chapel
Sign Ups/Free Time After Chapel
10:00 PM – Head To Cabins
10:30 PM – Devotions
11:00 PM – Lights Out

TUESDAY – THURSDAY
7:00 AM – Wake Up
7:15 AM – Early Morning Worship *optional
8:00 AM – Breakfast
8:30 AM – Cabin Clean Up
Counselor Meeting
9:15 AM – Chapel
10:30 AM – Small Groups
11:00 AM – Recreation
12:30 PM – Lunch
1:00 PM – Free Time
5:30 PM – Dinner
6:30 PM – Evening Recreation
7:30 PM – Chapel
8:30 PM – Evening Activity
10:00 PM – Head To Cabins
10:30 PM – Devotions
11:00 PM – Lights Out

FRIDAY
7:00 AM – Wake Up/Clean Up
8:00 AM – Breakfast
11:00 AM – Departure

For each week of camp, check-in begins Monday at 3:00 PM.

Monday afternoon is a great time for campers to do their swim test. Dinner begins at 5:30 PM and the counselor meeting begins at 6:15 PM.

Camp ends Saturday morning after breakfast.

Note: Individual campers must be picked up by 9:00 AM.

You will need to bring documentation of a health physical by a doctor for your camper from any time within eighteen months before the first day of camp.

Registration and payment are handled electronically through your online registration account, prior to check-in. Make sure you have completed all sections before camp. Bring any prescribed medications in the original containers and make sure they are listed in the medical section of your online account. 

What to Bring

  • Bible
  • notebook
  • pencil/pen
  • flashlight
  • sleeping bag
  • pillow
  • toiletries
  • warm and cool clothes
  • jacket
  • modest one-piece swimsuit (no tankinis)
  • a towel for swimming and showering
  • a water bottle
  • $60 recommended spending money
  • If your child is bringing medication or supplements, please send them in their original containers.* 

What NOT to Bring

  • Drugs (unless prescribed by a doctor*)
  • alcohol
  • tobacco
  • fireworks
  • firearms
  • electronic devices

*Prescribed Medications, Vitamins & Supplements:
These will be collected and dispensed by the camp health center. We consider any vitamin, supplement, or over-the-counter therapy that is taken to treat a condition or maintain health to be a “medication”. We are not able to give a medication that we cannot identify and dose from the original container. Sending medication in anything other than the original container may result in the camper not receiving it.

Yes!

Here’s how to address your letter/package.
Please send five days prior to desired delivery date!

Hume New England – (Camp Dates)
(Camper Name) – (Church registered with)
P.O. Box 156
Monterey, MA 01245

For example:
Hume New England – June 25-30
Johnny Smith – ABC123 Church
P.O. Box 156
Monterey, MA 01245

At Hume we care about providing the highest level of healthcare to our campers and staff. Check out this important info for everything you need to know about health and safety while at camp.

Where is Hume New England?

youth pastors love Hume!

Listen to Pastor Burt share why he loves bringing his students to camp at Hume New England.

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It's the reason for EVERYTHING we do.

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Join One of Our Programs

All you need to do is get your group to camp — we take care of everything so that you and your leaders have the time and space to connect with your students!

Our summer camp is intentionally designed to provide an epic, high-energy, life-changing program for youth groups of all sizes. We accomplish this not only through traditional programming — speakers, bands, campfires, and activities — but also through creative themes, full-production films, stage theatrics, innovative recreation, and dynamic worship.

Run Your Own Retreat

Our warm and friendly staff, quality facilities and pristine 425-acre property make Hume the perfect location for your next church or group retreat.

Our grounds and facilities are tucked away in the heart of the Berkshires of Massachusetts, situated between 1600 and 1800 ft. in elevation. A perfect location to relax, replenish, retreat, and reconnect.

We will walk through the entire planning process with you to help design the perfect experience for your group.

Summer is Filling Up Fast!

Register today for the best week of summer!

Deposit and cancellation policy

Deposits and Payments
  1. The first deposit will be $35/spot, due upon booking
  2. The second deposit will be an additional $100/spot (totaling $135/spot), due 130 days prior to arrival
  3. The third deposit will be an additional $100/spot (totaling $235/spot), due 60 days prior to arrival
  4. The final balance will be due four weeks prior to arrival
Cancellations
  • If and when you are needing to cancel any spots, it will forfeit the full deposit per spot for what the deposit is at the time of cancellation.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at [email protected].

Cory Fenn

Speaker

Cory is a husband and father whose greatest passion is sharing the good news of Jesus with the world. He also serves as the Executive Director of Onward, a leadership development and discipleship organization that helps train and develop young and emerging ministry leaders from all over the country.

Jeff Sanford

Speaker

Formerly the Wagon Master at Hume Lake’s Wagon Train camp, Jeff Sanford is now a high school teacher at Hume Lake Charter School. He started his youth ministry experience working at Skate Church in Portland, OR where his passion for teaching students ignited. He has a passion for the Lord and for clearly communicating the Gospel in a fun, clear, and creative way. He loves being with his awesome family, bird watching, hockey, skateboarding, playing music, and doing art.

Nick Ely

Speaker

Nick Ely is a lead pastor at Christ Church in Phoenix, Arizona, where he has served since 2013. He is married to Rachel and they have four rambunctious boys: Titus, Jude, Josiah, and Ezekiel, who probably love Hume Lake as much as anyone on planet Earth. Nick was in student ministry for 7 years and loves to present God’s Word to young people in a way that is faithful, accessible, and powerful.

Matt Berg

Speaker

Matt currently serves as a Campus Pastor and Young Adult Ministry director for the Well Community Church in Fresno, CA. Before that he was a youth pastor and a camp director at Hume Lake Christian Camps. He is married to his incredible wife Grace and together they have 2 daughters. His heart is to impact the next generation of Jesus followers and equip them to follow after the Lord passionately!

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