Our trained counselors supervise all of Pioneer’s camps for children and teens with a nurse on duty throughout the stay.

Campers will be active through a wide variety of activities: games, arts & crafts, swimming, boating, challenge course activities, tennis, hiking, and much more. Opportunities for Bible studies, devotions, worship, campfires and singing, allow campers to grow in their faith.

Campers are housed in cabins that are equipped with indoor restroom facilities, and house two counseling staff. We encourage all to attend! Campers can be housed with a friend, or they can come and meet new ones.
First Time At Camp

Discovery Camp is an introduction to Pioneer and summer camping. This shortened session of two nights and three days is the perfect experience for that first time away from home.
Opportunities will be offered for the following:

May 2nd-4th
June 22nd-29th
July 13th-18th
July 20th-25th
July 27th-Aug 3rd
Aug 10th-15th

 Youth Service Weekend
Youth Camp
Youth Camp
Youth Camp
Youth Camp Music Week
Youth Camp
Including an expanded Extreme Teen Camp Schedule
July 13th-18th
July 20th-25th
July 27th-Aug 3rd
Aug 10th-15th		 *Extreme Teen Camp – Games
Teen Camp
Teen Camp – Music Week
*Extreme Teen Camp – Water
*Extreme Teen Camp – Stay up late, sleep in, and have a lot of fun designed for you!
June 29-July 4
July 6th-12th		 Confirmands Camp #1
Confirmands Camp #2
This camp is geared for youth who are currently undergoing or have just completed confirmation instruction and will show Confirmands how to apply their Christian faith in daily life. Confirmands should be prepared to make lifelong friends, and memories! A more detailed brochure can be obtained by contacting our main office.
June 22-27th July 13th-18th
Aug 3-8th		 Spend the Day with Jesus
Sharing God's Love
Seizing the City

June 22nd-27th -Spend A Day With Jesus - Youth In Exemplary Leadership and Discipleship

YIELD is a partnership project of Pioneer Camp and Retreat Center, the Eastern District of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans to bring special service learning and youth leadership opportunities to the four main regions of the Eastern District (Buffalo, NY; Rochester, NY; Pittsburgh, PA; and Philadelphia, PA).

The purpose of this initiative is to train up youth and young adults (ages 14 to 24) as leaders who will raise up regional service opportunities and ignite a passion in others to put faith into action, making 1 Peter 4:10, a reality: “Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully, administering God’s grace in its various forms.”

It is our hope to involve every congregation in our District in one or more of these, love sharing, life-affirming, disciple- building, faith in action, service events.