GROUP LEADERS
As you are preparing for summer camp 2026, here are a few important notes and reminders:
As of Camp Season 2026, Group IDs are no longer being used.
Sponsorship Codes can be made starting February 1.
Our camp registration platform is still UltraCamp. This allows churches to enter their sponsorship code and submit individual registrations.
As the leader of your church group, you will have the option to create an account in UltraCamp and make a sponsorship code for various financial reasons (such as scholarships, etc) on February 1st.
Spots are secured once a student registers and pays the $50 deposit.
Camp Registration opens FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED on March 1st.
Group leader playbook
Request sponsorship code
step 1
Distribute sponsorship code
All camper registration must be done online by the parent/guardian.
step 2
Expert Facilitation
step 3
A Supportive Space
step 4
Follow-Up Encouraged
step 5
STEP 2: DISTRIBUTE CHURCH ID
All camper registration must be done online by the parent/guardian. Send the following to parents so they can register their student(s) online:
Summer Camp parent page URL.
Church ID code that corresponds with the correct camp that the student is attending.
Heart for Ohio discount code if applicable.
Tutorial video on how to complete the camp registration process (coming soon).
As the leader, you can do the following by logging into UltraCamp:
See students registered with your group.
Verify student balances to ensure everything is paid before Monday morning check-in.
Create additional ID blocks and sponsorships for students.
STEP 3: RECRUIT ROOM LEADERS
At OYM Summer Camp, our room leaders are called Support Staff. Every group needs to provide one adult as Support Staff for every 12 students of the same gender. If you have more leaders than your group needs, there is no guarantee that they will be a part of your church group.
All Support Staff must be at least 20 years or older to volunteer and attend a mandatory training the Sunday before camp. No exceptions.
For more information and to apply to be Support Staff, head to our Camp Staff page below!
It is highly recommended that church groups secure transportation for their campers to and from camp that does NOT include Support Staff as drivers.
This is because all camp staff must report to Heartland Conference Retreat Center for mandatory training on the SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE CAMP and therefore cannot be available to drive campers to Camp on Monday.
STEP 4: DOWNLOAD OUR RESOURCES
We provide a document called “What to Expect. " We encourage you to download it and share it with your students and their parents. This document will include things like a packing list, tentative schedule, and emergency contact numbers.
Need some Summer Camp graphics? You’ve come to the right place! Click the link below for a variety of promotional material. From Instagram posts to 16x9 slides, we have it!
If you need something not included in the package below, just let us know at oym@ohioministry.net to see how we can help!
STEP 5: PRAY & PREPARE
We believe that at OYM Summer Camp, students will have an encounter with God that will impact their lives forever. We come expecting God to do great things, which means we spend time in prayer beforehand, inviting God to move.
We ask that you join us in prayer, that God will prepare the hearts of our camp staff and students for Him to do great things.
SPEED THE LIGHT
During camp, we spend every night in prayer before service receiving an offering for our student-led missions initiative, Speed the Light. STL provides vehicles, equipment, and compassion resources for our Ohio missionaries to share the gospel around the world!
Our goal is that every student and leader hear from God and give sacrificially. We encourage you and your students to come prepared to give! During the 4 weeks of Summer Camp, if every student and leader brought at least $20 to donate, we could raise over $40,000 for Speed the Light!