EPISCOPAL SUMMER “MEGA CAMP”
(Sleep Away): May 31-June 6, 2026
Join friends from across the dioceses of Kansas, Western Kansas and West Missouri for a week of faith and fun in the sun in the BEAUTIFUL Kansas Flint Hills! Days are filled with worship, wonder, and classic camp activities (swimming, fishing, games, crafts, music, horses, climbing towers, giant swings and MORE!) as we explore God’s work and love in our lives! Camp takes place at Camp Wood YMCA in Elmdale, Kansas and is staffed by a full slate of trained adults from both the Episcopal Church and YMCA.
Click here to register for 2026 MEGA CAMP
“Reaching Out to the Community” Camps
Our “classic” outreach-focused day camps, “R.O.T.C.” Camps, take students out to serve in the greater KC area while also making time for community building and fun among our younger youth. Outreach activities include work at places like Harvesters, KC Pet Project, Cross-Lines, Scraps KC, KC Giving Gardens, The Sewing Labs, and more! Afternoon fun spots include bowling, skating, swimming, arcades, outdoor adventure parks, etc.! Cost includes transportation, staffing, daily snack, fun spot admission for each day and our end of week LUNCH and PARTY on Friday! (Cost = $200 thru May 31; $225 on June 1 and beyond)
MIDDLE SCHOOL “Reaching Out to the Community”
for rising 6th-9th Graders
June 8 – 12 from 9am-4pm
Join us for a year of serving our community with friends and community partners old and NEW! This year, we will serve with “old” favorites Hope Distribution Center and ScrapsKC and build new relationships as we serve in NEW locations:
Kanbe’s Market – a Kansas City, MO organization focused on fresh produce distribution and prevention of food waste.
Happy Bottoms – a KCMO organization that works to supply low-income families with necessary hygene products for infants/young children
Giving Gardens – we’ll travel to a large scale community garden to help glean produce that is delivered through out low-income areas of the Kansas City metro.
Our “fun spots” will hit all the favorites…movies, skating, pool and our annual Dave & Busters Lunch Party on Friday!
UPPER ELEMENTARY “Reaching Out to the Community”
for rising 3rd-6th Graders
July 20-24 from 9am-4pm
Join us once again for a year of serving and fun among friends! This year’s 3rd-6th grade ROTC will serve with some of our favorite community partners – KC Pet Project, Scraps KC, Hope Distribution Center AND will visit a NEW organization: Avenue of Life in KCK. Our afternoon fun times will have us bopping through town to the pool, movies, parks, mini-golf and more! And, OF COURSE, our week will wrap up with our annual Dave and Busters PARTY!
For questions or more information, please contact Barbara McCall at
HIGH SCHOOL “Reaching Out to the Community”
for rising 9th Graders – College Freshmen
June 22-26 *OVERNIGHTS* 9 a.m. Monday – noon on Friday
Our High Schoolers will once again travel to Independence, Kansas to offer a 2 day Vacation Bible Camp to the children of Epiphany Episcopal Church and the Independence community. This year’s theme is “Connection” through friendship, love and service! High Schoolers will prepare activities and lessons,and receive training in safe and supportive interaction techniques with children on Monday before making their way south to Independence to deliver their program with the children on Tuesday and Wednesday. Thursday they make their way to a fun country cabin getaway for games, relaxation and relational time before returning to Overland Park on Friday. For questions and more info, please contact Rev. Kelly Demo at
Vacation Bible Camp
*Evenings* 5-8 p.m. Sunday, June 28 – Thursday, July 2 (includes dinner!)
Ages pre-school through exiting 5th graders
Cost: Free-will Donation
“Connecting with God’s People through Acts of Kindness!”
This year’s VBC is like none other…we’re keeping the faith and fun, and adding in the service! We’ll explore a nightly bible story that illustrates families, friends and neighbors connecting with one another through acts of lovingkindness before engaging in a specific nightly service project (here at the church) to support and connect with our neighbors in the KC area. Partners include Ronald McDonald House, Harvesters and more! Dinner begins at 5:30, and the evening’s set activities will end by 7:30, with “Silly Songs with Fr. Gar” wrapping up by 8pm (kiddos who need an early bedtime or who are sound-sensitive are more than welcome to duck out a little early).
**This camp has no set tuition, though freewill donations of funds or supplies will be gratefully recieved to offset costs. Please contact Barbara McCall at for more details!
**Parent and Older Sibling (youth) volunteers are very welcome for this special week. Please contact Ms. Barbara (Director of Children & Families) at for more info, or indicate interest on the registration form.**
ARTS CAMP 2026
June 15-19 from 9am to 3pm
**Special “Showcase” performance for family & friends on Friday, June 19 at 4pm**
Ages: Rising First Graders – 6th Graders
Cost: $200
Come learn about the Fruits of the Spirit with the “Music Machine!” The songs of this classic Christian children’s album will frame our work across the visual, performing and culinary arts and our Friday SHOWCASE as we explore the Fruits of the Spirit through an artistic lens! Ms. Julieanne will once again direct our children’s Arts Camp musical, as we welcome back Ms. Kitty (from Grace Cathedral – Topeka) for visual arts and other special guest instructors for our week of faith and fun together!
Youth Mission Trip 2026
Sunday, July 12 – Saturday, July 18
The 2026 Mission trip will be July 12-18 in South Dakota. We will focus on learning about indigenous issues in the US. We be working with the Cheyenne River Episcopal Mission in the Cheyenne River Lakota (Sioux) Reservation and help them put on a VBS/horse camp. You do NOT have to work with horses but if you want to there will be the opportunity to. There is a $200 registration fee. If we are able to raise the rest of the funds through our fundraising efforts there will not be more cost beyond spending money. However, if we do not reach our fundraising goals there may be an additional cost. As always, if you are unable to pay the registration fee please let Mother Kelly know! Money should never be a barrier for someone joining us on the trip!
For questions or more information, including scholarships, please don’t hesitate to contact
Barbara McCall, Director of Children & Families –
Rev. Kelly Demo, Asst. Rector / Director of Youth –