"My son came home from camp excited about life, excited about his love for our Lord and Savior and just plain excited. THANK YOU!"

- Michelle, parent of a 2010 Village camper

Village Camp

Village is a traditional residential (sleep away) camp at the heart of Glisson’s ministry. Over 250 campers come to Village each week during the summer. Below is a detailed description of what a camper experiences during a week at Village.

On arrival, campers are welcomed by their counselors into their “Living Group” – typically 12 campers and 2 counselors who plan and experience their week together. Campers help their counselors plan a few of their week's activities. This small group camp experience supports Glisson’s goal of creating Christian community for our campers. As one camper put it, “Camp Glisson is a place I can be myself and know that people will accept me and love me." To get a taste of the Village experience, view the video to the right.

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What to Expect


"Living Groups" are core to Village

The Village week begins on Sunday and ends on Friday. Though planned activities vary between living groups, there are common parts of camp that all campers experience. Every morning and night, campers come together in the chapel for worship and a message from the TIR (Theologian In Residence). Each summer, camper evaluations rate chapel among their favorite camp activities. Every night in Village, campers and staff gather on the Dining Hall porch for a 50-year-old tradition – Singing on the Porch. Guitarists accompany campers and staff as we sing a variety of songs that have been sung at Glisson for


	Chapels encourage camper involvement

decades. Once a week, campers (except for Mini camp) hike and camp-out overnight with their living groups – campfire, dinner, and s’mores included! Every week we have one night of section (groups of living groups) activities and one night of all-camp activities. We conclude the week with an all-camp communion service – a longstanding Glisson tradition – followed by the Closing Celebration, to which family and friends are invited.

A Unique Experience


Activities include creek hikes, climbing, & more

That's where the similarities among Village experiences end! Each summer is different since living groups have different people and a different schedule. Activities are planned by living groups with the guidance of their counselors, helping us ensure that campers get to do the camp activities they have come to do. More importantly, it sets the tone for the week that we do things together, that we care about each other’s experience of camp, and that we are all – staff and campers alike – responsible for creating the camp experience at Glisson.

Five Distinct Programs

There are four main Village programs for campers of different grade levels. Mini Camp is for elementary campers who want to try a two-night experience. Elementary, Middle and Senior High programs are all week-long camp experiences. Each of these programs has its own schedule. Even the Elementary and Middle school programs, on site at the same time during the same weeks, have independent schedules. We also have Two-Week camps available for our Middle School campers. This program enables middle school campers to be at camp longer and have a broader range of camp experiences.


	Mid-high campers get to tube on the Chestatee

How to Register

Registration for UMC members begins December 1, 2011. Open Registration begins January 1, 2012. To view the Summer 2012 Schedule, visit:

Schedule, Fees & Registration

Helpful Links

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690 Camp Glisson Road, Dahlonega, Georgia 30533 - 706 864-6181

A Ministry of the North Georgia Conference, United Methodist Church