YES! We are extremely excited to welcome campers, missionaries, and staff back to Camp Barnabas for summer 2021.

• Practices and precautions are being put in action in order to keep campers, missionaries, and staff safe. 
• Traffic flow on and off campus will be limited. 
• Arrival and departure will be modified. 
• Camp Barnabas has an incredible team of registered nurses, nurse practitioners and physicians who serve in our Well House to keep everyone safe and healthy. The Well House is staffed 24/7 during the summer.
• Everyone will be asked to wear a mask. We know there are some campers who will not tolerate masking and that is understood. We will do our best to keep campers masked or socially distanced when appropriate.
• Temperature checks. 
  • If anyone has a temperature of 100.4 degrees or higher, they may be quarantined or asked to return home.
• Activity schedules will be adjusted to reduce large group programming.
• Staff and missionaries will receive additional training on how to ensure the health and safety of everyone at camp.
• Additional hand sanitizer stations will be placed around camp.
• Posters will be displayed to reinforce positive behaviors.
• Routine cleaning and disinfecting of facilities, activities and equipment.

We appreciate that camp will be a little different this summer but know that we are using every resource at our disposal to ensure a clean and safe environment for everyone who can’t wait for camp’s return.

Everyone will be asked to wear a mask. We know there are some campers who will not tolerate masking and that is understood. We will do our best to keep campers masked or socially distanced when appropriate.

• Our staff will arrive a minimum of one week prior to start training. All staff will be trained on how to recognize and monitor for symptoms of COVID-19. 
• Staff will also be trained on increased cleaning and disinfecting measures for both cabins and shared camp facilities. 
• Staff will learn good hygiene practices for themselves and for others.

Yes, in order to offer the safest camp experience possible, we ask that prior to arrival you take the following steps:

• Provide one of the following:
  • A negative COVID test within 5 days of your scheduled arrival time OR
  • COVID vaccination record OR
  • Proof that you tested positive for antibodies within 4 months of your arrival date
• We encourage all campers and missionaries to avoid large groups, social distance and continue masking 5 days prior.
• You will also need to complete the Camp Barnabas COVID Waiver and bring it with you to arrival.

• We are requesting that all parents, campers, and missionaries wear a face covering.
• Barnabas staff will greet you at your car to complete your arrival checklist and assist your camper or missionary. We will take any medications, luggage, and required paperwork. 
• Temperatures will be taken at arrival and anyone with a 100.4 degree temperature or higher may be asked to return home.
• All arrival times will be scheduled and staggered. Please arrive at your designated time as we anticipate arrival taking longer with the additional steps involved. 
• We will be emailing our Barnabas Bound Packets prior to your arrival, detailing all procedures and any updates. We are grateful for your continued patience as we work together to make 2021 an incredible summer!

Although we are adjusting some of our large group gatherings, we are planning an incredible summer for all of our campers, missionaries, and staff. From staggered meals to alternated activities, every schedule is being made with safety as the first priority. We are so excited to bring fun, new activities to camp that are outdoor and socially distanced.

We will have a GREAT summer and safety continues to be our top priority. Daily health screenings will take place including observation for signs of illness. If there is anything out of the ordinary, individuals will be assessed by our onsite medical team to determine next steps. Anyone with a fever of 100.4 degrees or higher will be taken to our designated quarantine location.

We request that all individuals gathered in groups larger than their own cabins wear face coverings. We know some campers will not be able to tolerate masking and that is understood. We will do our best to keep campers masked or socially distanced when appropriate.

• This year’s pick up will be staggered just like arrival. Parents will remain in their vehicle and will be directed by staff to the luggage pick up area.
• We will not be hosting a closing ceremony.  We will email the closing day wrap-up video via email. Families can enjoy watching the video at home with their camper or missionary.

In an effort to maintain the safest environment possible, visitors will be limited and we will operate as a closed campus.

We ask that you notify camp health officials if anyone displays COVID related symptoms or receives a positive COVID test result within 10 days of their return home.