{"id":21,"date":"2010-11-20T04:12:02","date_gmt":"2010-11-20T04:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ifcaindiana.org\/blog\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2026-02-22T21:46:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T21:46:04","slug":"checkpoint-bible-camp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/ifcaindiana.org\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Checkpoint Bible Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div>\n<p>It is time to start preparing for Checkpoint Bible Camp! Leadership and staff are working hard to plan for Checkpoint Bible Camp 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Our goal for Checkpoint Bible Camp has not changed. We desire to offer a biblical, fun, and cost-effective camp for families. As before, Checkpoint Bible Camp 2026 will be at Camp Buffalo, near Monticello, IN from July 27 through July 31, 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Checkpoint Bible Camp is under the senior leadership of four IFCA men:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pastor Michael Matiscik, serving as Camp Administrator<\/li>\n<li>Pastor Ray Laborde, serving as Facilities Coordinatorh<\/li>\n<li>Pastor Jeffery Hayes, serving as Church Relations Director<\/li>\n<li>Elder Ed Tutwiler, serving as Camp Pastor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We anticipate an amazing week of Bible camp for our elementary campers (those entering grades 3-6) and middle school campers (those entering grades 7-9). We already have a lot of great plans being implemented for Checkpoint Bible Camp 2026 so now is the time to begin to promote it to your churches.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When you click on our 2026 promotional page, you will find a 2-minute Checkpoint Bible Camp promotional video, a printable poster, printable postcards, and PowerPoint slides. All of these are available for you to download, print, and use during your worship gathering, on your website, or on your social media platforms.<\/p>\n<p>As you begin to promote Checkpoint Bible Camp 2026, here are key dates and facts for you to consider:<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Registration for supporting churches will open on April 15 and will cost $215.<\/p>\n<p>Registration will be open to everyone on May 1 and will also cost $215.<\/p>\n<p>Registration will increase to $235 on June 1.<\/p>\n<p>If you are a supporting church, please encourage your families to register as soon as possible. Registration and spots are filled on a first come, first-serve basis. When all spots are filled, students will be placed on a waiting list and will not be guaranteed a spot at camp.<\/p>\n<p>If your church is not a supporting church and would like to be, please contact Pastor Jeffery Hayes, Church Relations Director, at 574.722.2863 or jeffery.hayes@springcreekcc.org.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>Be sure to visit our Checkpoint Bible Camp <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/479763192038054\">Facebook page<\/a> for updates and more information.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is time to start preparing for Checkpoint Bible Camp! Leadership and staff are working hard to plan for Checkpoint Bible Camp 2026. Our goal for Checkpoint Bible Camp has not changed. We desire to offer a biblical, fun, and &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/ifcaindiana.org\/blog\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/ifcaindiana.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/ifcaindiana.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/ifcaindiana.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ifcaindiana.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ifcaindiana.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21"}],"version-history":[{"count":125,"href":"http:\/\/ifcaindiana.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1189,"href":"http:\/\/ifcaindiana.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21\/revisions\/1189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/ifcaindiana.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}