Newville, PA
The facilities include two outdoor chapels, hiking trails, wilderness camping area, 4.5 acre lake with picnic pavilion, campfire circles, athletic field, basketball and sand volleyball courts, swimming pool, obstacle rope courses, and a 30-foot climbing tower with zip line.
Explore on the camp’s website ↗Doubling Gap Center is located nine miles north of Newville in the mountains of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. The Doubling Gap area is in the Blue Mountain Ridge of the Appalachian Mountains and on the southern edge of the Tuscarora State Forest. The facility is located on 150 acres of ground.
One of the most interesting architectural characteristics of the spacious lodge is its continuous porch measuring 398 feet in length by 14 feet in width, which is the original 'piazza' of hotel days. The porch encircles the building on three sides. Rocking chairs line the porch and extend a cordial invitation to all who arrive to sit down and rest awhile on any of the more than 100 rockers which are now a tradition at Doubling Gap.
Each week of camp is led by a qualified set of co-directors who in turn recruit Bible Teachers, Vesper Leaders, Team Leaders and Room Counselors. These weekly staff, along with the summer-long program staff, are committed to making each week of camp an experience that will impact campers' lives forever.
Before Luke joined the Camp staff, YoliJwa had already shaped his life. After coming as a camper, serving as a counselor, and spending two years as Activity Leader, Luke began working at Camp full time in April 2024. He graduated from Messiah University with degrees in Communications and Youth Ministry and has a passion for investing in the next generation. Luke met his wife, Lana, at Camp. His favorite Camp memory isn't a game at all — it's having the privilege of leading campers to Christ.
Explore on the camp’s website ↗YoliJwa Bunk Notes is our in-house 'OneWay Email' system that allows parents, guardians, and family members to send communication to their campers throughout their stay at YoliJwa. Messages will be received from 7pm Sunday until 11:59am Friday.
Read more on the camp’s website ↗The YoliJwa Campership Fund is available to assist families who would like to have their children attend camp but need financial help. Call, write, or email for a campership request form.
Read more on the camp’s website ↗Camp YoliJwa prepares a well-balanced, family-style meal for about 200 campers and staff three times each day. Camp YoliJwa will consider special provisions, if prescribed by a medical physician, for food allergies or conditions on an individual basis. Parents should contact the camp to discuss special needs and options before registering their child. Sample menus for a camp week are available upon request.
Read more on the camp’s website ↗Letters to campers are encouraged; faxes and phone calls are permitted in an emergency only. During camp sessions, only approved, special needs, or emergency visits are permitted.
Read more on the camp’s website ↗