Laurel Hill, NC
Regardless of the track chosen by the family, all campers will get the opportunity for small and large group games, time in the pool, time on the water toys in the lake, Bible study, and worship. The Christian theme of the week is shared in the morning, evening, and in Bible study each day by our staff and Chaplains who volunteer their time to Camp Monroe each week.
Explore on the camp’s website ↗The Camp Monroe staff is well-trained to work with a homesick camper. For more information on what you can do as a parent to ease the chances of homesickness, please read our Parent Information Packet.
Adventure blocks include ropes course/climbing, paddle sports, games, and creative arts. Guided recreation includes zip lines, the giant swing, climbing tower, lake activities, and team-building challenge courses. Camp Monroe's courses are built to ACCT (Association for Challenge Course Technology) standards.
Camp Monroe Retreat's courses are built to ACCT (Association for Challenge Course Technology) standards. Camp Monroe's Recreation Guides are trained to operate all guided recreation and team building equipment safely, efficiently, and effectively. Recreation Guides are aware of weather safety guidelines for all activities and equipment.
While Camp Monroe is committed to the Presbyterian tradition, we welcome and embrace believers of all faith traditions. We only ask that all campers be willing to participate in devotion, vespers, and small group discussions that are part of all our camps. We do not in any way try to convert children to become 'Presbyterian.'
Since joining Camp Monroe in 2021, Gene has led the camp through an extraordinary season of expansion and vision. Under his leadership, the camp has grown from welcoming 228 campers in one summer before he got to Monroe to more than 2,000 annually. He has expanded our Day Camp program by an incredible 1,017%, added several new programs, strengthened year-round engagement opportunities, and launched Camp Monroe's travel camps, extending the camp's reach and impact across the region.
Responding to God's love, our mission is to invite people to a place and time apart where relationships with God, others, and creation are nurtured and where Christ's call to discipleship is discovered. Monroe Camp and Retreat Center (MCRC), located in Laurel Hill, North Carolina is a Christian camp and retreat center founded in 1954.
Explore on the camp’s website ↗Each morning campers will meet for breakfast and then split up into their Track Programs. They will meet back up at lunch and then have further self-led activities after lunch. After dinner, campers will play all-camp games and activities before returning to their cabins for bedtime routines.
Explore on the camp’s website ↗There are up to 12 kids per cabin group with two counselors. Camp Monroe maintains a 1:8 ratio of Counselor to youth. All cabins are air conditioned. Each cabin unit is accompanied by a bath house separated for boys and girls with two toilets, three sinks, and three showers per side.
Read more on the camp’s website ↗Camp Monroe will honor one cabin mate's request. Please note that cabin mate requests will only be honored if both campers are in the same age group and program, and request each other. Please communicate with the family of your friend request to ensure that both campers request each other and independently register for the same session before it fills. If you did not request a cabin mate, no problem! Camp is a great place to meet new friends.
Read more on the camp’s website ↗With camper safety in mind, and needing to maintain focus on our program, we must limit the people who are on the property and in the facilities. Therefore, visitors are not allowed during camp. You can call to check on your camper; but rest assured, if you have not heard from us, they are doing great! Campers will not be able to call home. If there are any health or behavioral issues a camp nurse or director will contact you.
Read more on the camp’s website ↗Yes. Financial Aid is available to assist those who would otherwise be unable to attend Camp without it. Campership assistance is for families in need whose budgets can't quite meet the price of a week at camp. Camperships are extremely limited and you must apply for them. The amount of Campership funds available is determined by the Board of Trustees and donations received throughout the year. Camperships are given on a first-come, first-serve basis.
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