2025 Camp Joy Schedule of Events
2025 Camp Joy Schedule of Events
Check out our 2025 schedule of events. Whether you are a camper, alumni or supporter, we have an event for you to join us in our journey of sharing the gospel.
Spring Work Day - May 17th, 2025
It all begins with showing up. Each spring, Camp Joy host an annual spring clean up day. We have tasks that will challenge your grit as well as tasks that will make lounging on the beach look hard. We would love your support.
If you would like to volunteer for the day please sign up via the link to the right.
Food/water provided.
We begin at 9am and will keep you as long as you keep saying yes to tasks.
Online Apparel Store Fundraiser
Nov 1st-Dec 1st
Give to the Max Campaign - Nov 21st
Giving Hearts Day - Feb 8th
Online Auction - March/April 2025
2025 Camp Registration - Jan 1st
Golf Scramble - May 2025 (Date TBD)
We are excited to be hosting our inaugural Camp Joy Golf Scramble. Camp Joy's mission is to share the gospel of Jesus Christ through exciting camping experiences, teaching campers that true JOY comes from serving Jesus first, Others second, and Yourself last. Funds from this golf scramble help us work towards our mission through supporting counselors, support staff and volunteers.
This is a 4 person best ball scramble, so grab some friends, enjoy a great day of golf and support Camp Joy!
1st-4th Grade - June 22nd-25th
Just in time for the Christmas season, we are hosting an online apparel store. Ordering will be open until December 1st. You can choose to have the product delivered to your home OR pick it up at Bee Seen Apparel (4600 17th Ave S, Suite N-B 4600 17th Avenue South, Fargo, ND 58103)
Fall Women’s Retreat - Sept 20th-21st
Registration for the 2025 camp season will go live January 1st, 2025!
Join is for our inargural online auction. It’s easy! Click the link, find the item you want to bid on and place your bid. Details for this event are still in the works. If you have an item you would like to donate, reach out to Tyler (director@campjoyminnesota.org OR 218-849-7814).
Rummage Sale - May 30th-June 1st
Week of Giving - June 1st-7th
Staff Training - June 8th-11th
4th-6th Grade - July 13th-17th
7th-9th Grade - July 20th-25th
4th-6th Grade - June 15th-19th
Family Camp - June 26th-29th
7th-9th Grade - July 6th-11th
Young Adults - Aug 14th-17th
Camp Joy has accumulated a lot of items over the years. We are hosting a rummage sale to free up space and declutter the camp. Some items of highlight include: docks, lifts, boats, storm door, metal, camper towels, freezers, tools, sports gear and so much more!
Camp Joy's mission is to share the gospel of Jesus Christ through exciting camping experiences, teaching campers that true JOY comes from serving Jesus first, Others second, and Yourself last. The Week of Giving will be a challenge to our community. We will hold a friendly competition to see which decade you attended Camp Joy can raise the most money. For example, did you attend Camp Joy in the 90s? Well you will be competing against those that attended Camp Joy in different decades to see if YOUR decade can raise the most.
This is a 4 person best ball scramble, so grab some friends, enjoy a great day of golf and support Camp Joy!
Camp Joy strives to have their staff prepared, confident and ready to serve our campers. We start off the summer with an intense training that will set staff up to take on any challenge. We will focus on ministry preparation, first aid, CPR, and some fun as well.
Interested in serving at Camp Joy? We need you. We are looking for junior counselors, counselors, kitchen help, nurses, lead maintenance, maintenance help, and a worship director. Join us by clicking the link below.
This Camp is a blast! The fun happens over four fantastic days. There are many wonderful opportunities to partake in including swimming, games, skits, chapel, dinning, and hanging out with our amazing staff! This week of camp is so much fun!
This is a shorter three day week allowing our littlest campers an opportunity to play, worship, and learn of God’s great Love. This week is designed for younger kids and for first time campers. It is highly supervised and a safe opportunity for the eager camper to participate. This week is the start of many great adventures and fun packed summers for kids at Camp Joy!
1st-4th Grade - June 29th-July 2nd
Come enjoy the lake with your family over these four days and three nights. We will house you, feed you, clean up your dishes, and you will have lots of free time on beautiful Star Lake! There will be several optional activities set up throughout the weekend, as well as chapels and a speaker.
This is a shorter three day week allowing our littlest campers an opportunity to play, worship, and learn of God’s great Love. This week is designed for younger kids and for first time campers. It is highly supervised and a safe opportunity for the eager camper to participate. This week is the start of many great adventures and fun packed summers for kids at Camp Joy!
This camp is an incredible week. Middle school campers are beginning to make their Christian Faith their own. This is a week where they can ask questions, have a ton of fun, and get to know each other in a fun-filled week at beautiful Star Lake.
Child Evangelism Fellowship
Aug 3rd-8th
This Camp is a blast! The fun happens over four fantastic days. There are many wonderful opportunities to partake in including swimming, games, skits, chapel, dinning, and hanging out with our amazing staff! This week of camp is so much fun!
Teens (10th-12th) - July 27th-Aug 1st
The time has come! The boys bathroom is due for a major upgrade. We can't tear it down, but we can improve it. Our goal is to freshen up the bathroom to better serve our campers. Camp Joy will be replacing/updating fixtures, electrical, plumbing, fresh paint and new ventilation. Join us in this project! We need $7,500 to turn around the boys bathroom. Your support helps us provide a clean and safe restroom for campers and to all those that visit Camp Joy.
Camp Joy is the place where we gather! We gather to provide campers with the opportunity to enjoy making friends and having fun on the shores of Star Lake near Dent, MN. Since its beginning in 1941, Camp Joy has spent 80 plus years sharing the good news of Jesus with campers and pouring into the character and values of those serving as staff. Our goal is to remain true to God's word by faithfully challenging campers to experience God's truth in Jesus Christ.
We are excited to continue the legacy of Camp Joy and desire to improve facilities and enhance the activities that campers engage in each summer so that they can enjoy God's creation and hear about the true JOY that is found in Christ!
This camp is an incredible week. Middle school campers are beginning to make their Christian Faith their own. This is a week where they can ask questions, have a ton of fun, and get to know each other in a fun-filled week at beautiful Star Lake.
Highly Relational! This is a week of gathering! We have saved the best for last! Less structure more fun. This week is your chance to connect with those friends you grew up with! High Teens is a chance to do all the things you enjoy! Late nights, sleeping in, an awesome speaker, seminars, and surprises along the way! This camp always “ends too soon”.
CEF of Fargo/Moorhead is local chapter of Child Evangelism Fellowship that guides kids to Jesus through our Good News Club program during the school year and our Camp Good News program in the Fargo, Moorhead, Dilworth, and West Fargo areas.
Our Purpose
Child Evangelism Fellowship®(CEF) exists to evangelize children with the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and establish them in a local church and the Word of God for Christian growth.
Each year Camp Joy is excited to host CEF for an exciting week of fellowship. The link below will connect you to CEF’s website for more information. This is not a camp hosted by Camp Joy. All registration will take place through CEF.
This retreat is for young adults aged 18-30. We bring together like-minded individuals and groups from all over the region to unite for a long weekend of amazing activities, great speaker, fantastic music, and more coffee and food than you’ll know what to do with. Join in the many activities of camp or if you’d rather simply hang out with friends and meet some new people we’ve got plenty of space for that as well.
So come reconnect with your friends and rekindle your relationship with God in a place free of distractions and surrounded by His creation.
This is all about you. Our aim is to provide the three “Rs” - a relaxing, refreshing, and rejuvenating weekend. Check out from your busy life and come relax at Camp Joy. We've got you covered. In addition to our keynote speaker, we will have games, crafts, food, and fellowship. "Rustic" lodging is available for Friday night OR come Saturday only.
Fall Teen’s Retreat - Sept 26th-28th
We are excited to host a weekend of fellowship, fun, thanksgiving and praise. This weekend is geared towards teens ages 13-18. Our goal is pack a weekend full of worship and praise to prepare students for another school year and also just life.
Fall Men’s Retreat - Oct 3rd-5th
This men’s retreat offers time away to be alone and to connect with others. Time will be structured to include Bible study and discussion centered on what role God and faith play when we try to fix what is broken. There may also be a few things that are broken around the property that your gifts, skills, and talents might be able to fix! Invite your friends and join us for a weekend to remember.