FAITHX WORKCAMPS
Registration is open for Church of the Brethren FaithX service trips and we would appreciate your help in spreading the word!
This coming summer, FaithX participants will have the opportunity to serve in a variety of ministry and non-profit settings, live and worship in community, visit new places, explore their values and beliefs, and have too much fun! A list of the 2026 service trip locations is below, but you can find trip descriptions and pricing information at www.brethren.org/faithx under the “2026 Trips” tab.
Please note that fewer youth trips are being offered in summer 2026 to encourage senior high youth to attend National Youth Conference. However, all FaithX youth trips are open to middle school and high school students, so senior high participants are welcome to join FaithX this summer in addition to NYC!
Junior & Senior High [6th grade to age 19]
June 9-14 – University Park, MD
June 14-19 – Winston-Salem, NC
June 21-26 – Rodney, MI (Camp Brethren Heights)
We Are Able [ages 18+ with intellectual disabilities]
June 14-22 – Northern Ireland
If anyone would like copies of the 2026 FaithX brochure, please contact the FaithX office.
Thank you for your continued support of the Church of the Brethren service ministries and we look forward to seeing youth and adults from your district on a FaithX trip in 2026!
Marissa Witkovsky-Eldred (she/her/hers)
Interim Co-Director of Brethren Volunteer Service | Coordinator of Short Term Service
(847) 429-4337
Church of the Brethren
1451 Dundee Avenue
Elgin, IL 60120
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2026 YOUNG ADULT CONFERENCE
Young Adult Conference 2026
Registration is OPEN!
May 22 - 24, 2026
Camp Blue Diamond (near Petersburg, Pennsylvania)
Are you between the ages of 18 and 35? Come join us for YAC!
www.brethren.org/yya/yac
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2026 CAMP EMMAUS DATES
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May 22-25 - Memorial Day Weekend
June 12-14 - Counselor Training (CIT)
June 13-14 - Elementary Camp
June 14-17 - Target Sports Camp
July 5-11 - Senior High Camp
July 12-18 - Survivor Camp
July 19-23 - Intermediate Camp
July 24-26 - YAAYAH Camp
July 26- Aug. 1 - Middle School Camp
August 6-8 - Women's Camp
September 4-7 - Labor Day Weekend
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2026 CAMP EMMAUEL DATES
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 May 29-31 - Women's Camp
June 5-7 - Pre-junior Camp
June 7-13 - Middle School Camp
June 16-20 - Junior Camp
June 25-28 - High School Camp
July 10-12 - Mommy and Me Camp
July 13-17 - Day Camp
August 7-9 - Men's Camp
September 4-7 - Family Camp
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NATIONAL YOUTH CONFERENCE 2026 The next Church of the Brethren National Youth Conference (NYC) will take place July 18-23, 2026, at the YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park, Colo., with the theme “Light Within Us.” Because it will be a new location for many of the advisors who will bring youth, it seemed helpful to offer a chance to experience the location prior to bringing youth. Thus, an NYC 2026 Advisor Preview will take place Oct. 11-13. Attendees will have the opportunity to tour the campus, check out the food and lodging, and see what recreation options are like.
Additionally, participants will have a learning opportunity with Charles (Chuck) Hunt, who will lead sessions based on the book Faith Beyond Youth Group. The sessions will build on work by the Fuller Youth Institute, where Hunt is senior director of training, all while inspiring participants and providing new tools to help in various ministry contexts. Continuing education credit will be available.
Early bird registration is $300 and is available until July 31. Regular registration is $375. Registration includes two nights’ double-occupancy lodging, four meals, and all sessions. All registrants will be responsible for their transportation to and from the YMCA of the Rockies. (Denver International Airport is the most convenient, and there is shuttle service to the YMCA.)
For more information, go to www.brethren.org/yya/advisor-preview-weekend-for-nyc-2026 or contact Becky Ullom Naugle, director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries, at bullomnaugle@brethren.org or 847-429-4385.
Registration will open in January. Learn more about NYC 2026 at the National Youth Conference page.
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