Parent FAQ

• Everyone is welcome at camp!

Traditions of Christian faith and Lutheran perspective find their expression in the camp community in the following ways:

• A relationship with the Creator
• Respect of the individual
• Daily Grace & Forgiveness
• Priesthood of All Believers
• Aspects of Camp Community

Camp provides a quality camp experience by establishing written goals and outcomes for participants to assist them to address physical, social and mental well-being in developmentally appropriate camp experiences. Such as:

1. Promoting an environment that encourages Christian growth and providing an opportunity to live out discipleship. Campers practice Christian values in an outdoor setting with peers and older youth as examples. Campers are provided resources and encouraged to continue that growth at home.
2. Providing opportunities that stimulate the development of each camper’s self-awareness and understanding while taking into consideration their mental, emotional, & physical health. As reinforced in the areas of independence from technology, decision making, interpersonal skills, personal perspective and physical health.
3. Providing age appropriate situations for each camper to set goals and challenge themselves while discovering their own skills and abilities while developing and maintaining a positive self-image.
4. Allowing each camper to experience appropriate social development through group living.
5. Helping each camper appreciate the natural surroundings and take an active role in the stewardships of our environment.

When registration is available, a "Register for Camp" link will appear on our website. Click it, fill out the registration form and wait for an email with next steps which will include health form and waivers for the particular week(s) of camp you selected.

We love that you want to send your camper and that you are willing to seek out means to make that possible! We never want finances to be the reason a camper is unable to encounter Jesus. We recommend determining how much you can afford to pay and talking with your local pastor to see if someone at your church is willing to help with all or a portion of the cost. If you do not have a home church, reach out to a few churches in the area to see if they might help. Then contact Chris at info@lomik.org with that information and she will make it possible for your child to come to camp,

Contact Chris at info@lomik.org with that information and she will help you.

Yes, we never want finances to be the reason a camper is unable to encounter Jesus. We ask that upon check-in at the start of camp, you let the director know you need to work with someone on a payment plan and provide the best way to reach you and Chris will be in touch.

Check-in is from 3 to 4 pm on Sunday afternoons on your starting camp date. When you arrive at your LOMIK Camp location, follow the direction of the Summer Staff and signs will lead you to check-in. The closing program begins at 2 pm on Friday for all full weeks of camp. Follow the signs to get to the closing program and you will get directions from there. For Pilgrim Camps the closing program is Wednesday at 2 pm – follow the signs.

If you will be arriving late, please contact Chris at info@lomik.org or text 574-370-1622 with your camper name, which camp location they are attending and your arrival time. The Summer Director will be the one to meet you onsite when you arrive. The Summer Director will have forms to fill out at check-in for anything that happens during the week at camp or regarding pick up.

Yes, we love handing out mail to campers! At check-in there are boxes for each day of the camp week that you can put your letters in. (No need for stamps if you bring them to check in). United States Postal Service is a bit slow at camp, so if you are mailing something to a camper, please mail it a week ahead of time to the camp location they will be attending.

LOMIK camps DO NOT have the ability to email campers and parents during the camp week.

To meet the special health needs of participants, the camp's approach to health concerns is camp will do our best to accommodate the health needs of all participants in conjunction with the advice of the camp doctor. Situations will be handled on an individual basis.

The system for evaluating the camp's ability to meet participants' special health needs prior to enrollment is… parents inform Tech/Admin director of needs. The camp doctor determines recommendations as to what sufficient health staff is needed to meet the needs of participants and Tech/Admin Director arranges for those accommodations (if possible) and calls parent/guardian with plan for their camper. Once the plan is agreed upon, it is documented for summer staff awareness.

Great question! During the summer each site has a Health Officer who is responsible for responding to camper health concerns, injuries, sickness and medication distribution. Any medication brought onto camp (including over-the-counter (OTC) medications) must be turned in to the Health Officer in its original container. The Health Officer will take care of distributing medication to campers as directed at the appropriate times. You will be able to talk to the Health Officer at check-in and pick up medication after the closing program before you return home.

Personal equipment such as sports equipment, vehicles, electronics and phones are the responsibility of the rental group and valuables should remain secure or not brought to camp.

Being under the influence of an illegal drug or alcohol in a LOMIK facility or on LOMIK is prohibited. No smoking inside the buildings or on the beach. Nothing that could be construed as a weapon is allowed on site. Pets are NOT permitted in any buildings or on the beach.