The EKAC program pays 80% of the registration fee for grades 1-4, 70% of the fee for grades 5-8, and 60% of the fee for grades 9-12. 

To raise the money to be able to do this, we have 2 main fundraisers each year. The first is our camp auction and dinner. This is usually held in March or early April so that we have the funds in hand by the time registrations are due. All campers wanting to go to camp are required to donate at least one item to the auction.

The dinner that went along with the auction was made of donated items from the campers as well. The camp committee puts together the menu and each camper is asked to bring certain items to make up the meal. The dinner is offered with a free will donation followed by the auction.  Covenant Cedars and Glad Tidings have graciously provided the hamburgers and hotdogs, buns, and cooks and all we have to do is provide the condiments, salads, drinks, and dessert. This has worked out very nicely. The campers still help provide items for the meal, serve, and clean up. We had the full auction in 2010 and raised over $9,000 between the auction and free will donations for the meal.

The second big fundraiser for the year is held over Labor Day weekend. Several years ago the community asked our church to take over the kids carnival that has been very popular for the younger kids. This is held on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend from about 1-4 p.m. We sell tickets for various games just like a carnival with a wide variety of prizes and we usually net around $1,000. People in the church are so great about donating money or items as needed for this day and also about volunteering to help with the games themselves.

The EKAC program has been a huge outreach for our church. This year we helped send about 80 kids to camp. Most of the kids are NOT from our church and many are from other communities as well. We send kids to both Covenant Cedars and Glad Tidings Bible Camp. The camp committee is passionate about providing a way for kids to hear the message of salvation in an environment that takes them away from the “noise” of the world that many times keeps them from hearing. Many of these kids, being “unchurched”, are not hearing this message at home and EKAC offers hope through the camp ministry.