News & Updates:
Registration will open in 2025!
Common Q&A
Check back early 2025 for updates.
At least a third of payment is due at registration. A $25 partial fee for scholarship application will be required for those requesting a scholarship. Find out more here.
Payments can be made by check or online. No payments will be collected at camp. Find out more here.
Yes. You can find out how to request a scholarship here.
Please bring a packed lunch, reusable water bottle, backpack, and closed toe shoes each day. Learn more about each of these items here.
Camp Good News will be providing snacks for afternoon snack time!
We also offer a “Snack Shack” each day after lunch time. Send your child with some change or a dollar bill each day to purchase a treat (chips, popsicle, candy, etc.).
All menu items are $1.00 or less
No. Campers always stay on campus at Crossing Community Church. We do have special events each week which keep things interesting (see more under “What is Camp Good News“).
There is not a pool on campus, but we will be doing water games throughout the summer to keep cool. Every year there is a water week where we will get wet everyday! Check the parent newsletter and communication whiteboard each day to know whether or not your child will need a bathing suit, towel, or change of clothes.
We have large, 5-gallon dispensers of water available for the children at all times throughout the day. We do ask that you send your child with a reusable water bottle so that they can refill as many times as needed.
Registration will open in 2025!No, camper drop-offs and pick-ups will not be staggered. We are asking all parents to pick-up and drop-off from outside. There will be a counselor to bring your child to and from East Wing.
Yes! All surfaces will be sanitized and cleaned by staff after hours.
The decision to wear a mask is up to each individual (staff and campers). However, if you would feel more comfortable to have your child wear a mask, that is totally fine! Any child wearing a mask will be watched by counselors for any signs of overheating.
There are 3 hand washing stations (1 in our kitchen, 2 at the bathrooms). We require children to wash their hands before lunchtime, before snack time, and any time after using the bathroom. We also often ask them to wash their hands after game time or craft time due to messes that may happen. 🙂
What is Camp Good News?
Camp Good News is a fun, action packed day camp for kids ages 5-12! Our Newtown campus has lots planned for this summer, with new themes every week, guest speakers, fun crafts, and so much more!
Each morning, kids can spend time at any of the Morning Learning Centers to color, read a book related to the theme of the week, play a game, or do a creative activity! We also play silly get-to-know-you games in the mornings so all the campers are staying connected and making friends! Next up is exciting motion songs, an engaging activity that makes learning Bible verses fun, and an action packed Bible story followed by a small group time where the kids can ask questions and grow in their relationship with Jesus, led by one of our trained student-counselors.
Then comes everyone’s favorite time of day – Free time! During free time, campers can play Ga-Ga, Four Square, Nine Square, make friendship bracelets, play on the playground, and more! Afterwards, the kids all come back into the air conditioning for lunch. Each child will need to bring a reusable water-bottle (that they can refill at anytime) and packed lunch. If they like, they can also bring some spare change for the Snack Shack! (Snacks range from 10-75 cents).
Kids are split up into 4 groups throughout the day, so they can do activities that are geared more towards their respective ages. These activities include game, craft, and special event. The special event varies and is based on the weeks theme! From water gun fights, to slip-n-slides, a giant maze in the auditorium, popcorn and a movie, and more! Once a week, our special event is a guest speaker! We have had an expert talk about camping, hiking, and survival during “Wilderness Week”, a police officer explain his job and let the kids go through his cop car during “Superhero Week”, and so much more! After the days special event, the campers all gather in a nice air conditioned room to have a snack and listen to a story about a missionary to wrap up the day!
When & Where?
Camp runs from 9am-3pm, with early (8:00-9:00am) and after (3:00-4:30pm) care for an additional charge. Below is the list of the weeks Camp Good News: Newtown 2024 will be running, along with the theme for each week:
Check out the themes from last summer!
Camp Good News: Newtown is located at Crossing Community Church. The address is 80 Lower Silver Lake Rd, Newtown PA 18940.
Meet Our Newtown Team
Jeremy Breece
Jeremy Breece is a Ministry Coordinator here at CEF, and will be on site at Camp Good News: Newtown making sure everything is running smoothly! If you have any questions about curriculum, day to day operations, the theme of the week, your child struggling with another child, or things of the like, Jeremy is your guy! Jeremy has a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and Bible at Cairn University, and this will be his sixth summer leading at Camp Good News: Newtown! Jeremy has been a lifelong attendee at Crossing Community Church, where camp is held.
Cost for Camp Good News: Newtown
Camp is $115 a week.
Discounts:
A $10 discount is applied to each sibling after one, full paying child from the same household is registered. For example, if you have three children, two receive a $10 discount. This excludes before and after care costs.
Early Care (8:00-9:00am) is an additional $25 a week.
After Care (3:00-4:30pm) is an additional $25 a week.
We do not offer partial week tuition, full payment is required for each camp week your child is attending.
How to Pay for Camp:
Payment for Camp Good News: Newtown can be made by check, money order, or Paypal. Payment may not be made in cash.
You can mail your check to:
Child Evangelism Fellowship Bucks-Mont
C/O Newtown Camp
PO Box 437 Souderton, PA 18964
Make Check payable to: Child Evangelism Fellowship of Bucks-Mont
Your check must be received within 7 days to ensure registration. If your check does not arrive within 7 days, your child’s space will be relinquished to our waiting list.
Please be advised that Cancellations received between March 1 and 15 days in advance of the week registered will receive a 50% refund.
NO REFUNDS will be issued for cancellations received later than 15 days in advance.
This policy ensures the efficient management of resources associated with camp attendance. Please carefully consider your schedule and commitments prior to finalizing registration.
Exceptions to this policy will only be made for extenuating circumstances, subject to review and approval by the CEF Bucks-Mont Director.
Yes. The first week will be $75 with Early and After care being $15.
The sibling discount still applies.
You can request a scholarship by completing the Scholarship Application.
You will receive a response within two weeks after the scholarship application and child’s registration is received.
Online Registration:
Register for Camp Good News Below!