High Hill Christian Camp and Retreat Center โ Organization Profile
High Hill Christian Camp and Retreat Center is a Christian camp located in High Hill, Missouri. The camp exists to provide facilities and programming where youth, adults, and families encounter Jesus. Its public theme is โChrist in the Center. Kids at the Heart. Fun for All,โ reflecting its focus on Christian formation, fellowship, and outdoor camp experiences.
The organizationโs core focus is helping campers and retreat guests grow in faith through Christ-centered programming, worship, recreation, and community. High Hill Christian Camp was established in 1954 on land donated by the Harold Nebel family of High Hill, after churches in eastern Missouri needed more space for Christian camp ministry. Its first summer included 105 campers and 20 volunteer faculty in tents.
High Hill Christian Camp serves eastern Missouri, with support from about 30 member churches. The camp hosts more than 1,600 campers and about 400 volunteer faculty each summer, while also serving churches, families, youth groups, adults, and ministry teams through year-round retreat and rental opportunities. Its setting includes wooded acreage, outdoor meeting spaces, recreation areas, a lake, and facilities designed for both summer camp and group retreats.
The camp operates through summer camp sessions, volunteer faculty, retreat rentals, summer employment, church partnerships, and facility-based ministry. Its summer programming includes age-based camps such as day camp, first chance camp, elementary sessions, junior high camp, high school camp, and other camp experiences. Registrations include programming, meals, canteen, and a camp T-shirt, with sessions designed around the grade campers will enter in the fall.
A distinctive part of High Hill Christian Campโs ministry is combining biblical teaching, outdoor recreation, safe Christian community, and local church partnership in one camp environment. The campโs facilities include a large worship facility, two retreat lodges, three log cabins, a dorm, dining hall, outdoor meeting areas, pool, lake, and other recreation activities. Its retreat rentals support faith-based events such as leadership retreats, menโs and womenโs retreats, youth retreats, church staff retreats, church picnics, day outings, and other gatherings.
People can engage with High Hill Christian Camp by registering for summer camp, donating, volunteering, applying for summer employment, serving as summer volunteer faculty, booking a retreat, joining volunteer work projects, or supporting special camp needs. Churches and individuals can also help with maintenance projects, provide labor or funding, schedule retreat use, pray for campers and staff, and stay connected through the camp newsletter and social updates.
Key Links
- Website: https://www.highhillcamp.org/
- About: https://www.highhillcamp.org/about-us/
- Summer Camp: https://www.highhillcamp.org/summer-camp/
- Use Our Camp: https://www.highhillcamp.org/camp-rentals/
- Volunteer Projects: https://www.highhillcamp.org/volunteer-projects/
- Summer Volunteer Information: https://www.highhillcamp.org/volunteer/
- Summer Employment: https://www.highhillcamp.org/employment/
- Child Protection Policy: https://www.highhillcamp.org/child-protection-policy/
- Donate: https://highhillchristiancamp.givingfuel.com/highhillcamp
Contact Information
- Email: of****@**********mp.org
- Retreats email: re******@**********mp.org
- Director email: di******@**********mp.org
- Program email: pr*****@**********mp.org
- Phone: 636-585-2262
- Mailing address: 20 Camp Lane, High Hill, MO 63350
Socials
Leadership
- John Hancock โ Executive Director
- Lori Hancock โ Office Manager
- Charlie Stephenson โ Programming Director
- Melissa Stephenson โ Guest Services Manager
- Brandon Hammond โ Board President
- Shawn Huckaba โ Secretary
- Mark Walters โ Vice President
- Randy Diebel โ Trustee
- Ben Harris โ Trustee
- Donna Myers โ Treasurer
- Jason Pierson โ Trustee
