Sports & Recreation
Playground
Our playground gets good use in the summer camping program and is also available for your retreat group, weather permitting. It is popular with “Kids of all ages.” The playground was rebuilt several years ago after raising funds to replace the old wooden playground with a newer, safer, and more accessible playground.
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Fit Trail
Jumonville received a very generous grant in 2015 from the Fayette County Tourism Grant Program to install a 10 station fit trail on the hiking trails in the Green Cathedral area of our campus. We are very grateful for their support and anxious to get more guests out and about exploring our trails and getting fit…
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Disc Golf
A year-round favorite is Jumonville’s 18 hole disc golf course. Our 9 hole course was just expanded in the late spring of 2014 to a full 18 hole course with official disc golf baskets thanks to a grant form the Fayette County Tourism Grant. Count the number of strokes (or throws) that it takes you…
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Fishing
Come to camp and you can learn to fish. (And I’m not talking just about fishing for animals with gills.) God calls us all to be “fishers of men.” When you spend a week at camp you can sharpen your skills as a fisherman in both the physical and spiritual realm. Campers travel off-site to…
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Angry Birds
Bring your angry birds game to 3-D life. This fun new camp games has been use for the last several years and combines “stuffed” angry birds & pigs, cardboard boxes, and a water ballon launcher. Let the fun begin when you start to launch the angry birds at the pigs. Warning… you have to provide your…
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Golf
Want to learn to improve your golf game? Come to golf camp to learn how to improve your grip, swing, and stance. While Jumonville doesn’t have its own course, we have a number to choose from in the surrounding communities. There are two options for golfers this year. Golf Camp / Golf Fundraiser
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Ultimate Frisbee
Ultimate frisbee is also a favorite of some of Jumonville’s camps. Games can be mild or wild. Senior High Sports Camp always includes a rousing game of ultimate frisbee that has been a camp tradition for years.
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Four Square
Four square is a camp and playground favorite for many. There is almost always a game going. Join in a game and enjoy this “playground” fun!
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Nine Square in the Air
Nine Square in the Air is one of our newer games and was a big hit the last several summers. It’s like a combination of volleyball and foursquare and is a very fast moving game that keeps play really moving. Click here to download a pdf file with instructions for nine square in the air.
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Gaga Ball
Gaga Ball is a variant of dodgeball that is played with one ball. The game combines dodging, striking, running and jumping with the object of hitting opponents with a ball below the knee while avoiding being hit. The game can be played by a group of individual players or with teams, as well as in…
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Archery
Archery Ready, aim, let fly! Maybe you’ll hit a bullseye. Jumonville has both archery equipment and a special designated area. Archery is used with a number of summer camps including many sports camps and sampler camps. The equipment is in a locked shed when not in use.
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Running
Jumonville has almost 300 acres and lots of trails that provide great opportunities for those who like to run. Up for a huge challenge? How about a run up to the cross or down to Green Cathedral and back.
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