Show up.
Find your room. Meet your group. Learn names. Discover that camp gets less awkward pretty fast.
Crossways Confirmation Camp · 2027Class is NOT
Class is NOT
in session.
The stories are louder here.
Five days of real questions, ridiculous fun, worship, service, new friendships, and stories from Jesus that still have something to say.
See the camp week →Registration opens February 1
School of the Rock2027
No homework. No quizzes. No spectators.
June 7–11, 2027Five days together
Augustana CollegeRock Island, Illinois
Confirmation-age youthTypically completed grades 6–8
Worship together.This is not summer school.Jesus told stories.
Jesus told stories.
We’re still turning them up.
At Crossways, faith formation happens in a community. We worship. We ask questions. We serve. We play hard. We hear Jesus’ parables and figure out what they might mean when real life starts again.
No desks.No spectators.No pretending you have it all figured out.
Why Crossways? →The Camp Week
A set list for real life.
Listen close.
Worship, Scripture, parables, honest questions, and small groups that do not require pretending.
Turn it up.
Wacky Olympics, games, recreation, laughter, and the sort of stories that make sense only if you were there.
Leave the room.
Serve neighbors. Visit another faith tradition. Bowl. Get outside. See faith beyond a classroom.
Go live it.
Camp ends Friday. The questions, relationships, and ways of following Jesus are supposed to keep going.
Crossways since 1989
Four things we refuse to make boring.
The old Crossways site said it well: fun, community, learning, and mission. Those are still the bones of the week.
We laugh.
Camp should be fun enough that you stop checking what time it is. Wacky Olympics, recreation, games, off-campus adventures, and a lot of unexpected moments.
We belong.
Young people and adults arrive from ELCA congregations across the region and spend the week becoming one community.
We wonder.
Worship, Bible stories, preaching, small groups, and questions connect faith to the actual lives campers are living.
We serve.
Crossways sends campers into the Quad Cities to meet neighbors and take part in meaningful service—not as an add-on, but as discipleship.
2027 theme
School of the Rock
Jesus rarely handed people a neat definition of the kingdom of God. He told stories—farmers, neighbors, lost things, strange generosity, surprising grace—and trusted people to wrestle with them.
This year we’re turning up the parables: stories that surprise, unsettle, invite questions, and ask what following Jesus looks like in real life.
For campers & families
Who can attend, what the week feels like, registration dates, housing, health support, and what to expect.
Get ready for camp →
For congregations & leaders
Adult leader expectations, registration coordination, transportation, safety requirements, and group planning.
Leader information →