Staff Information

A well-qualified volunteer staff is essential to the success of the Peniel Bible Camp program. Serving God through the camping ministry is both a privilege and a responsibility. We are looking for Christians who demonstrate godly conduct and are efficient, prompt, enthusiastic, cooperative, and willing workers. Serving at Peniel Bible Camp has proven to be a wonderful opportunity to grow in your personal commitment to Jesus Christ.

Below are the dates and age requirements for the 2024 camping season.

  • Men and Boys Retreat - April 26-27 (10th grade or above)
  • Family Camp 1 - June 17-22 (completed 10th grade)
  • Family Camp 2 - June 24-29 (completed 10th grade)
  • Junior 1 - July 1-6 (completed 11th grade)
  • Junior 2 - July 8-13 (completed 11th grade)
  • Junior High - July 15-20 (one year out of high school)
  • Senior High - July 22-27 (out of high school and 21 years old)
  • Ladies' Weekend - September 6-7 (10th grade or above)
  • Couples' Retreat - September 27-28 (10th grade or above)

Please fill out the online form that is linked below. When you submit the staff application, a copy will be forwarded to your pastor, and he will respond to us with his comments. Once he does, you will be notified. When camp leadership has had a chance to fully evaluate staff needs, we will then inform you of any position(s) for which you have been accepted and approved. 

Fill out a staff application here.

(You can also download a hard copy to fill out and give directly to your pastor. If you do so, please have your pastor mail it directly to the camp address once he has finished his comments.) 

* Ohio Law Notice to Current and Prospective Volunteers: In accordance with the Ohio Law 187 Sec. 109.575 effective march 22, 2001 all organizations and entities that may have volunteers who regularly have unsupervised access to children, the organization or entity must inform the person that, at any time, the person might be required to provide a set of fingerprints and criminal records check might be conducted with respect to the volunteer. 


Training Camp

June 15, 2024 is a one-day Training Camp and is available free of charge for anyone serving for a week this summer. Our goal is to better equip our staff for their summer ministry at Peniel. People who attend Training Camp should leave knowing more about Peniel, Christian camping, why we do things, how to help run the camp safely, how to counsel campers, and how to be more of a leader/mentor.

While attendance at this camp is optional, we encourage staff to attend as many of the sessions as possible. You may wish to review a sample schedule below to see how you would benefit. You can sign up for Training Camp by contacting Pastor Tony Garren at gdirector@obf.net.