Welcome to our community
This is a special place. You'll feel it in everything we do.
And you can hear it from some of our campers.
It's no accident that Kuriakos has been built and supported by families since 1930.
It's part of our ministry to each other, and the difference we can make in community.
All are welcome here.
We invite you to join us... because WE ALL belong at Kuriakos!
What difference does camp make? All the difference in the world!
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VISION - MISSION - VALUES
OUR VISION
Kuriakos is a community set apart where all people belong and grow together in God's love.
OUR MISSION
Alive in God's grace, Kuriakos strives to be a welcoming community where all people are invited to belong, grow, and be together in creation.
Rooted in Lutheran Theology, Kuriakos enacts this community through year round camp programming, outdoor school, local community engagement, online faith learning, and youth leadership training. We equip our community members to serve at Kuriakos and at home.
our Values
Belonging - Kuriakos is a community where all people are welcomed
with the unconditional love of Jesus.
Growth - Kuriakos is a community where all people can experience personal and spiritual growth
in relationship with God and creation.
Togetherness - Kuriakos invites all people into community and nurtures relationships
as guided by the Spirit.
Statement of Welcome
Hello and welcome to Kuriakos! We are so glad you are here.
Come with your background and beliefs, you BELONG at Kuriakos.
Come as you are, you can GROW at Kuriakos.
Come, whether it’s your first time or you’ve been here many times, you are welcome as we gather TOGETHER at Kuriakos.
We trust you’ll have a fulfilling and wonderful time here.
If you need anything ask one of our staff members, they are here to help you out.
Thank you for coming and being a part of the community of Kuriakos.
Togetherness
For we are God's workers; you are God's field, God's building.
- 1 Corinthians 3:9
We live our best life in relationship with God.
We live our best life in relationship with each other.
Camp is about joining a community and drawing support from others. And giving back.
Growth
Instead, speaking the truth in love, we grow up into Him who is the Head, that is Christ. From Him, the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.
- Ephesians 4:15-16
Through learning the Christian story, we grow in relationship with God, self, and creation.
Through challenge and fun, campers grow spiritually, mentally, and physically.
Camp is about trying new things and learning how to succeed. And how to try again.
Belonging
"And you also are among those who are called to belong to Jesus Christ"
- Romans 1:6
We are created and accepted by God.
We are each a key part of the camp community. Our staff work to ensure every camper is safe to be in this place, while practicing and teaching hospitality and grace.
Camp is about meeting new people and learning how to make friends. And how to be a friend.
Land Acknowledgement
Kuriakos is in Treaty Six, East of the Rockies, between the Athabasca and Red Deer rivers,
on what the Cree call Kinepik, or Snake Lake.
We share and care for this land with Indigenous Peoples who were here before us.
We are ALL Treaty Six people.
With gratitude and mutual respect, Kuriakos acknowledges that we live, work, play and worship on Treaty 6 lands that are ancestral meeting grounds, gathering places, and travel routes for many First Nations including the Cree, Dene, Blackfoot, Saulteaux and Nakota Sioux. We also acknowledge the Metis people of the Red Deer Metis District within the Battle River Territory who call Treaty 6 home. We respect all people who share, celebrate and care for the Treaty 6 territory of central Alberta and we honour the original caretakers of the land who remind us of the ongoing histories that precede us. We also recognize our shared responsibilities going forward to help bring everyone together on this journey of Truth and Reconciliation.
