Are you looking for an inclusive, affirming, grace-filled and fun summer event for your child? If so, we have created Compassion Camp for you and your family. At Compassion Camp, our goal is that children will grow in compassion and empathy for others and themselves all while exploring the Christian faith through hands-on, kid-friendly experiences alongside a community of love and grace.

East End United Methodist Church and Eastwood Christian Church invite you to Compassion Camp. This event will be held on June 16-19 from 6:00-7:45 PM at Eastwood Christian Church (1601 Eastland Ave., Nashville, TN. 37206) in partnership with East End United Methodist Church. This event is FREE and open to all children who are 4 years (by June 1) to rising 5th grade.

At Compassion Camp, children will discover, experience and explore God’s love and grace and what it means to have compassion and empathy for others, the world and themselves. We hope for children to enjoy hearing stories from the Bible while they grow and learn about how our faith in God forms our lives as people filled with compassion and care. Children will enjoy worship, music, crafts, games and skits as they make friends, grow in faith and build memories.

This year's Compassion Camp theme is: "Changing the World with Loving Kindness." Through Compassion Camp: Changing the World with Loving Kindness, participants will explore what it means to have compassion for others, ourselves, and the world. As we look around the world, our deep need for compassion becomes more evident with each passing day, perhaps now more than ever. Compassion Camp’s goal is to cultivate compassion for each other, ourselves, and the world. We will examine different places in our lives where we can cultivate compassion. Using each of the Compassion Camp components, we’ll explore themes of compassion as they relate to each session’s scripture.

The practice of lovingkindness serves as the backbone for our theme and has helped us order the flow of our session themes. Lovingkindness is the utmost form of selfless love toward ourselves and others. The practice begins with focusing on self-compassion because once we have compassion for ourselves, we can have compassion for others.

Sign up your camper today for this week filled with compassion, faith-growing fun and memory making!