SURF Club

SURF CLUB @ Camp Appanoose

Experience Camp Appanoose throughout the year! Held nearly every month from September through May, SURF (Students United in Radical Faith), endeavors to bring together teens (grades 7-12) by promoting friendship and spiritual encouragement. Activities will vary between group games, trail rides on hayrack or by horseback, winter sports, water activities and gym time. Afternoons conclude with refreshments or a meal and spiritual challenge.

SURF along with Camp Appanoose, is committed to developing in participants a vital relationship with God through His Son Jesus Christ. Not intended to replace local church youth programs, SURF offers another opportunity for young persons to grow spiritually and socially in a positive and fun setting. Organized youth groups are invited to participate when possible. With larger groups, a call in advance is appreciated.

Camp Appanoose is located at the heart of Iowa’s Ocean, Lake Rathbun. From county highway S70, which runs from Melrose on US Highway 34 to Plano on Iowa Highway 2, Take 430th Street east at the Brushy Community Church, to Camp Appanoose. Surf with us on Iowa’s Ocean at Camp Appanoose!

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HANGTIME

Hangtime is SURF Club’s weekly activity and Bible study program offered on Saturday evenings, 7:00 – 9:00, from September through May. Led by the staff of Camp Appanoose, Hangtime features group games and activities followed by a time of Bible study which is interactive. Designed for seventh through twelfth grade students, Hangtime promotes Bible study for teens, friendship, and service to others. Refreshments are served each week. Additional snacks may be purchased in the filling station. Parents are welcome to visit.

Hangtime attendees become SURF Club members and may accumulate points in the following ways:

  1. Sunday Fellowship – Attendance in a  local church is encouraged along with an outline of the pastor or teacher’s primary points, Scriptures, or ideas.
  2. Hangtime Attendance/Bible.  Participants are encouraged to attend with their Bibles.
  3. Service Projects - To be completed on a weekly basis, projects may be done in a local church context or a neighborhood/community setting.
  4. Daily Bible Reading – At least five days per week.

SURF Club points may be needed to qualify members for certain special activities.


Camp Appanoose ~ 13380 430th St
Plano, Iowa 52581-8524
Phone 641.649.2491 ~ Fax 641.649.2481
Pat Amsden 641-895-0295
Jesse Hill 641-856-7427
Hannah Hill 641-856-7417