* * * Aide applications are now being accepted!  Please see the How Do I Volunteer? article for more details on how to apply.

* * *  One of our first-time aides wrote this great testimonial of her experience at last year's camp!  To view it, click here.

* * * The JEMS Mount Hermon Special Camp 2025 promotional video is now live!  Preview it by clicking here.

* * * JEMS Mount Hermon Special Camp 2025 will be held in-person but with COVID-19 related restrictions.  Please click here for more details.

* * * NOTE:  Registration deadline for both aide/staff and campers is April 1.


 

JEMS Special Camp is a week-long Christian camp, for individuals with developmental disabilities.  Sponsored by the Japanese Evangelical Missionary Society (JEMS), Special Camp runs concurrently with the other JEMS summer camps in the Santa Cruz area of Northern California.  The mission of JEMS Special Camp is:

To share the message and model the love of Christ to those with developmental disabilities.

The goal of our camps is to provide an opportunity for the developmentally challenged to experience a fun-filled time of activities in an atmosphere of Christian love.

Joint worship with College Camp
Joint worship with College Camp