SPECTACULAR: July 11-20, 2025 SPEC Registration
WHAT: SPECTACULAR is the Community of Christ’s largest youth gathering each year! The mission of SPEC is to create a safe, Christ-centered community that encourages young people to discover God, their inherent worth, and cultivate and express their giftedness. This week long camp, organized by Community of Christ, includes sports competitions, music and art classes, educational experiences on issues facing today’s teens, musical productions, dances, movies, live performances and worship. It is a fun and full week!
WHO: Teenagers who have completed 9th-12th grades are eligible to attend Spec (class of 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028). We will attend this week as a delegation. You are invited to join the ROCKIES DELEGATION, who are people from Colorado and surrounding states! Our delegation leader this year is Andrew Wolsey.
WHERE: SPECTACULAR is held each year at Graceland University located in Lamoni, IA – surrounded by Amish neighbors, rolling cornfields and night time cow tipping.. . (or so we’ve heard!)
WHEN: We will begin our adventure as a Rockies Delegation this year at Denver International Airport! The delegation will meet on Friday, July 11 at DIA for an afternoon flight from Denver to Kansas City, MO. After landing at the MCI airport, we we will be transported by bus to Apostle Shandra Newcom’s home in Independence, MO. Dinner will be provided at Shandra’s house that evening and the delegation will stay the night there, departing the next morning for Graceland University in Lamoni, IA via bus. The bus ride to Graceland should take less than two hours time.
SPEC officially begins Saturday, July 12 and will conclude Saturday, July 19. We will have our traditional end-of-Spec lunch at the Pizza Shack before the delegation travels via bus back to Kansas City, MO where they will spend the afternoon and evening at Worlds of Fun. The delegation will stay the night once again at Apostle Shandra Newcom’s house on Saturday night, bussing to the airport on Sunday morning, July 20 to fly back to CO.
***Flights are still being finalized and detailed itineraries will be communicated directly with parents by May 1.
COST: SPEC is not cheap but it is inexpensive for the quality of the experience. The camper fee for SPEC 2025 is $995. This amount includes airfare, bus transportation, all meals, a ticket to World’s of Fun (which includes snacks/meals every 90 minutes for youth) and delegation t-shirts. Campers are welcome to bring their own spending money if they wish.
Special funds are available to assist families with some or all of the cost for SPECTACULAR! Please email information@cofchristrm.org or call the Rocky Mountain Mission Center office 303-426-6760 to discuss how we can support your teen attending this amazing event!
After completing the online registration below, please send $100 deposit to the RMMC office in order to ensure a flight reservation for your child. Payments should be made out to “RMMC” and mailed to: RMMC 9501 Lou Dr, Thornton, CO 80260. Deposits must be received by May 1 and the balance is due by June 15. The RMMC will email you the following items for completion & planning purposes once online registrations are received:
1) SPEC Interests sheet (this will need to be completed and returned to the RMMC)
2) Camper Expectations
3) Camper Packing List
4) Delegation Flight Details (by May 1)
Any additional questions that we can answer for you can be sent via email: information@cofchristrm.org.