Kanakuk Kamps home office Archives

Founded in 1926 and originally named Camp Kugaho, Kanakuk Kamps is a Christian-operated summer camp for children of all ages.

Today, Kanakuk Ministries remains under the decades-long leadership of Joe White, and his wife Debbie-Jo, Vice President, who inherited their roles from Joe’s parents in the 1970s.

Their son, Cooper, is also on the board of directors, and daughter Jamie Jo serves as the organization’s Director of Alumni Engagement.

Kanakuk Institutes operates a wide range of businesses in addition to the summer camps, including:

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Kanakuk Ministries
K-Kamps Inc.
Kanakuk Kamp
Kanakuk Kamps
Kanakuk-Kanakomo Kamp
Kanakuk-Kanakomo Kamps
Kanakuk-Kanakomo Kamps Inc.
Kanakuk Alumni Foundation
Kanakuk Heritage Inc.
Kanakuk Missouri Inc.

Kanakuk Kamps Inc.
Kids Across America
The Kanakuk Institute
Christian Children’s Charity
After Dark
Kids Across America Foundation
Kids Across Africa Foundation
Kids Across America
K-Life Ministries
K-Life National
SHIFT2FIFTH Ministries

K-Life of Tri-Lakes
Men At the Cross
Youth Life- Taney County
CircuiTree, LLC
I’m Third.com, LLC
K-Land One, LLC
K-Land Four, LLC
K-Transit, LLC
Kukorp, LLC
White Family Holding Company, Inc.
Kol El Roi, LLC

Former Director Pete Newman went to prison in 2010 for sexually abusing boys at the camp. Some believe that the abuse goes much further than just Newman but non-disclosure agreements made by some family members prevent further investigation.

In fact, some churches, in light of possible new allegations, have canceled contracts with Kanakuk Kamps for hosting their children’s summer camps.

In February 2022, a court awarded almost $30 million to the victims of sexual assault and abuse at the camps.

Kanakuk Kamps maintains a corporate office in Branson, Missouri.

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