Summer 2014 Dates are here! As usual, there will be all sorts of good things to follow. Updates on special features, blog posts from counselors, videos and more. But for now, here are the dates (https://bethanybirches.org/summer-camps/): 2014 Summer Camp Schedule Program (pages with specifics not yet updated) Length Age Date Friendship 1/2 week 6-8 Read More >
God is on the move at camp! I write this because there is so much happening and a lot of it seems very good. As I reflect on this, I think about how we experience things we like, we can easily attribute those feelings to God’s goodness and gifts. Similarly, when we experience things we Read More >
Below is a guest post from Chad Yoder: Thankful for Gifts of all Sizes Fundraising is a funny thing. A need arises out of the blue or a vision is put into action, both of which require a capital investment. So where does this money come from? A single donor? A few select individuals? Or Read More >
Flo here again… have you ever set a goal? Camp has a goal… to raise $1.8 million for a new pavi so that campers can keep coming to camp for many years. When I was first asked to help that seemed like such a big number… and it is! But we’ve already raised $1.2 million! Read More >
If you’re at all like me, you enjoy both receiving and giving presents at Christmas time. And you also feel like you have way more than you need. This Christmas, consider giving the experience of camp to a young boy or girl who desperately needs it. By making a donation (or buying something) through the Read More >
From raking leaves to a re-roofing project, there will be all sorts of fun! Come join us anytime from 9-4pm. We’ll serve Lunch around 12:30. Bring a rake!
Campers will teach you just as much as (if not more than) you teach them. I share this mantra with staff often throughout orientation. Staff and campers prove the saying true for 8 weeks every summer at Bethany Birches Camp (BBC). A few weeks ago I experienced the mantra to be true for myself as Read More >
The other day Tuna posted this picture of me trying to stay ahead of leaf raking. Mowing leaves reminded me of plowing/shoveling snow. My heart sunk as I remembered how much harder it is to both shovel snow and drive in snow compared to leaves! Then I remembered the beauty of winter, the memories I’ve Read More >
Apple cider, maple syrup and donuts, oh my! Have you ever experienced the BBC auction? Let me give you a glimpse into the things that touched me this past weekend: Campers come and help sell the items on the live auction by presenting the items to the audience – little do they know what an impact that has Read More >
Greetings Friends! Here’s a message I wrote internally just now (to board, staff and auction committee). It’s so exciting I just HAD to share it with everyone! ———— I just did the math and here’s what it seems we’ll receive (gross) when all payments are made. This of course does not include any further rounding Read More >
