Event Age Date Staff Orientation 17+ Jun 15-22 Pilgrim 9-11 Jun 23-28 Voyager 10-12 Jun 30-Jul 5 Voyager Extended 10-11 Jun 23-Jul 5 Church at Camp and Chicken BBQ(Camp staff lead in worship and sharing) All Jul 7 10 am BBQ following Service Friendship/ Pioneer 6-9 Jul 7-9/7-11 Discoverer 11-13 Jul 14-19 Internship 15-17 Jul Read More >
Many people have been to the annual benefit auction here at Bethany Birches. If you aren’t one of those persons, I wanted to give you 5 good reasons why you might enjoy the auction: A Mercedes Benz will be auctioned with NO reserve price, courtesy of Signal Aviation There will be free doughnuts and coffee Read More >
Intel is on a need to know basis. Here’s what you need to know. The effort to replace the old pavilion with a new one is under way. We’ve been hard at work raising money since October 2012. Some of camp’s faithful supporters have given generously to achieve nearly $700,000 in commitments already. The project Read More >
Among the blogs I read is Generous Matters. It’s largely about generosity, giving and making ourselves rich toward God (rather than just plain old rich). This past Friday, the author of the blog included an excerpt from CS Lewis… I love CS Lewis! Here’s what he wrote in one of his books: “Prosperity knits a Read More >
This Tuesday, I decided to write about safety at camp. Why? I believe many parents are on some level concerned about some aspect of camp. For some, it’s the thought of their child being bullied or even worse, abused by an adult. We could classify these concerns as violence. For others, it’s less threatening and about every Read More >
Backpacking in the mountains is an adventure. Everything about it. Maybe you’ll meet a bear. Maybe it will rain then drop 20 degrees before nightfall. Maybe the bridge across the river will be out and you’ll have to find a new way around. One interesting thing about this is that it doesn’t cost anything. Backpacking Read More >
Greetings friends – this past Saturday was crazy busy here at camp. It was Spring Work Day, Open House and the Annual Association Meeting. There was so much going on I couldn’t post this note from Ray. Here’s what she says: —— Hi campers! So excited to spend another summer up on the hill with Read More >
I was writing in my journal this morning after reading a booked called Enjoy the Silence. Great book. Geared toward teens but relevant to adults. In my reflection, I was thinking about the fact that last summer was our second most attended summer ever. And that high attendance came after a spring of virtually no Read More >
Hello My Dear Campers! This is Frodo here, reporting in that I will be seeing all of you at Bethany Birches Camp this summer! I hope you are planning to return with me and are ready to enjoy some of our favorite camp craziness. Every day I think about being up on the hill at Read More >
So Cheeks and I watched Les Miserables on video the other night. It’s a classic story and the most recent version done on video is very good. As I was watching the scene when Javert decides to drown himself, I realized one of many reasons to learn to love our enemies – so we don’t Read More >
