SWANZEY, NH (March 22, 2013) – David Cairns, executive director of Pilgrim Pines Conference Center, is running the 26.2 Boston Marathon to raise $12,445, which would cover the cost of sending 26.2 children to camp. Continue Reading »
Posts tagged ‘Camps’
Camp Mission Offerings Top $1 Million
By Stan Friedman
CHICAGO, IL (August 30, 2012) – Ever since the Association of Covenant Camps and Conference Centers started taking mission offerings for camps around the world 20 years ago, attendees have been eager to give. This year, the offerings from the multi-year projects topped a total of $1 million. Continue Reading »
Flood Fund Created to Assist Covenant Pines Camp
McGREGOR, MN (June 29, 2012) – A “Flood Fund” has been set up to offset what may be in excess of $100,000 in losses at Covenant Pines Bible Camp that were sustained as a result of historic flooding this week. Continue Reading »
Additional Camp Sessions Flooded Out at Covenant Pines
McGREGOR, MN (June 26, 2012) – Rising flood waters have forced cancellation of additional camp sessions this week at Covenant Pines Bible Camp, following closely on the heels of yesterday’s announcement that the Pathfinders session scheduled for Monday through Wednesday had to be cancelled. Continue Reading »
Flooding Forces Covenant Pines to Cancel Session
McGREGOR, MN (June 25, 2012) – Rising floodwaters forced Covenant Pines Bible Camp to cancel the Pathfinders camp session scheduled to run today through Wednesday. Continue Reading »
July Staff Reunion Planned at Covenant Harbor
LAKE GENEVA, WI (June 14, 2012) – Covenant Harbor Bible Camp and Retreat Center will celebrate 65 years of ministry with a staff reunion in July 6-8. Continue Reading »
Hands-On Is Best Way to Learn About Nature
By Stan Friedman
SCOTTS VALLEY, CA (May 10, 2012) – The 150 fifth graders from the Oakland Public School District exited the buses that had taken them to Mission Springs Camp and Conference Center recently and saw something they had only read about in books or seen on television – trees all around them. Giant redwoods at that. Continue Reading »
Volunteering at Camp a Transforming Experience
By Stan Friedman
JONESVILLE, VA (April 27, 2012) – Members of West Bay Covenant Church in Traverse City, Michigan, have traveled every year since 1976 to Covenant Mountain Mission Bible Camp (CMMBC) to minister in one of Virginia’s most impoverished areas. Continue Reading »
Camping Ministry Focus of Wednesday Webcast
CHICAGO, IL (March 20, 2012) – Camping ministry will be the topic discussed during the next installment of Take One, a live roundtable webcast that enables Covenanters to dialogue with participants. The webcast will begin at 11 a.m. (CDT) Wednesday and can be seen here. Continue Reading »
Covenant Point Launches Enhanced Website
IRON RIVER, MICHIGAN (January 17, 2012) – The new website for Covenant Point Bible Camp went live today and will give readers greater opportunities to interact as well as provide more information. Continue Reading »
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