Summer camps at the Eastern PA Conference’s four Camp & Retreat Centers blast off this week and next, launching perhaps several thousand children and youth into a season of enjoyable, exploratory experiences, as they are encouraged, taught and guided by …
You are INVITED! Summer Camp 2024
Hey there, adventurers! Summer’s knocking on the door, and guess what? We’ve got the ultimate invitation for you! Calling all kids, teens, and grown-ups alike to dive into the thrill of our fantastic summer programs. It’s not just a getaway; …
Camps welcome EPA & GNJ young people to enrich faith, enjoy fellowship together
“Come many, come all” is the modified clarion call of the Eastern PA Conference’s Camp and Retreat Ministries, as it eagerly invites participants—from EPA, Greater New Jersey and beyond—to its four centers for life- and faith-enriching events and activities this …
Camps to welcome EPA&GNJ youth to Confirmation Retreats in April
This spring two Eastern PA Conference Camp & Retreat Centers are eager to welcome youth from across EPA and the Greater New Jersey Conference to their 2024 Confirmation Retreats in April, where they can enjoy the beauty and diversity of …
At EPA camps ‘tis the season for discovering faith, beauty and much more
“How many lessons of faith and beauty we should lose,” wrote Thomas Wentworth Higginson in 1861, “if there were no winter in our year!” Our three year-round Camp and Retreat Centers are getting a head start on the big chill, …
Summer’s coming…Registering campers, hiring staff now
All four Eastern PA Conference Camp & Retreat Centers have opened registration and begun seeking staff and volunteers for Summer Camp 2024, as they prepare to welcome campers from EPA, Greater New Jersey and beyond to a socially and spiritually …
Men’s retreat creates band of brothers through labors of love
Eastern PA’s United Methodist Men (UMM) discovered truly “how good and pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity,” (Psalm 133) during a weekend men’s retreat in November, sponsored by Lansdale United Methodist Church’s men’s ministry. The …
‘The best summer of my life!’ EPA Camps touch, change many lives
By Apryl Miller This summer our four sites served 1,375 individual families from Pennsylvania, New Jersey and 12 otherstates—Arizona, Delaware, California, Florida, Maryland, Michigan, New York, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia—plus Washington DC. Those families provided an opportunity …
Camp offers events to explore grief, plus haven for eco-friendly burials
Pocono Plateau honors the sacred gifts of life and creation—in both the nature and nurture it offers to people of all ages through camping and retreat ministries. So, it’s ideal that this place apart should also honor death and the …
Enjoying a ‘kindness bubble’ at camp
Innabah Camp and Retreat Center in Eastern Pennsylvania sets aside eight weeks each summer for Challenge Camps for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The 50-acre camp offers swimming, archery, an obstacle course and more. Just as important, it provides …