When Terry Bridges, Coordinator of Urban Ministries and pastor of Midtown Parish UMC, was looking for ideas to bolster his church’s new youth ministry program, he turned to someone who works with young people a lot and knows them quite …
EPA Camps inspire faith, fun, fellowship for all seasons
As frigid winter begins to move off-stage and the more temperate seasons of spring and summer wait in the wings, EPAUMC’s Camp & Retreat Centers—“God’s Place Apart ~ Transforming Lives”—are making similar transitions in their seasonal preparations and activities. That …
Summer Camps celebrate a challenging but successful season
“We’re back!” trumpeted Pocono Plateau at the opening of its Summer Camp in June. “We did it!” beamed Gretna Glen Director Apryl Miller in her Summer Camp review letter in late August. In between those two cries of celebration were …
Reopened summer camps enjoy ‘homecoming’
We’re just weeks from the end of Summer Camp at our four Eastern PA Camp and Retreat Centers—which is too soon for many. This has been an historic season after last year’s heartbreaking cancelation. And the families, children and youth, …
Camp & Retreat Centers foresee ‘a future with hope’
What a difference a year can make—especially this year, and especially for the four Eastern PA Conference’s Camp & Retreat Ministry (CRM) sites.
“Spring has sprung, and we are so excited,” writes Apryl Miller, Director of Gretna Glen Camp & Retreat Center in a recent newsletter. Despite the ongoing, debilitating pandemic, she and the other camp directors are hoping to spring forward…
Camps are quiet but still doing creative ministry with needed support
By John W. Coleman A poignant silence has replaced children’s gleeful laughter and other daily sounds of summer fun at the Eastern PA Conference’s four Camp & Retreat Centers. Yet, they are still helping families celebrate the season in creative …
Conference suspends summer camps for 2020
‘Many tears have been shed’ By John W. Coleman The four Camp & Retreat Centers spread across the Eastern PA Conference have made the painful decision to suspend onsite summer camp this year, which was to begin in June. That action …
Camps suspend spring events due to COVID-19
Friends, Camp and Retreat Ministry is a vital ministry of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church and will continue to serve our churches during this challenging time. Our shared mission, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ for the …
Carson-Simpson Farm hires new director
The Conference Camping Board has hired Jonathan Curtis as Carson Simpson Farm Christian Center’s new Director, after a lengthy search. Curtis grew up locally in Warminster, and his wife Jessica was raised in Berks County. They met as students at …
Videos showcase beauty, spirit of our camps
Now that a preview of summer weather is upon us, many are spending time outdoors to enjoy the beauty of God’s creation. The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference is blessed with four diverse camps where such beauty can be found in abundance, …
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