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  • Home
  • About
    • Our Mission and Ministry >
      • Virlina District Church of the Brethren >
        • GAG
    • Connect >
      • Meet Our Team
      • Contact Us
      • donate
      • TradingPost
      • jobs >
        • Summer Program Jobs
        • Seasonal Grounds and Kitchen Jobs
        • Summer Kitchen Staff
      • Camp Reps
      • News >
        • Subscribe to E-News >
          • Subscribe
        • Print News
      • Summer Staff Adoption
    • Parent Info
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    • Trading Post
    • Upcoming Events
    • videos
    • Disc Golf Course
  • Summer Staff
    • Counselors >
      • Adventure Counselors
      • Senior Counselors
      • Junior Counselors
      • Counselors in Training
    • Coordinators
    • Summer Staff Information >
      • Staff FAQs
      • StaffResources
      • Why Work At Camp
    • Kitchen & Grounds >
      • Kitchen Staff
      • Grounds Crew
    • Staff Adoption
  • Camps
    • Summer Camps by Date
    • Parent-Child Overnight & Day Camp
    • Young Elementary Camps >
      • Knee-High Day Camp
      • Mini Camp
      • Parent-Child Overnight Camp
    • Older Elementary Camps COPY >
      • Elementary Resident Camps
      • Elementary Resident + Equestrian
      • Elementary Resident + Tubing
      • Elementary Adventure Explorers
      • Elementary Adventure Explorers + Tubing
      • Elementary 3-Day Sampler Camp
      • Elementary Day Camp
    • Middle School Camps >
      • Middle School Adventure Camps >
        • MS Adv Explorers
        • MS Adv Canoe + Climb
        • MS Adv Canoe + Tube
        • MS Adv Canoe + Cave + Climb
        • MS Adv Cave + Climb + Tube
        • MS Adv + Tube
        • MS Adv WWRaft + Tube
        • MS Adv Bike + Canoe + Tube
        • MS Adv Bike + Canoe + Climb
        • MS Adv Biking + WWRafting
        • MS Moonrise Adventure
      • Middle School Resident Camps >
        • Middle School Resident Camps
        • Middle School Resident + Equestrian
        • Middle School Resident + Tubing
      • River Adventures for Middle Schoolers >
        • Paddlesports Adv for Middle School
        • James River Canoe Adventure
        • Kayaking Adventure for Middle School
      • Skills Camps for Middle Schoolers >
        • Digital Arts Camp
        • Kayak Camp for Middle School
        • Paddlesports Camp for Middle School
      • Trips for Middle Schoolers >
        • Backpacking MS
        • James River Canoe
        • New River Canoe Trip
        • MBB Trip
        • BUMAT Trip
    • Trips and Skills Camps >
      • Backpacking Trip
      • Brethren United Mountain Adventure Trip
      • Digital Arts Camp
      • James River Canoe Adventure
      • Kayaking Adventure
      • Mountains to Beach to Bay Trip
      • New River Canoe Trip
      • Paddlesports Adventure
    • High School Camps >
      • High School Resident Camp
      • High School Resident + Tubing
      • High School Adventures >
        • HS Adv Canoe + Climb
        • HS Adv WWRaft + Tube
        • HS Adv Bike + Canoe + Tube
        • HS Adv Bike + WWRaft
        • HS Adv Bike + Canoe + Rock Climbing
        • HS Moonrise Adventure
        • New River Trip 7 High School
        • RAP
      • River Adventures for High Schoolers >
        • Paddlesports Adventure for High School
        • New River Canoe Trip for High School
        • Kayaking Adventure for High School
      • Skills Camps for High Schoolers >
        • Digital Arts Camp HS
        • Kayaking Camp for High School
        • Paddlesports Camp for High School
      • Trips for High Schoolers >
        • Backpacking Trip HS
        • Brethren United Mountain Adventure Trip HS
        • Mountains to Beach to Bay HS
        • New River Canoe HS
    • ParentInfo >
      • Parent Information
      • Pay for Camp >
        • pay
        • Financial Assistance
        • Church Good-as-Gold Assistance
      • About Summer Camps
      • Health
      • request brochure
      • Scholarships For Camp
      • Camp Songs
    • Virlina Churches Good-As-Gold
  • Outdoor Ed
    • Feb 24 VA Adventure Education Conference
    • Feb 25-26 Wilderness First Aid Training
    • ACA Courses >
      • ACA Kayak Instructor Course
      • ACA Canoe Instructor Course
      • ACA Trip Leader Course
    • KinderCritters
    • Your Outdoor Classroom
    • River Otters Paddle Sports
    • Disc-Golf
  • Groups
    • Facility Rental
    • Facility Photos
    • Food Services
    • DiscGolf
    • Band Camps
    • Camp Bethel Events
    • inquiry
  • Events
    • Upcoming Events
    • Feb 11 Camp Supporter Lunch
    • Feb 24 Virginia Adventure Education Conference
    • Feb 25-26 Wilderness First Aid
    • March 9 Sow the Seed Banquet
    • Mar 31-Apr 1 Sounds of the Mountains Story Festival
    • April 15 Spring Workday
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2017 at Camp Bethel was amazing, challenging, and record-breaking.
  • 1,212 children and youth (record) participated in our Summer Camps, including: 429 in 6-day Resident Camps; 127 in 3-day Resident Camps; 65 in Elementary Adventure; 87 in MS/HS Adventure; 71 in Trips; 12 in Specialty/Skills; 72 in P/C Overnight; 274 in Traveling Day Camps; 31 in on-site Day Camps; 44 in Family Fun nights.
  • Of the 782 who answered, 385 identified as Church of the Brethren (49%), 397 as other denomination (51%).
  • 216 campers received Good-As-Gold from Virlina congregations totaling $50,407.
  • 87 received "Camperships" totaling $25,715, for which our December 7 Christmas Together Banquet raised the final $8,558 needed to cover all 2017 Camperships AND provide Camperships during our Dec 30-31 Winter Camp.
  • Fundraisers accounted for $93,665 (12%) of our total income in 2017, including: Sow the Seed Banquet on March 2 raised $5,415; Sounds of the Mountains Festival April 28-29 raised $27,073; Benefit Golf Tournament August 23 raised $12,480; 5K on August 26 $3,665; Heritage Day October 7 raised $36,475; Chrismas Together Banquet December 7 raised $8,558!
  • Gifts to Camp (individual, memorial, campership) total (thus far) $57,062 (7%) of our total income in 2017! Consider a YEAR-END GIFT TO CAMP BETHEL.
  • Our inaugural “Camp Bethel PEP! 5K” on August 26 had 89 runners, 24 volunteers, and 13 sponsors raising $3,665! Our next PEP! 5K is August 25, 2018.
  • On August 1, we welcomed Elizabeth Haley as our new Food Services Coordinator.
  • In addition to our 1,212 summer campers, we hosted Camp Kesem's 108 campers, three band camps totaling 357 campers, and 22,920 guests in retreats, events, special programs, and Your Outdoor Classroom and KinderCritters outdoor education.
  • In 2017 we hosted guests on 46 of 52 possible weeks and weekends!
Camp Bethel in Fincastle, Virginia is owned and operated by the Virlina District Church of the Brethren (Federal Tax ID# 54-6043879)  a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with offices in Roanoke, Virginia, so gifts are tax-deductible in the year given.  Thank You for your gift!

Your gift and your information is kept confidential.  All gifts are fully tax-deductible for the year in which they are received, and we will send you an annual tax/gift letter.

3 STEPS to make your gift with Credit/Debit Card -OR- your PayPal Account through our secure "DONATE" button below:

STEP 1.  Clicking the "DONATE" button below takes you to Camp Bethel's secure PayPal "Donate to Camp Bethel" site. The payment page looks like this.  BE SURE TO CLICK THE [ + ] AND TYPE YOUR NAME.
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​STEP 2:  Simply enter your payment amount and your information.  Either pay with credit/debit card or create/log into your existing PayPal account.  Be sure to check the box "Share my mailing address with Camp Bethel" so that we can match your payment to you and to your address.
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STEP 3.  You will receive a confirmation e-mail from PayPal showing your successful donation to Camp Bethel, AND we will send you a Thank You letter including tax information.


READY?   Click the "DONATE to Camp Bethel" button below.   Thank you!

Camp Bethel in Fincastle, Virginia is owned and operated by the Virlina District Church of the Brethren (Federal Tax ID# 54-6043879) a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with offices in Roanoke, Virginia, so gifts are tax-deductible in the year given.  Thank You for your gift!
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WHAT PARENTS ARE SAYING:
"Our son and daughter have been coming to Camp Bethel since they were 5 years old--they are now 13 and 14 years old. We have found that your camp is one of the few that our kids continue to enjoy even as they are older. Other camps (sometimes a lot more expensive) are nice but for some reason the magic of Camp Bethel remains. We also really respect the way that your camp incorporates God and Bible study but in such a way that it is still cool--a rarity these days to find a place where kids can be kids and learn to love God and care for one another in God's creation. Thanks so much for the awesome experience for our kids and the ongoing magic that is Camp Bethel. Thanks, Gina and Chris Engel" 

CONTACT US  540.992.2940
CampBethelOffice@gmail.com
328 Bethel Road, Fincastle, VA 24090

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