Updates are listed by date. Previous posts invalidated by new information will be removed. Information specific to SUMMER CAMPS is HERE. If you are able, please give a donation to help Camp Bethel bridge these challenging months. Thank you!
June 5, 2020: Virginia enters Phase 2:
Our summer camps are suspended, but SELECT FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE beginning on the dates below:
Email our office [CampBethelOffice@gmail.com] to inquire about availability and make or alter a reservation.
This schedule may change, pending decisions by the Commonwealth of Virginia, etc.
You have no risk, no loss options:
1. Forward your deposit to a rescheduled event later in 2020, if available.
2. Forward your deposit to similar available dates in either 2021 or 2022.
3. Donate part or all of your deposit to Camp Bethel to help ensure Camp Bethel is viable for your future event.
4. Request a full refund.
Our summer camps are suspended, but SELECT FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE beginning on the dates below:
- June 14, 2020: Pineview A-frame Cottage, Bethel Lodge A-frame, Shelter-by-the-Spring.
- June 21, 2020: Cave Trail Shelter, Cave Trail Bathhouse, Cave Trail field camping.
- June 28, 2020: Front Creekside Campsites, Pool Bathhouse. (Note: the Pool is closed for 2020.)
- July 5, 2020: All other facilities, pending reservations.
Email our office [CampBethelOffice@gmail.com] to inquire about availability and make or alter a reservation.
This schedule may change, pending decisions by the Commonwealth of Virginia, etc.
You have no risk, no loss options:
1. Forward your deposit to a rescheduled event later in 2020, if available.
2. Forward your deposit to similar available dates in either 2021 or 2022.
3. Donate part or all of your deposit to Camp Bethel to help ensure Camp Bethel is viable for your future event.
4. Request a full refund.
April 7, 2020: Guest Group Options:
Due to Virginia Governor Northam's Executive Order 55, a "stay at home" mandate in effect until June 10, all groups and activities at Camp Bethel are suspended through June 10, including Spring Workday and Memorial Day Family Weekend. We also understand you may need to cancel or reschedule an event occurring later than June 10.
You have no risk, no loss options:
1. Forward your deposit to a rescheduled event later in 2020, if available.
2. Forward your deposit to similar available dates in either 2021 or 2022.
3. Donate part or all of your deposit to Camp Bethel to help ensure Camp Bethel is viable for your future event.
4. Request a full refund.
Tell us how you would like to proceed. Email your intent or your questions to CampBethelOffice@gmail.com or leave a voice message at 540-992-2940. We can check future dates for availability. Please be patient. We will try to respond soon, but it may take one or more weeks to do so. Thank you for your help and understanding.
Our hearts go out to everyone who has been impacted by COVID-19. We are committed to persevering together by adapting and responding in responsible and creative ways. When this storm passes, Camp Bethel will be ready. We continue to foster and build relationships with God, with each other, and with creation during these weeks and beyond. Thank you for your continued support for Camp Bethel!
Together, in Christ our hope,
Barry LeNoir
Director, Camp Bethel in Fincastle, VA
Due to Virginia Governor Northam's Executive Order 55, a "stay at home" mandate in effect until June 10, all groups and activities at Camp Bethel are suspended through June 10, including Spring Workday and Memorial Day Family Weekend. We also understand you may need to cancel or reschedule an event occurring later than June 10.
You have no risk, no loss options:
1. Forward your deposit to a rescheduled event later in 2020, if available.
2. Forward your deposit to similar available dates in either 2021 or 2022.
3. Donate part or all of your deposit to Camp Bethel to help ensure Camp Bethel is viable for your future event.
4. Request a full refund.
Tell us how you would like to proceed. Email your intent or your questions to CampBethelOffice@gmail.com or leave a voice message at 540-992-2940. We can check future dates for availability. Please be patient. We will try to respond soon, but it may take one or more weeks to do so. Thank you for your help and understanding.
Our hearts go out to everyone who has been impacted by COVID-19. We are committed to persevering together by adapting and responding in responsible and creative ways. When this storm passes, Camp Bethel will be ready. We continue to foster and build relationships with God, with each other, and with creation during these weeks and beyond. Thank you for your continued support for Camp Bethel!
Together, in Christ our hope,
Barry LeNoir
Director, Camp Bethel in Fincastle, VA
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April 4, 2020:
April 3-4 would normally be our Sounds of the Mountains Storytelling Festival here on site. It's a BIG fundraiser for Camp Bethel, accounting for about 6% of our total annual budget and involving over 100 volunteers! Alas, what to do? The storytellers submitted video "sets" and we have created five FREE shows for you to enjoy at home. Donations for Camp Bethel and/or "tips" for the performers are encouraged, but optional. We hope this provides a little joy for your family during these unprecedented months. Enjoy! |
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March 30, 2020:
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced today Executive Order 55, a "stay at home" mandate which prohibits leaving home for non-essential purposes, in effect from March 30 until June 10, unless it's later amended or rescinded. For now, we at Camp Bethel plan to "wait and see" how weekly updates inform this changeable timeline before we amend our planned schedule of Summer Camps. So, for now, our Summer Camps are on as scheduled.
Leaving home for exercise is allowed as long as persons do not gather in groups of ten or more. Camp Bethel's 470 acres adjoin the vast Jefferson National Forest. This provides ideal "paths less traveled" as described in Roanoke Outside's guidelines for "Social Distancing Outside." However, individuals and families must still minimize "touchpoints," practice "physical distancing," and NOT impact other people by traveling home-to-car-to-trail and back. Our March 26, 2020 post remains valid; see below.
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced today Executive Order 55, a "stay at home" mandate which prohibits leaving home for non-essential purposes, in effect from March 30 until June 10, unless it's later amended or rescinded. For now, we at Camp Bethel plan to "wait and see" how weekly updates inform this changeable timeline before we amend our planned schedule of Summer Camps. So, for now, our Summer Camps are on as scheduled.
Leaving home for exercise is allowed as long as persons do not gather in groups of ten or more. Camp Bethel's 470 acres adjoin the vast Jefferson National Forest. This provides ideal "paths less traveled" as described in Roanoke Outside's guidelines for "Social Distancing Outside." However, individuals and families must still minimize "touchpoints," practice "physical distancing," and NOT impact other people by traveling home-to-car-to-trail and back. Our March 26, 2020 post remains valid; see below.
March 26, 2020:
Need a walk in the woods? Need some Nature Therapy? IF you can isolate in your car and NOT impact other people (home-to-car-to-camp and back), we welcome individual or family "social distance-able = physical distance-able" Cyclists, Hikers, and Walkers to explore our isolated trails, forests, and creeks. Gates are closed, so park in the "Front Creekside" grass area, get a trail map from the office porch, minimize your "touchpoints", and do not enter any facilities.
Otherwise, stay healthy, stay home, "social distance = physical distance", wash hands, and take care of each other.
Read Roanoke Outside's article about "Social Distancing Outside"
https://www.roanokeoutside.com/social-distancing-outside/
Need a walk in the woods? Need some Nature Therapy? IF you can isolate in your car and NOT impact other people (home-to-car-to-camp and back), we welcome individual or family "social distance-able = physical distance-able" Cyclists, Hikers, and Walkers to explore our isolated trails, forests, and creeks. Gates are closed, so park in the "Front Creekside" grass area, get a trail map from the office porch, minimize your "touchpoints", and do not enter any facilities.
Otherwise, stay healthy, stay home, "social distance = physical distance", wash hands, and take care of each other.
Read Roanoke Outside's article about "Social Distancing Outside"
https://www.roanokeoutside.com/social-distancing-outside/
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