Hello Friends and Families! Memorial Day Family Weekend is May 22-25, 2026 at Camp Bethel!
Complete the Attendance and Meals Form if you plan to attend or if you want meals. MEAL RESERVATIONS are due by Wednesday, May 20. See menu below.
PAYMENT: If you have not yet paid in full for THIS year's camping/lodging and/or meals AND NEXT year's lodging reservation, use your "Memorial Day 2026 Invoice" form in this packet to calculate your fees, and pay in advance and online at CampBethelVirginia.org/MemorialDay. You can deliver payment before 10:00am Monday, May 25 to our office porch mailbox.
POLICIES: Please review our policies in this packet. We hope everyone onsite will be respectful and responsible, taking all rules seriously. If staff members see policies being broken, we will ask that you make changes to comply with our request.
MEET OUR NEW STAFF at our Sunday 5:30 Pot-Luck Dinner in the Shelter-by-the-Spring. Please bring a dish or dessert (or two) to share. Camp Bethel will provide drinks, cups, ice, plates, napkins, utensils and serving spoons. This year, you will meet our new Food Services Coordinator, Angel Cross. You may also meet several of our 2026 Summer Staff.
LIMITED OFFICE HOURS: We will have two office hour times for you to come by, ask any reservation questions and pay for this year and/or next year’s family weekends. These times will be Saturday, May 23, 1:00pm-3:00pm or Monday, May 25, 10:00am-11:00am. You may also pay online.
MEALS
What to Bring and What to Offer:
Thanks for sharing this information with others in your group or family. Call or e-mail with any questions. We are so glad you’re here!
Together, in Christ our hope,
Hannah Jarrett, Elizabeth Brancati, Kathleen Pinard, Mickey Nichols, Ben Riddle, Angel Cross and the Camp Bethel Staff
Complete the Attendance and Meals Form if you plan to attend or if you want meals. MEAL RESERVATIONS are due by Wednesday, May 20. See menu below.
PAYMENT: If you have not yet paid in full for THIS year's camping/lodging and/or meals AND NEXT year's lodging reservation, use your "Memorial Day 2026 Invoice" form in this packet to calculate your fees, and pay in advance and online at CampBethelVirginia.org/MemorialDay. You can deliver payment before 10:00am Monday, May 25 to our office porch mailbox.
POLICIES: Please review our policies in this packet. We hope everyone onsite will be respectful and responsible, taking all rules seriously. If staff members see policies being broken, we will ask that you make changes to comply with our request.
MEET OUR NEW STAFF at our Sunday 5:30 Pot-Luck Dinner in the Shelter-by-the-Spring. Please bring a dish or dessert (or two) to share. Camp Bethel will provide drinks, cups, ice, plates, napkins, utensils and serving spoons. This year, you will meet our new Food Services Coordinator, Angel Cross. You may also meet several of our 2026 Summer Staff.
LIMITED OFFICE HOURS: We will have two office hour times for you to come by, ask any reservation questions and pay for this year and/or next year’s family weekends. These times will be Saturday, May 23, 1:00pm-3:00pm or Monday, May 25, 10:00am-11:00am. You may also pay online.
MEALS
- Hot meal: This year, we will provide ONE hot meal in the Ark on Saturday evening at 5:30pm. Please reserve your meal online.
- Shelter-by-the-Spring: Everyone’s kitchen! Since we don’t offer every meal, we know you'll have to get creative for your own meals. The Shelter-by-the-Spring will serve as a communal kitchen for everyone who needs space to prepare meals and refrigerate food. We have added an ice machine ($2/bag), large microwave oven in addition to the 2 stoves, 2 fridges/freezers, plus the gas grill.
- Campfires: get creative with outdoor campfire cooking!
- Local favorite restaurants: Daleville Tap House, 3 Lil' Pigs BBQ; Foot of the Mountain Cafe; Pancho Mexican Restaurant; Ichiban; The Fishin Pig, Bellacino's; Lentini's; and Brugh’s Mill Country Store has excellent breakfast biscuits!
What to Bring and What to Offer:
- A hearty dish or two to share for Sunday 5:30 pot-luck dinner; flashlight; tick-mosquito-chigger prevention; bedroll or sleeping bag; bike(s) & helmet; hiking/walking shoes (and bear-bells); musical instrument; clothes for the weather; swim suit & towel; food as needed; rain gear; camera; family first-aid kit; games & all your family traditions; personal and hygiene items.
- Bring extra cash, check book, or credit card for the Trading Post, for payments, for Sunday morning offering at New Bethel CoB, and for donations.
Thanks for sharing this information with others in your group or family. Call or e-mail with any questions. We are so glad you’re here!
Together, in Christ our hope,
Hannah Jarrett, Elizabeth Brancati, Kathleen Pinard, Mickey Nichols, Ben Riddle, Angel Cross and the Camp Bethel Staff
Weekend Schedule
Friday, May 22
7:00pm: Informal Music Jam, board games and fellowship in the Shelter-by-the-Spring. Bring a comfy chair and a game or instrument.
10:00pm: Gym closed, and quiet hours through campus. (Someone PLEASE turn off the Gym lights! Thank you!)
Saturday, May 23
11:00am: Painting party in Shelter-by-the-Spring! Join Kathy Otey, friend of Camp Bethel, as she leads the group to create your own nature painting. Paintings will be on 4x4 canvases, and all supplies will be provided. Attendance will be capped at 20 people.
1:00pm-3:00pm: Office hours. Make payment and reserve your spot for next year.
1:00pm-4:00pm: Summer Camp Open House for new camper families. Meets at the Ark.
1:00pm-5:15pm: Pool OPEN. Children and teens must be supervised by an adult.
4:00pm: Nature Exploration for Children - Join Camp supporter Randall Eakin for a family-friendly time of nature exploration. You will go on a short nature hike, participate in activities and learn about animals, tracks, spiders, trees and streams. Meet in the Ark Conference Room.
5:30pm: Dinner at the Ark Dining Hall for those who reserved.
7:00pm: S’more-gasbord Social at the Campfire Circle. Stop by for a s’more and relaxed fellowship.
10:00pm: Gym closed, and quiet hours through campus. (Someone PLEASE turn off the Gym lights! Thank you!)
Sunday, May 24
9:10am: Wagon Ride to New Bethel departs from the front gate. If it is raining, NO transport to church provided
9:30am: Worship at New Bethel CoB. Bring an offering to share.
1:00pm-5:15pm: Pool OPEN. Children and teens must be supervised by an adult.
5:30pm: Pot-Luck Dinner at the Shelter-by-the-Spring. Bring a dish or dessert to share with 75+ people.
6:15pm-7:00pm: Wagon Rides (weather permitting) with pick-up & drop off at the Shelter-by-the-Spring.
6:15pm-7:15pm: Trading Post open. Credit Cards welcome.
10:00pm: Gym closed, and quiet hours through campus. (Someone PLEASE turn off the Gym lights! Thank you!)
Monday, May 25, Memorial Day
10:00am-11:00am: Office hours. Make payment and reserve your spot for next year.
10:00am-12:30pm: Pool OPEN. Children and teens must be supervised by an adult.
Summer Camp Staff are arriving on Monday afternoon at 4:00pm to begin their 12-day training. As you depart, please please please thoroughly clean your facilities and areas, plus bathhouses, to help us prepare for camps. Thank you!
Friday, May 22
7:00pm: Informal Music Jam, board games and fellowship in the Shelter-by-the-Spring. Bring a comfy chair and a game or instrument.
10:00pm: Gym closed, and quiet hours through campus. (Someone PLEASE turn off the Gym lights! Thank you!)
Saturday, May 23
11:00am: Painting party in Shelter-by-the-Spring! Join Kathy Otey, friend of Camp Bethel, as she leads the group to create your own nature painting. Paintings will be on 4x4 canvases, and all supplies will be provided. Attendance will be capped at 20 people.
1:00pm-3:00pm: Office hours. Make payment and reserve your spot for next year.
1:00pm-4:00pm: Summer Camp Open House for new camper families. Meets at the Ark.
1:00pm-5:15pm: Pool OPEN. Children and teens must be supervised by an adult.
4:00pm: Nature Exploration for Children - Join Camp supporter Randall Eakin for a family-friendly time of nature exploration. You will go on a short nature hike, participate in activities and learn about animals, tracks, spiders, trees and streams. Meet in the Ark Conference Room.
5:30pm: Dinner at the Ark Dining Hall for those who reserved.
7:00pm: S’more-gasbord Social at the Campfire Circle. Stop by for a s’more and relaxed fellowship.
10:00pm: Gym closed, and quiet hours through campus. (Someone PLEASE turn off the Gym lights! Thank you!)
Sunday, May 24
9:10am: Wagon Ride to New Bethel departs from the front gate. If it is raining, NO transport to church provided
9:30am: Worship at New Bethel CoB. Bring an offering to share.
1:00pm-5:15pm: Pool OPEN. Children and teens must be supervised by an adult.
5:30pm: Pot-Luck Dinner at the Shelter-by-the-Spring. Bring a dish or dessert to share with 75+ people.
6:15pm-7:00pm: Wagon Rides (weather permitting) with pick-up & drop off at the Shelter-by-the-Spring.
6:15pm-7:15pm: Trading Post open. Credit Cards welcome.
10:00pm: Gym closed, and quiet hours through campus. (Someone PLEASE turn off the Gym lights! Thank you!)
Monday, May 25, Memorial Day
10:00am-11:00am: Office hours. Make payment and reserve your spot for next year.
10:00am-12:30pm: Pool OPEN. Children and teens must be supervised by an adult.
Summer Camp Staff are arriving on Monday afternoon at 4:00pm to begin their 12-day training. As you depart, please please please thoroughly clean your facilities and areas, plus bathhouses, to help us prepare for camps. Thank you!
2026 MEALS INFORMATION
Ice: $2/bag at ice machine.
Saturday, May 23, 5:30pm Dinner
$14.00 adult, $7.00 child (4-12), 0-3 free
Pulled Pork BBQ, Potato Salad, Broccoli Salad, Macaroni Salad, Fresh Greens Salad, & Cherry Crisp w/ Vanilla Ice Cream.
Sunday, May 24, 5:30pm Pot-Luck
Dinner = FREE!
Pot Luck @ Shelter by the Spring. Bring a dish to share and a big appetite! Camp Bethel will provide drinks, ice, plates, cups, utensils and napkins. Meet our new Food Services Coordinator, Angel Cross!
Reserve your meals on the ATTENDANCE AND MEALS FORM BEFORE May 20 at [email protected] or 540-992-2940. Meals in the Ark will be served buffet style. Outdoor seating (weather permitting) and indoor seating are available.
Ice: $2/bag at ice machine.
Saturday, May 23, 5:30pm Dinner
$14.00 adult, $7.00 child (4-12), 0-3 free
Pulled Pork BBQ, Potato Salad, Broccoli Salad, Macaroni Salad, Fresh Greens Salad, & Cherry Crisp w/ Vanilla Ice Cream.
Sunday, May 24, 5:30pm Pot-Luck
Dinner = FREE!
Pot Luck @ Shelter by the Spring. Bring a dish to share and a big appetite! Camp Bethel will provide drinks, ice, plates, cups, utensils and napkins. Meet our new Food Services Coordinator, Angel Cross!
Reserve your meals on the ATTENDANCE AND MEALS FORM BEFORE May 20 at [email protected] or 540-992-2940. Meals in the Ark will be served buffet style. Outdoor seating (weather permitting) and indoor seating are available.
PAY ONLINE AND IN ADVANCE.
Please PAY IN ADVANCE for your 2026 Memorial Day Meals and/or your facility/campsite for 2026 or 2027.
STEP 1: CALCULATE YOUR TOTAL MEALS COSTS.
Dinners = Adult $14, Child $7, Infant 0-3 FREE.
STEP 2: CALCULATE YOUR FACILITY/CAMPSITE COSTS (be sure to subtract any deposits you have already paid).
STEP 3: ADD YOUR TOTALS, AND PAY AT OUR PAYMENT PAGE AND MAKE YOUR PAYMENT. Thank you!
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