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  • 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
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        • Subscribe to E-News >
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        • Print News
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      • Staff FAQs
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      • Kitchen Staff
      • Grounds Crew
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    • 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
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      • 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
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        • MS Adv WWRaft + Tube
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        • 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
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      • 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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Info & Registration Packet

IN PERSON AND ON SITE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2

We have made the difficult decision to cancel our in-person Heritage Day Festival on October 2.

COVID concerns continue, and regional "breakthrough" cases and hospitalizations are rising. Several congregations are unable to participate: not enough available helpers; concerns about gathering for preparations and eating; and some actual positive COVID cases within their ranks. It is safe to be outdoors at Camp Bethel, but it's more challenging to spend hours and hours together in preparation. The Virginia Department of Health currently allows such events (with caution), but the VDH also discourages large public gatherings from "mixed households."

I am very sorry for such a late announcement, and I know you've already spent many hours planning and preparing. THANK YOU so very much for your continued support and advocacy!

If you can, I encourage you to explore what's possible: A drive-thru church "yard sale" or food stand or to-go dinner? A special after-church parking lot event? An on-line sale or auction with doorstep delivery or pickup? A special offering? Groups were very creative last year, and we are honored and touched by the outpouring of support. Any way you can help Camp Bethel in 2021 in honor of Heritage Day is greatly needed AND appreciated.

Please let me know how we, the camp staff and the Outdoor Ministries Committee, can support or promote your creative efforts. We will promote your event and update all information at www.CampBethelVirginia.org/HeritageDay. Contact me with any questions, input, concerns, or ideas, and let me know how we can support you. CampBethelOffice@gmail.com or 540-992-2940.

We're all tired of COVID. With God's help plus community common-sense, we can suppress the virus and return to "normal" soon. Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 1, 2022.

Together, in Christ our hope,

Barry LeNoir

Camp Bethel Director
Camp Bethel's 37th annual Brethren Heritage Day Festival is Saturday, October 2, 2021 from 7:30am through 2:30pm. This festival is FREE for EVERYONE to attend, and 100% of all sales of food, crafts, and activities benefit the programs and operations of Camp Bethel in Fincastle, VA.  FREE PARKING and FREE ENTRY.

We WILL celebrate Heritage Day: in-person, on-site, and outdoors on October 2. We can maintain a healthy and safe festival by following common-sense state and local health guidance. We encourage you and your congregation to participate (register using the button above) or to plan a separate event or offering for Camp Bethel. Camp Bethel needs YOUR participation!
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2021:
5:00-6:00am:  Apple Butter Canning in the Gym, hot off the kettles. Come and help!
7:30am:  Breakfast all day at booth #27 & #29!
9:00:  Booths OPEN and Apple Butter available.
9:15:  Kids’ Fishing open; child 3-12 w/ adult (suggested $10 donation). Trout donated by Brugh's Mill Country Store in memory of Bill Humbert and in honor of the families of Troutville Church of the Brethren.
9:30:  Kids' Train Rides begin.

2:30:  Booths close.

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We recommend:
- Bring CASH or checks payable to CAMP BETHEL. This event raises funds for a good cause: Camp Bethel's programs!
- Please leave dogs at home, OR crate your dog in the shade near your car. With so many people present, even friendly leashed dogs pose problems. We DO, however, welcome you to bring your dog (leashed) at another time to walk our many trails.
- Plan to eat breakfast AND lunch!  So many good foods to try!
- Excellent Christmas shopping options, plus Christmas decor!


40 Church Vendors!  What a selection: Heritage Day A-to-Z!
Apples & apple pies, apple butter, aprons, Baked goods galore, baby quilts, BBQ (3 choices), birdhouses, biscuits, blankets, bratwurst, Brethren & Camp Bethel history, Cakes, candies, candles, canned goods, chili beans, chips, Christmas décor, cider, cobblers, coffee, cold drinks, cole slaw, cookies, corn dogs, country ham, CRAFTS of all kinds, Danishes, dog treats, dolls, dried apples & dried foods, Dunkers!, Egg rolls, empanadas, Face painting for kids, flowers: mums & pansies, fried pies & fruit pies, fruit, Gingerbread, gourds, Ham biscuits, hats, Hokie-wear, holiday décor, hot breakfast, hot cider, hot chocolate, hot dogs, Ice cream, Jellies, jewelry, Kids' fishing, knick-knacks, Lanyards, Music, mums, Nachos, nutcrackers, Ornaments, Pickles, Pilgrimage Reunion, PEACE, photo booth, pies, popcorn, potholders, potpourri, preserves, produce, pumpkins, Quilts, Reuben sandwiches, Salsa, sauerkraut, sausage & sausage gravy, shirts, SIMPLICITY, sodas, soups, sweatshirts, Tie-dyed t-shirts, tea, TOGETHERNESS, tools, tote-bags, toys, trout fishing, team apparel, Udder!, Vegetables: fresh & canned, Walnut kernels, woodcraft, wreaths, X-ellent family fun, Yule-logs, youth and young adult booth, YOU, and Zucchini bread!​
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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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