Adoption Program Postponed Until 2021
By now I hope you've heard that we have made the difficult-but-necessary decision to suspend our 2020 summer camps, (details at: https://www.campbethelvirginia.org/summer-camp-information.html). This news was particularly sad to share with our 2020 Summer Staff of counselors and coordinators who had already committed much time and energy toward our summer ministry.
Suspending summer camps also means no "Summer Staff Adoption" program for 2020. Thank you for initially agreeing to participate and support our staff and our ministry through this program. Obviously, our worship plans for Sunday, May 31 are off as is our June 5 Commissioning Dinner.
We fully intend to reboot and restart this Adoption program in 2021, and I sincerely hope you will once again participate.
We ARE planning a "Mission and Service Week" opportunity for several of our Adult summer staff on August 2-7, (pending VA's Phase 2 or Phase 3, AND with strict health and safety guidelines). Details coming soon.
Thank you for your continued support of Camp Bethel! We are truly grateful for you!
Together, in Christ our hope,
Barry LeNoir
Director, Camp Bethel in Fincastle, VA
By now I hope you've heard that we have made the difficult-but-necessary decision to suspend our 2020 summer camps, (details at: https://www.campbethelvirginia.org/summer-camp-information.html). This news was particularly sad to share with our 2020 Summer Staff of counselors and coordinators who had already committed much time and energy toward our summer ministry.
Suspending summer camps also means no "Summer Staff Adoption" program for 2020. Thank you for initially agreeing to participate and support our staff and our ministry through this program. Obviously, our worship plans for Sunday, May 31 are off as is our June 5 Commissioning Dinner.
We fully intend to reboot and restart this Adoption program in 2021, and I sincerely hope you will once again participate.
We ARE planning a "Mission and Service Week" opportunity for several of our Adult summer staff on August 2-7, (pending VA's Phase 2 or Phase 3, AND with strict health and safety guidelines). Details coming soon.
Thank you for your continued support of Camp Bethel! We are truly grateful for you!
Together, in Christ our hope,
Barry LeNoir
Director, Camp Bethel in Fincastle, VA
SUMMER STAFF ADOPTION 2020: Prayer Support and Financial Support
Our Mission: Relationships: Together with God, with each other, with creation.
Camp Bethel is the outdoor ministry of the Virlina District Church of the Brethren that exists to foster and build relationships with God, with each other, and all creation. We live our mission through our summer camps, and facilities and services available to everyone. We welcome the participation of children and youth of all traditions, races, and nationalities. When we live together in intentional Christian community, even for only one week, we gain person-to-person relationship skills to benefit the world. Staff Adoption helps us fulfill our Mission!
Why Adopt? Adoption helps these young adults accept God’s call.
We strive to recruit the best and brightest young adults for Summer Camp ministry service. It is a tough ask: they commit eight-to-ten weeks of intense daily leadership to care for and guide our children and youth. We pay them, but not as much as we wish we could and not as much as they need to afford college and textbooks. Some young adults want to serve, but cannot afford to serve. As a non-profit camp, we keep camper fees as low as possible, charging only about 87% of the actual cost per camper. Staff Adoption helps these young adults accept the call to serve in Outdoor Ministry!
How Does Adoption Work? Meeting, eating, praying, and $600.
We group six of our Summer Staff members into one of eleven Prayer Groups. Congregations, Sunday School classes, businesses, kindred groups, families, and individuals can adopt one or more Prayer Groups. On Sunday, June 14 (NEW DATE!), your adopted Prayer Group will worship at your home congregation to introduce themselves and share an update about our Summer Camp programs. We invite you to our Staff Commissioning Dinner at Camp Bethel on Friday, June 19 (NEW DATE!) at 5:30. Throughout the summer, you regularly uplift the Prayer Group with prayers, letters of encouragement, and possibly care packages. You also raise $600 (or more) per Prayer Group for a Summer Staff Adoption Fund divided equally among all Summer Staff members as an end-of-summer bonus. Staff Adoption helps them afford to serve in Ministry!
Adoption Benefits Everyone!
Summer Staff members receive: Prayer support; Encouraging letters & packages; End-of-summer bonus.
Groups/Congregations receive: Adoption packet with Group photo and biographies of your adoptees; Church visit on Sunday, June 14 (NEW DATE!); Staff Commissioning Dinner on June 19 at 5:30 (NEW DATE!); Social Media updates from your Prayer Group; the blessing of helping Staff answer God’s call.
Camp Bethel receives: High quality young adults providing excellent care for each camper; prayer network through our District and community; shared vision and support for our Mission.
Get Started! Adopt a Group and/or Support the Fund.
We seek 11 or more congregations or groups/individuals to adopt a Summer Staff Prayer Group. YES, you can partner with one or more other groups/congregations to adopt! Or you can simply contribute to the total Summer Staff Adoption Fund. Contact Barry LeNoir at Barry@CampBethelVirginia.org or 540-992-2940.
Correspondence and/or checks (memo: Staff Adoption) payable to Camp Bethel, 328 Bethel Road, Fincastle, VA 24090.
Our Mission: Relationships: Together with God, with each other, with creation.
Camp Bethel is the outdoor ministry of the Virlina District Church of the Brethren that exists to foster and build relationships with God, with each other, and all creation. We live our mission through our summer camps, and facilities and services available to everyone. We welcome the participation of children and youth of all traditions, races, and nationalities. When we live together in intentional Christian community, even for only one week, we gain person-to-person relationship skills to benefit the world. Staff Adoption helps us fulfill our Mission!
Why Adopt? Adoption helps these young adults accept God’s call.
We strive to recruit the best and brightest young adults for Summer Camp ministry service. It is a tough ask: they commit eight-to-ten weeks of intense daily leadership to care for and guide our children and youth. We pay them, but not as much as we wish we could and not as much as they need to afford college and textbooks. Some young adults want to serve, but cannot afford to serve. As a non-profit camp, we keep camper fees as low as possible, charging only about 87% of the actual cost per camper. Staff Adoption helps these young adults accept the call to serve in Outdoor Ministry!
How Does Adoption Work? Meeting, eating, praying, and $600.
We group six of our Summer Staff members into one of eleven Prayer Groups. Congregations, Sunday School classes, businesses, kindred groups, families, and individuals can adopt one or more Prayer Groups. On Sunday, June 14 (NEW DATE!), your adopted Prayer Group will worship at your home congregation to introduce themselves and share an update about our Summer Camp programs. We invite you to our Staff Commissioning Dinner at Camp Bethel on Friday, June 19 (NEW DATE!) at 5:30. Throughout the summer, you regularly uplift the Prayer Group with prayers, letters of encouragement, and possibly care packages. You also raise $600 (or more) per Prayer Group for a Summer Staff Adoption Fund divided equally among all Summer Staff members as an end-of-summer bonus. Staff Adoption helps them afford to serve in Ministry!
Adoption Benefits Everyone!
Summer Staff members receive: Prayer support; Encouraging letters & packages; End-of-summer bonus.
Groups/Congregations receive: Adoption packet with Group photo and biographies of your adoptees; Church visit on Sunday, June 14 (NEW DATE!); Staff Commissioning Dinner on June 19 at 5:30 (NEW DATE!); Social Media updates from your Prayer Group; the blessing of helping Staff answer God’s call.
Camp Bethel receives: High quality young adults providing excellent care for each camper; prayer network through our District and community; shared vision and support for our Mission.
Get Started! Adopt a Group and/or Support the Fund.
We seek 11 or more congregations or groups/individuals to adopt a Summer Staff Prayer Group. YES, you can partner with one or more other groups/congregations to adopt! Or you can simply contribute to the total Summer Staff Adoption Fund. Contact Barry LeNoir at Barry@CampBethelVirginia.org or 540-992-2940.
Correspondence and/or checks (memo: Staff Adoption) payable to Camp Bethel, 328 Bethel Road, Fincastle, VA 24090.
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