Church camps combine faith and fun

When it comes to eating s'mores under starry skies and singing songs around a campfire, little has changed over the years. There's still no place like summer camp.

The United Methodist Church has a great commitment to camping. The denomination offers one of the largest camp and retreat networks, with 220 centers serving a million people a year.

Resources

• Find a camp or retreat center
• The camp and retreat leader network
• 7 Foundations of United Methodist Camp and Retreat Ministries

News stories

• Camp Life reaches out to Baltimore youth
• Camp opens doors for kids with serious illness
• UMCOR gives Gaza kids a break from conflict
• Camp opens doors for seriously ill kids
• Churches’ math and literacy camps a hit
• Just Save One: Help the Global AIDS Fund
• Native American youth to benefit from camp
• Lazarus Project offers military families refuge
• HIV camp gives dose of God’s love

Video Stories

• UMTV: Summer Church Camp
• UMTV: Seminarian Supports Military Kids
• Care at AIDS Camp
• Vets and Family Camp