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Camping
Ministry
(18 March 2022)
Headline News
Camp Luther Begins Sunday!
Camp Luther begins this Sunday, 19 June 2022, at Camp
Caesar 4-H Camp, Cowen, WV, and will run through 25 June.
The theme is "Boundless: God Beyond Measure."
If you use Facebook, you can follow the day to day
happenings at https://www.facebook.com/Camp-Luther-WV-102664785809866.
N.B., this is a new Facebook page for the camp.
Camps
Caroline Furnace Lutheran
Camp & Retreat Center
Caroline Furnace's summer camp registration is open. Click here
for information on summer camp and for on-line
registration.
Established in 1957, Caroline Furnace provides year-round
retreat center services and eight weeks of summer camp.
Caroline Furnace's primary facility is located in the
heart of the Shenandoah Valley in Fort Valley, VA.
Enumerating everything Caroline Furnace offers on this
page would be difficult. Explore the surprising options at
CarolineFurnace.org.
Caroline Furnace is a constituent camp of the WV-WMD
Synod, i.e., there is a formal relationship, and the
WV-WMD Synod has seats on the Caroline Furnace Board of
Directors. This relationship has its roots in pre-ELCA
days. The Eastern Pandhandle of the WV-WMD Synod was part
of the Virginia Synod of the LCA. When the CNLC proposed
that those congregations be part of the newly forming
WV-WMD Synod (called "West Virginia Synod" at the time),
the Eastern Panhandle congregations asked that their
historic support of Caroline Furnace (their church camp)
be continue in the new synod. Part of that support is
maintaining financial support for Caroline Furnace in the
synod budget.
Camp
Luther
Camp Luther has met for seventy-five years at Camp
Caesar, the Webster County 4H camp. For many decades, the
Camp Luther has operated for one week in June with an all
volunteer counselor, teaching, and program staff, at its
high point serving over 400 campers grades 3-12, divided
into junior, intermediate, and senior camps. Learn more by
visiting CampLutherWV.com.
Camp Luther is a constituent camp of the WV-WMD Synod.
The relationship has its roots in the West Virginia Synod
of the ULCA.
Camp Agapé
Camp Agapé, a Lutheran camp located in Pennsylvania just
over the line from West Virginia's Northern Panhandle, is
announcing its upcoming camping opportunities as well as
recruitment for staff positions.
For more information, download the camp's spring flier.
You can also check our Camp Agapé's website: https://www.campagape.org/
Canp Agapé has historic ties to the some of the
congregations of the Northern Panhandle. WV-WMD was not
included as a constituent synod when de-districting took
place at the formation of the ELCA. Nevertheless, WV-WMD
is happy to share information about Agapé's offerings.
Camp Melanchthon
Camp Melanchthon operated from the late '90s into the
late '00s. It provided a camping ministry to
collegiate-age young adults during the Christmas recess.
Throughout its history, it met in Garrett County, MD,
moving between Herrington Manor and New Germany State
Parks. At its largest, nearly twenty collegians attended
the largest year. It's educational ministry, the hallmark
of the camp, centered on a different book each year,
including Bonhoeffer's Life Together, Ralph C.
Wood's The Gospel According to Tolkien: Visions of the
Kingdom in Middle-Earth, and Karen Armstrong's A
History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism,
Christianity and Islam. Worship, common meals,
recreation (including rather cut-throat games of Scrabble)
and continually burning fire were all part of the camp.
Camp Melanchthon ceased operations when shifts in the
economy, society in general, and WVU's football fortunes
changed the collegiate culture surrounding Christmas
recess. Camp Melanchthon was a constituent camp of the
WV-WMD Synod. For more information, contact +Riegel.
Scouting
National Lutheran Association on
Scouting
The National Lutheran
Association on Scouting. describes itself as "a
resource for youth and adults who wish to know more about
the religious emblems program, endorsed by the Lutheran
Churches for members of Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts
USA, American Heritage Girls, 4H and Camp Fire USA." It
also coordinates Lutheran chaplaincy services during
jamborees.
The NLAS Facebook
page featuring news of particular interest to Lutheran
scouts and leaders.
The Rev. Rick Egtvedt, pastor of Shepherd of the Hills
Lutheran Church, McHenry, MD, serves as the Standing Chair
of Chaplaincy. He is also the NLAS Lead Chaplain.
Jamboree Chaplaincy
The Rev. Rick Egtvedt recruits chaplains for the Boy
Scout Jamboree held every few years at the Bechtel Summit
Reserve. COVID-19 has forced the cancellation of that
Jamboree, but there is already talk of future Jamborees.
So, drop Egtvedt a line regardless if you want to learn
more.
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