Apr 21, 2022 | Lake Michigan, News, Wesley Woods
Meaningful Summer Jobs for Today’s Young Adults By Rev. David Berkey, Executive Director As you drive around the state you likely see “Help Wanted” signs everywhere you go. I would venture to say that just about anyone who wants a job these days could find one. Yet...
Mar 8, 2022 | Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, News, Wesley Woods
By Rev. David Berkey, Executive Director, Michigan Area United Methodist Camping If you have a child or grandchild, kids in your church or neighborhood, people you know of school-age, even youth and young adults looking for a summer job – NOW is the time to think...
Dec 14, 2021 | Lake Michigan, News
2022 Camp T-Shirt Design Contest Update: The winner is “C” — Congratulations to Kenya for receiving the most votes! Thank you to everyone who submitted their creative designs for the 2022 Camp T-shirt Contest! Voting now closed. We’ll use the...
Dec 7, 2021 | Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Uncategorized, Wesley Woods
Camp has never felt more aligned with what people needed than it did this year as we welcomed children, youth and adults back to Wesley Woods, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. After months of isolation and stress, your outdoor ministry sites came alive again with hope,...
Nov 2, 2021 | Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, News, Wesley Woods
We are planning for a bright future for camp and retreat ministries in Michigan! Read each Vision Statement, then share your response through a short, anonymous survey.
Sep 7, 2021 | Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, News, Wesley Woods
2021 Summer Camp Beyond the Numbers ReConnect. ReCreate. ReNew. Rev. David Berkey, Executive Director It was a wonderful blessing to have summer camp return in 2021 at Wesley Woods, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron! The general theme expressed at all camp events was “You...
Aug 21, 2021 | Lake Michigan, News, Wesley Woods
Volunteers are needed throughout our family of camps. Thank you for helping us care for them so they can continue to be places of spiritual growth and respite. Please consider spending some time at our beautiful camps helping prepare them for winter: Saturday, Oct. 1...
Mar 2, 2021 | Lake Michigan, News
PENTWATER, Michigan — As Michigan campers begin to anticipate spring and warmer weather, Michigan Area United Methodist Camping is pleased to welcome Erik Bengston, new site director for Lake Michigan Camp & Retreat. “With Erik’s strong...
Nov 9, 2020 | Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, News, Wesley Woods
Your Prayers and Support Will Lead Us in 2021 Over the past few years Michigan Area United Methodist Camping has been through a time of strategic and sacrificial decision-making to come to a place of sustainability. And, along with every other nonprofit small...
Nov 8, 2020 | Lake Michigan, News
Good things continue to happen here at Lake Michigan Camp & Retreat as we wrap up our 2020 projects. In our north camp, we are completing a project (three years in the making) that includes upgrading electrical and water. Campers in sites 1 through 14 will be...
