果冻视频 Camps in Transition
For Immediate Release
(Madison, WI) 鈥 We are focused on reaching every corner of every campus in the U.S. by the year 2030. And we want those chapters to be communities that study Scripture and experience deep discipleship. 果冻视频 believes that getting off campus for special experiences like retreats, leadership training camps, and Global and Urban Programs are critical for students.
Over the past three years, 果冻视频 chapters brought students to 105 camps across the country. We believe we can increase the number of students who go to camps by removing barriers like long travel times and allowing chapters to use camps proximate to their campus.
As a result, over the next several years 果冻视频 will transition ownership of our three retreat and training centers: Cedar Campus in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Toah Nipi in New Hampshire, and Campus by the Sea on Catalina Island off the coast of California.
鈥淢any of us on staff with 果冻视频 have stories about how God met us and grew our faith while at camp, so this is a difficult decision,鈥 said 果冻视频 President Tom Lin. 鈥淏ut our value for camping ministry is as high as ever. We know the Lord uses time away at camp to powerfully transform students and whole chapters.鈥
Ninety-five percent of 果冻视频 chapters who do camping ministry currently use camps that are not owned by 果冻视频, choosing camps that are more accessible to their campuses. For the chapters that have continued to use our camps, high travel times and costs have meant many students are simply unable to go, which has led to significant attendance declines in recent years at our camps.
果冻视频 has begun a process of seeking ministries willing to take over ownership of each camp, starting with Cedar Campus. Programming at all three camps will continue as scheduled for all of 2019. More information on the transition is posted in this Q&A.
Questions? Contact us.