by Amber Hill Anderson | Oct 3, 2019 | Camp to Congregation, Site Visits
It is an unexpected sight to walk into day camp in July and see a fully decorated Christmas tree with presents underneath and a big screen projecting a Yule log burning. That is how the meeting room at Epiphany United Methodist Church is adorned when SpringHill is on...
by Rachael Botting | Sep 25, 2019 | Camp to Congregation, Site Visits
2.42 Community Church is unlike any church I’ve ever seen before. It functions as a community center – there’s a soccer field in the center of the church, a CrossFit room, an art school, a café and a variety of indoor activities available to the community seven days a...
by Paul Hill | Sep 23, 2019 | Camp to Congregation, Site Visits
The Oakwood/ Whitestone/SpringHill day camp is a collaborative partnership between three organizations. The camp is held at Oakwood Church in Hartland, WI, just west of Milwaukee. The Whitestone church is 15 minutes away. The communities surrounding these...
by Amber Hill Anderson | Sep 12, 2019 | Camp to Congregation, Site Visits
Three campers sit with nervous excitement in the middle of the parachute with their hands held above their heads. They sit back-to-back as the counselors and campers around the edges start to walk in a circle, slowly creating a twist in the parachute. The Living Water...
by Amber Hill Anderson | Sep 9, 2019 | Camp to Congregation, Site Visits
The sidewalks of the junior high are decorated with sidewalk chalk welcoming campers to day camp in Beecher, Illinois, a small town an hour south of Chicago. One hundred and twenty campers, with their parents and guardians, are greeted at the door by counselors in...
by Amber Hill Anderson | Aug 27, 2019 | Camp to Congregation, Site Visits
A camper races to the front of the sanctuary, accepts the poster with the song lyrics from a counselor, and holds the poster above his head while the rest of the campers sing along with the piano. He belts out “Radical God” with pride while facing the sanctuary of...
