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Volunteer in Mission Teams

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Hosting Volunteer in Mission teams is an essential part of our ministry. These partners around the country offer a valuable servant ministry to the camp. Birchwood Camp offers them the chance to be part of an important ministry and the opportunity for a faith-changing experience on this holy ground. For individual volunteer opportunities, click on Be a Volunteer!

We host 3-5 volunteer teams each summer and occasionally a team at another time of year. There are two types of volunteer teams that serve at the Camp.

Construction and Maintenance Teams work on our facilities and grounds and are integral in helping us realize our strategic Site Plan.

  • Serve 1 week
  • Team size of 10-16 ideal, adults or families with youth
  • Camp provides housing, orientation, and project supplies
  • Team provides own bedding, transportation, and food
  • Works with the leadership of the Director Manager and camp staff
  • Projects vary by year and skills of team but include cleaning, carpentry, electrical, roofing, painting, trail clearing, plumbing

Program Teams serve as counselors during one of our program events, offering care, supervision, and Christian mentoring to our campers.

  • Serve 1 week
  • Team size of 6-14 with half male and half female.
    All team members must be over 16 years old and at least half must be over 18.
  • Camp provides housing, orientation, and food during camp session
  • Team provides own bedding and transportation
  • Works under the leadership of the Camp Dean
  • Responsibilities include: 
    Small Group Leadership
    Guiding Campers Through The Day
    Enthusiastically Participating in Camp Program

Local Volunteers

  • Deans are the persons responsible for each camp. They recruit counselors, plan and coordinate the program, and supervise the camp week.
  • Counselors lead small group activities, sleep in the cabins with the campers, and guide campers through the camp program, which lasts 3 to 7 days.
  • Resource People serve just a few hours to share a particular skill or gift with the camp community, such as storytelling, leading nature hikes or videotaping camp activities.
  • The Board of Directors is composed of 15 pastors and laypersons who serve one to three-year terms. They volunteer a few hours each month for meetings and other tasks to shape camp policies and oversee camp facilities and programs.
  • Maintenance help is always appreciated! Carpenters, electricians, plumbers, snow plows, firewood choppers and many others can contribute their skills at all times of the year.

To find out more about these opportunities, please call, write, fax, or e-mail us.

Thanks for supporting the ministry of Birchwood Camp!