Category: Events

We have several openings we are looking to hire for as well as many volunteer opportunities coming up this camping season. Summer staff information: Camps will be running from Sunday afternoon until Thursday evening with a few exceptions as we navigate holidays and there would be opportunity to support various rental groups. With this updated schedule, staff will have off all day Friday and Saturday. Each staff member will have their own room in the Basile Retreat Center for the season and all boarding/meals are taken care of.  The programming season starts June 11th with staff arriving the week prior…

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We will be gathering Friday February 3rd to Sun Feb 5th for the 2023 Winter Youth Retreat. The Winter Youth Retreat is a time for campers currently in grades 7-12 to come to camp, enjoy worship, time in nature, and have fellowship with one another. The theme this year is “Legacy”. We will be using the story of Abraham and Psalm 78 to explore this idea and what it means for us in different times of our lives. Registration is open and you can find it HERE If you have any questions, please reach out to Carolyn at carolyn.dugan@abcofwi.org or…

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All Region Clergy are invited to some time away at Camp Tamarack from Sunday, January 29th, in the evening, through Tuesday, January 31st, 2pm The purpose of our time together is to provide space for clergy post-holidays to relax, rest, and seek spiritual direction or coaching should they desire it. Our retreat leaders are Rev. Dr. John Walton, Jr., pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Milwaukee, Rev. Dr. Thomas Aldworth, retired from Chicago, and Rev. Jacki Belile, of Living Well Ministries and pastor of Eden United Church of Christ. Registration is open until Jan 15th, 2023 Tentative Schedule: Sunday, January 29th:…

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End the year right! Spend some time at Camp Tamarack Thurs night December 29th until Sat morning Dec 31st contemplating and making plans for “What’s Next” in 2023. This retreat is for those that are post High School up to 6ish years. The schedule will be set by those that attend, but there will be time for rest, for fun, for worship and connecting with each other and creation. Cost will be $60/person for meals and lodging You can register here Any questions? Contact Carolyn at carolyn.dugan@abcofwi.org or 715-281-2269

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What a summer! We are nearing the end of our programming and I wanted to take the opportunity to thank all the Cabin Leaders, Health Officers, Weekly Directors and Pastors who helped to make the summer special for all our campers. You are appreciated! A special thank you to our part time staff that helped in various capacities – George Scott as Assistant Groundskeeper and Reshma Zadda, Stacey Martyniuk, Martin (& Gwendolyn) Jolly, Jessica Bulson and Lara (& Ruby) Munger who helped in the kitchen. Linda Jolly and Emma Delikowski have truly gone above and beyond this summer! We had…

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November 10-12, 2022 (Thursday evening through Saturday morning) Camp Tamarack E879 Golke Road Waupaca WI 54981 All clergy/pastoral leaders are invited to a time of respite and renewal as we prepare for the holidays. We’ll have time to rest, worship together, share our traditions of Advent, Christmas, Watch Night and other celebrations, share resources for sermon and worship planning, and have our own holiday festivities before the busy-ness of the season arrives. Cost: $125 single room at Basile,  $75 per person w/roommate at Basile or $75 person in the John Gray  (covers 2 nights lodging, meals all day Friday and…

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Please note that due to a low camper registration and shortage of volunteers as cabin leaders we will be making the following updates to the camp schedule this season: Primary Camp and Middler Camp will be combining to make one camp. There is no change to Primary campers. For Middler campers, this will mean their camp will now end on Wed and the cost will shift from $265 to $170. This camp will run from July 10-13th. Junior Camp and Jr High Camp will also be combined. This will mean that campers that signed up for Junior camp will have…

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