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What groups hold events at Warm Beach Camp? A diverse range of groups from churches to nonprofit organizations and schools come from all over western Washington and the lower mainland of British Columbia, Canada. Hosting guest groups at Warm Beach gives us an opportunity to meet our mission with wholehearted love. Many guests have never been in a Christian environment before and we get to demonstrate the love of Christ through warm hospitality, excellent service, and good food (yes, God ...

Three hundred women gathered at Warm Beach Camp in Stanwood, WA, the first weekend in May for a time to get away and be refreshed. And what an amazing time it was! Speaker, Kim Meeder, connected with the hearts of women challenging and inspiring them to “take back the land the enemy has taken” and calling them to be all in for Christ. Women of all ages moved head-to-head with each other in deep conversation, praying and crying together. Lots ...

When you think of “Camp,” what images float through your mind? The outdoors, games, crafts, s’mores? More than anything else, what makes Summer Camp fun and special are the people. Staff create the safe, fun, engaging atmosphere that impact campers. Over and over, the answer to the question, “What is your camper’s favorite memory about camp?” is, “Counselors.” Camp leadership recognize the sacred trust we are extended by the parents of campers. Parents want their children to have a safe ...

In January of 2007, Barbara Bird was diagnosed with breast cancer. Barbara recalls, “I said to my doctor, ‘yesterday I couldn’t even spell “breast cancer” and now I have it!’” After Barbara was diagnosed, she underwent surgery, chemo and radiation. Because these treatments took such a toll on Barbara’s immune system, she ended up in the hospital numerous times. In March of 2007, Barbara underwent her last treatment of radiation. By this time, all of her hair had fallen out. ...

One rainy summer day in 2012 changed the course of Special Friends Day Camps, a camp for developmentally disabled adults, permanently. It was clearly going to be impossible to cram over 50 soggy Special Friends campers and their buddies into the tiny Pines building near the front entrance of the Camp but every one needed to get under cover. Laurie Fertello, Disabilities Ministries Director, quickly discovered that the Program Center Auditorium happened to be available that day. The Auditorium was ...

Have you noticed that life is not getting any easier? Life’s questions are not getting less complicated and if you are in High School, life can be especially confusing and hard. Preparing for a life of leadership responsibility and effectiveness requires not just education, but training and mentorship. For years, Warm Beach Camp has been providing quality training to its High School leaders that participate in the Counselor In Training (CIT), Wrangler In Training (WIT), and Facilitator In Training (FIT) ...

Warm Beach Camp is pleased to receive a USDA Grant with their CREP program for hedgerow plantings along the ditches and stream running through the pastureland. Work has already begun to clear invasive, non-native Himalayan Blackberries and prepare for plants such as dogwood and ninebark. The new plants will grow to shade the waterways reducing water temperature and improving oxygenation. “Our goal is to maintain or even improve water quality as it flows through our property to the Puget Sound,” ...

You know you and your group need a retreat. A time to plan, brainstorm, and connect. Sometimes you have to completely disconnect to really connect. What does that mean? Well, imagine having a romantic dinner date in your own dining room. The table is set with beautiful flowers, candlelight, and a delicious meal. Sounds great, doesn’t it? That is until you hear the noises of your children with the babysitter in the playroom. Or the doorbell, your cellphone, or that ...

On March 7-9, 2014, over 250 men descended upon Warm Beach Camp for what may be the Seattle area’s largest overnight men’s event – Men’s Advance. Men from diverse church backgrounds ranging from Assemblies of God to Lutheran and Free Methodist, gathered for prayer, worship, teaching, and good ole fashioned guy-type fun. Keynote speaker, Dr. Dennis Swanberg, cracked the ManCode, one of his most influential books. Swanberg spoke with great humor and sound biblical truth about the core necessity of ...

[lead]Retreat! This command is not just for the military battlefield. It is for those times when life is too busy, too stretched, and simply overwhelming. Jesus understood the concept of retreat perfectly as indicated in Luke 5:16, “But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.”[/lead] Do you find yourself in need of retreat? Daily we find individuals and groups getting the respite they need by spending time at Warm Beach Camp. Recently, we found these excerpts online after groups ...

The Ministry of Marriage Encounter traces its roots back to Spain in the 1950s. Fr. Gabriel Calvo, a Catholic Priest, wanted a means whereby the married couples under his care could learn to communicate better within their married relationship. More importantly, Fr. Calvo wanted these couples to understand the crucial role God plays in a healthy marriage. The intense, interactive weekend known, worldwide, as Marriage Encounter is the result. The Warm Beach encounter is the oldest Marriage Encounter expression in ...

Okay, so there is a lot fun and games… HUGE Highland Games, Cool Machines Show, Climbing Tower, High Ropes Course, Horseback Riding, and a host of other activities. But that’s not what makes Men’s Advance worth attending. Activities are things guys already do together – go to sporting events, play softball, go hunting, or attend car shows – guys like to do stuff when they’re together. A man’s life is meant to be lived engaged, active, focused. A man’s life ...

Does it ever feel like the faster you go in life the faster life gets? Like there is an ever dangling carrot in front of your nose? The more frantic life gets, the more necessary renewal and spiritual formation becomes. True renewal comes from God and his ability to refresh and form our souls like no other. The Potter’s Wheel event at Warm Beach Camp is a unique time of rest and spiritual formation based on Isaiah 64:8. “Yet you, ...

July 29-August 1, 2018Refreshed Family Camp at Warm Beach Camp provides foster and adoptive families a time and place to find refreshment by drawing closer to God and each other. The schedule is relaxed with a nice variety of options, and blend of age level and family experiences. It's an awesome family experience! Activities 2018 Theme: Wild & Free For kids, and adults alike, Family Camp offers some memorable activities that keeps people coming back every summer. You'll have opportunities ...

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For more than 50 years, Warm Beach Camp has been a place where kids can enjoy a week of summer camp, explore nature, have fun, make new friends, and learn about God. That tradition continued this summer for hundreds of children and teens who came to camp.One of the Camp Pastors this summer presented the concept to the campers about being adopted into God’s family. He had adoption certificates that the kids could sign and keep as a tangible reminder ...

Thousands of people will come and enjoy The Lights of Christmas this year, but few realize that the process of getting the more than one million lights in the trees started three months earlier.For the past 17 years a small group of brave individuals begin the process on the first week of September. They don their layers of warm clothing, and many days, their rain gear. They buckle up their harnesses and climb into the 60-foot lifts. They make themselves ...

by Margaret 'Sparkles' Spears Special Friends Just those two words make me smile. I scan the Camp in my mind's eye and I see so many faces. Faces filled with compassion, trust, and willingness. Willing to be more gentle than normal, more patient than average, more loving than this life usually requires. At Special Friend's Camp, Counselors and Campers are paired at a ratio of 1:1 for the entire week of Camp. Campers with higher mobility needs may be paired ...

It was a slow day at the craft table at Special Friends Day Camp. Lisa waited patiently for campers to come and join her but it seemed no one was biting. Lisa’s hopes began to rise as she saw a camper, who had not done a craft all week, approach the table with her “Buddy” (a Special Friends Camp Counselor). Unfortunately, the buddy just needed a bathroom break and was asking if her Special Friend could wait with Lisa.The camper ...

Campers sing Grey Squirrel when they get mail. For every summer camp Warm Beach puts on we have a “Camp Pastor”. These pastors are responsible for giving devotions in the evening, getting to know the campers and counselors, and telling them about Jesus. These pastors come from all walks of life. For two weeks in July Warm Beach Camp invited Peggy Kroeger, YWAM Missionary and Warm Beach Camp staff alumni, to be one such pastor. She shares her experience in ...