The Campaign for Warm Beach Camp

Keeping the Path Clear to the Cross

Keeping the Path Clear to the Cross is a vision to be embraced over a lifetime. Real transformation occurs when people connect to God, others, and all of creation in a meaningful and lasting fashion. To ensure that this vision continues to flourish, Warm Beach Camp has launched the Embracing the Vision campaign to provide funds for camper programs, capital projects and operational activities.

"Keeping the Path Clear to the Cross is our lifetime goal for Warm Beach Camp. The Embracing the Vision campaign will focus that vision in new and exciting ways for God's kingdom." -Ed McDowell, Executive Director, Warm Beach Camp

Funding Components

The Embracing the Vision campaign will strengthen Warm Beach Camp by:

Investing in People: $2.1 million - Programs and Opportunities to Increase Ministry
Investing in Community: $5.0 million - Facilities and Upgrades to Enhance Camping Experiences
Investing in the Environment: $1.5 million - Demonstrating Environmental Stewardship

Total ETV Campaign: $8.6 million

For more information related to the Embracing the Vision campaign for Warm Beach Camp, or to make a contribution to the campaign, please contact the WBC Development Department, or call 800-228-6724, 360-652-7575.

Investing in People

Warm Beach Camp strives to connect with people on a deeper level - first by offering them a clear perspective of who Jesus Christ is, second by developing programs that respond to their needs, and third, by partnering with other organizations to meet the needs of people.

Investing in the Community

One of the key values inherent in Christian camping is experiencing genuine community. For example, many people pass each other each Sunday with a casual, "I'm fine; how are you?" But at camp, there is space and time to sit down with a cup of coffee, over a meal, or around the campfire and get to know the other persons in a more genuine relationship of community.

Investing in the Environment

Not only does Warm Beach Camp transform lives and build redemptive community, it also enriches the natural world of the Pacific Northwest through creative educational and environmentally-friendly conservation programs. For example, WBC is located in one of the finest eco-systems in the Northwest for the study of marine estuaries, upland forest, and human impact on natural systems.

W-Bar-B Horsemanship

Horses are a defining aspect of Warm Beach Camp's ministry. Warm Beach Camp began a horsemanship program in the early days of the ministry offering trail rides to campers and retreat guests. Under the leadership of Wrangler Rod Brown, the program developed into a year-around ministry serving hundreds of horse camp kids and thousands of trail ride guests. In addition, a summer-long Wrangler-in-Training Program annually trains over ten high school young people in horsemanship, riding instruction, safe horse handling, personal life-skills, and spiritual formation.