No fooling! April Fool’s Day 1986 was Bill and Lisa Abeler’s first official day on the job at Camp Lebanon. As they left the newly rented farm house (another story for another day!) and jumped into their 1978 Olds Omega, they discovered that not one but two tires were flat! Facilities Manager, Jeff Vangness, one […]
Camp Lebanon’s Men’s Advance (April 5-6 (7), 2024) is a short yet impactful discipleship retreat that enables groups of men to fellowship with each other and walk with Christ. This event offers three delicious meals, three insightful teaching sessions, and one night of lodging, providing men age 18+ with an ideal format to connect with
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As the Media & Marketing Coordinator at Camp, a big part of why I love my job is getting to curate the wonderful photos that get taken throughout a year at Camp. We have had so many incredibly talented photographers share their gifts with Camp over the years, and they continue to help us tell
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It was a huge task, but our incredible Media Team for the summer rose to the challenge and captured the smiles, joy, and laughter from Summer 2023! All summer long, our videographer and photographers raced around Camp to capture every action-packed, joy-filled moment they could. They put together weekly recap videos and slideshows, gathering memories
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The Time Has Come! It’s been a long time coming, but on June 5th we met our financial goal to BUILD the Camp Lebanon gym! Things are all in place to start construction, and in no time at all walls will be going up and it’s going to look like a gym! We still need
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As another amazing summer nears its end, we are looking back on all the incredible ways that Camp Lebanon has been A Meeting Place With God. A big part of summers at Camp is the connections and friendships that can be made, especially on our Summer Staff Team! Every summer, God brings together a group
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We had TWO weekends in a row of the absolute Funnest Fun with some incredible moms, daughters, and grandmas! What a blessing to gather at the beginning of spring, when the leaves and flowers are budding, the earth is waking up, and we can witness God making all things new! Moms, daughters and grandmas got to experience the
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In mid-March, Camp Lebanon year-round staff and some of the already-hired 2023 Summer Staff met up at a coffee shop (Corner Coffee Northeast!) in Minneapolis to get hyped for summer, play games, eat snacks, and drink some coffee! It was a great couple hours of connection and fun, and so encouraging to be reminded that
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Part of Their Story Jason and Tami Patten have been a part of the Camp Lebanon family for years. Camp was where part of their story began, when they both served in the Jr. Staff program together! Now, the Patten kids are in various stages of the D3 Discipleship Program at Camp, with Alicia and Nick having
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A recap of our two epic weekends of Arctic Blast Youth Group Retreats! Broomball, tubing, and amazing chapel sessions! We had a blast!
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Summer was back! Summer Youth & Family Camps returned in 2021, and our Camp Lebanon staff couldn’t have been happier to welcome it back. We were so grateful that we could have an almost completely normal summer camp experience in 2021, all while continuing to operate with the safety of our campers & guests as
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The grand finale of Summer 2021 – Labor Day Weekend Family Camp – has come to an end! We had an amazing weekend with so many families who came out to celebrate this summer. Campers arrived on Friday evening. Some participated in a hot dog roast on the Hub for dinner, followed by a Welcome
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It’s Closing Rally Day! Super Kids are on their way home, after celebrating an amazing week of Summer Camp. Parents arrived at 10am for the Closing Rally, right after campers had received their last Mail Call of the week (with the summer-long characters skit). It was time to show off our action song skills, our
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Last night, our speaker, Jackson, talked to the Super Kids about the Gospel! He shared about how Jesus is our Mighty Savior, who died for us so that we can have eternal life and live with Him forever. Jackson talked about how we can Trust and Turn to Jesus, using the ABCs. TAKE CAMP HOME
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Campers woke up to another beautiful day at Camp! After the usual morning activities (wake up, tidy up, Polar Dip, and breakfast), campers gathered at the Steps of Faith for the big group photo! We even had time to take a silly one! After the photo, campers went to another Morning Chapel and some study
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It is a happy, windy Monday at Camp Lebanon – Super Kids spent all day running around and enjoying beautiful sunshine and breezes that helped keep us cool on a warm day. This morning, campers woke up and started tidying their cabins, and some of them put on their swimsuits and went down to the
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The last week of summer is here, but it feels like summer just started! Super Kids arrived this afternoon full of energy, and our staff was so excited to see them. Campers unpacked in their cabins, met their counselors and cabin mates, and enjoyed a beautiful afternoon at Camp while everyone arrived. Some campers took
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Today was the Closing Rally for Junior High 3! It was so fun to celebrate an amazing week of summer camp with these Junior Highers, and to send them off to enjoy the rest of their summer. Parents arrived at 10am for the Closing Rally, and campers got to show off their verse actions and
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At last night’s chapel, Drew talked about trees. Specifically, he talked about the Fruit of the Spirit, and the Good Gardener (Jesus). When we abide in Him, our lives will show it! Campers prayed together with their cabins for more of the Fruit of the Spirit to be shown in their lives. TAKE CAMP HOME
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At last night’s chapel, our speaker Drew talked about another part of Creation that points us towards our Mighty Savior. Last night, we learned about mountains – specifically two mountains: The Mountain of Shame and The Mountain of Joy! Drew talked to campers about how to move from shame to joy. TAKE CAMP HOME Ask
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It’s been another wonderful day of summer youth camps! First, let’s do a little recap of last night’s chapel! All week, our speaker, Drew, is talking about how God uses Creation to point us to Jesus, our Mighty Savior. Last night, Drew talked about the stars and how they remind us that we are family.
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Today began with Polar Dip, Flag Raising at the Steps of Faith, and a delicious breakfast! Then it was time for Cabin Clean-Up (campers go back to their cabins and tidy up – our nurses will go around and do cabin inspections each day and award cabins points for how tidy their cabins are!). Then
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Junior Highers are at Camp, and it’s going to be an incredible week, we can already tell! Campers arrived this afternoon and immediately found themselves meeting their counselors and their cabin groups. When they were done checking in, taking their swim tests, and settling in to their cabins, they could be found hanging out on
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Campers are heading home, and while we are so sad to see them go, we are so happy because we just spent an incredible week with them! Today we said “Thank you, God, for a really great week!” at the Closing Rally. Campers gathered under the tent for one more set of action songs (Every
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Camp Lebanon is a year-round Christian Bible Camp and Retreat Center dedicated to providing a “Meeting Place With God” to help the Church do the work of Christ.
