Camp BeeTree - All God's Animals!

Each summer, Towson Presbyterian sponsors a day camp at our Beetree facility in Parkton, Maryland. It is usually the second week of July. A Design Team will meet to plan a fun and inspiring program for children, who are assisted by youth volunteers.

Look for the dates and theme to be publicized in the winter.

For more information, please contact Sue Thompson, our Director of Christian Education, at 410-823-6500 or email Sue.

Camp in 2005:

Help Wanted: Full-Time Job Doing God's Will

"The Butcher, the Baker, the Candlestick Maker..

The Shepherd, the Healer, the Rabbi and Teacher."

These and many other kinds of workers were needed in Bible times, just as they are needed today. Kindergarten through high school children were invited to explore the many types of jobs held in Bible times in a week-long Vacation Bible Day Camp called Camp Beetree. From beggars to high priests, from musicians to artists, to shephereds to carpenters, children discovered that people have always had a special role to play in God's community. They learned about life in Bible times - how people made a living and families worked together, according to God's plan. Through the use of stories from the Bible, crafts, music, foods, and special guests demonstrating the skills and talents needed to do God's work, campers developed a better understanding of these lives and times. At a culminating event on Day 4 of camp, our Telling Tent was transformed into a Bible Times Market Place with eight vendors selling merchandise to children.

Almost 100 children and adults were involved in our existing program in 2005. Ten guest speakers visited camp to talk about current and Bible times occupations. Field trips to Boordy Vineyard & Cromwell Valley Farms helped us to see farming, beekeeping, husbandry, & grape harvesting first-hand.

Last updated 2/3/06 wpk