May 2-4, 2025
Cost: FREE
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Come out to camp for a weekend of service, fellowship, and making camp look awesome before thousands of campers arrive for the summer. We have projects for all ages and ability levels, from kids to retirees and everywhere in-between. Spend a weekend living out your faith by serving God at camp!
Work Weekend is a great opportunity to organize your Bible Study group or church group to come out to camp!
What Is Work Weekend? I Arrival/Departure + Sample Schedule I Projects I Skills + Tools I Safety Plan
What is Work Weekend?
Make a world of difference in just one weekend! Work Weekend volunteers are crucial to the ministry that happens at camp during the summer. The weekend includes 5 meals, evening devotions, and of course plenty of time for work assignments. Projects vary, but there is something for everyone.
Work Weekend begins on Friday, with registration between 7:00-8:00 pm followed by campfire devotions and orientation. The work weekend concludes on Sunday after lunch. Participants work all day Saturday and Sunday morning on assigned work projects. Housing and meals are provided FREE of charge. And there are plenty of delicious snacks as well!
One-day participants are welcome also. Children (over 5) and youth are placed in adult-led teams for work projects.
Arrival/Departure + Sample Schedule
Work Weekend starts with check-in on Friday between 7:00-8:00 p.m. EST. Work Weekend ends after lunch on Sunday (approx. 1:00 p.m.). We welcome participants for Saturday only or Sunday only as well, if that fits your schedule better. Just communicate with us ahead of time so we know when to expect you!
Lodging and Meals
Lodging
At the retreat, you and your family will either be housed in one of our lodges, or in one of our cabins. Lodge rooms sleep up to 4 people with a common bathroom area located down the hallway. Cabins sleep up to 10 people with a centrally-located bathhouse a short outdoor walk away. All living spaces are air conditioned and contain bunk beds with twin mattresses for sleeping.
Meals
Meals included over the weekend are Saturday breakfast, lunch, and supper, and Sunday breakfast and lunch. Each meal includes a main entrée and several different options for sides. Fruit is available at each meal and salads and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches available for lunch and supper.
Types of Projects
- Splitting/Stacking firewood
- Painting / Staining
- General Cleaning
- Washing Windows
- Screen Installation
- Trail Maintenance
- Raking/Weed Eating
- Shirt Shack Organization
- Hanging Cabin Curtains
- Waterfront Area Installation
- Kitchen Help
- Building/Constructing
Extra Skills + Extra Tools
If you possess skills which may be helpful (carpentry, plumbing, electrical, sewing, etc.) or are experienced in a particular area, please let us know in advance so that we can plug you in to a project where your talents may be put to their best use possible. To do so, simply call our office at 812-342-4815 or email us HERE with the subject “Work Weekend Skills”.
In addition, it is often useful to bring along extra tools or equipment you may possess. Although camp has a lot of tools, we never seem to have enough for a weekend like this. Bringing along rakes, leaf blowers, trimmers, and more specialized tools can often be very useful. If you contact us ahead of time we can tell you specific items that would be useful to bring.
Work Weekend FUN!
As part or work weekend, you’ll get to enjoy some free time at camp on Saturday afternoon and evening. You’re also welcome to stay after lunch on Sunday if you’d like to enjoy the day.
Work Weekend participants get FIRST DIBS on the freshly stocked Shirt Shack. That means you get to see all the new SWAG and apparel for the summer, without having to worry about items being out of stock or not in your size. You also get first dibs on the freshly filled CLEARANCE SECTION.
All in all, Work Weekend is an amazing weekend of fellowship, service, and faith. What we accomplish over the weekend is more than the camp staff could do working non-stop for a month! If you want to help camp, be encouraged in your own faith, and do service that matters, we hope you’ll join us for Work Weekend!