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Nevin J. Bender, BBC’s First Camp Director, Joins The Great Cloud Of Witnesses
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Ask those who were on staff or came to camp as campers in the 1960s and 70s about their Bethany Birches experience and they will almost certainly reference the rustic and challenging moments that became so deeply engraved in their memories. Back then, the Bethany Birches experience had to be rustic and challenging. Camp was…
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Shifting From Receiving To Giving… Yet Still Receiving
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_id=”michi”] Having been a camper at Bethany Birches for six summers (and a Counselor In Training for one), I knew that I wanted to be a counselor eventually, and I finally got that opportunity last summer, as the youngest member of the 2019 summer staff. Camp had always been one of my favorite places…
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Nevin’s Memorial Service
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0A9ye6CAM4″ align=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”That First Summer” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:40|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1566506274889{margin-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text]In October 1965, Pastor Nevin Bender, Bethany Birches Camp Director from 1965 to 1980, submitted a report to friends and supporters of the camp about the very first camping session held during the summer of 1965. “The primary purpose of the camp” Bender wrote, “is to…
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Nevin J Bender, the first camp director at Bethany Birches passes
Marcia Bender, Nevin’s daughter, who still lives near the camp, sent a message to Bethany Mennonite Church saying that Nevin had passed away. As part of her email she wrote “He visited with mom in the afternoon, ate dinner, then died at the table – very peaceful and quiet. I got to spend three lovely…
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Summer Staff Sighting: From Camp Counselor to Veterinarian
10 years ago she was known as a camper. 7 years ago she was a rock star intern. 5 years ago she was a solid staff member. The last 3 years she’s been our competent life guard trainer. Right now she’s on her way to becoming a veterinarian at St George’s University in Grenada. Quincy…
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