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Blue Lake Camp

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Blue Lake Camp

Encounter God, Experience Nature

A Methodist Camping and Retreat Center for groups of all types!
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12/18/2024

Our office will be closed starting this afternoon through January 1st! If you need something between now and then please send an email to the staff person you are trying to get a hold of and they will get back to you when they can! Merry Christmas!

12/15/2024

Join the Blue Lake Family!! Now hiring COOKS for our kitchens! www.bluelakecamp.com/jobs

12/13/2024

Join us for our ROCK SOLID Winter Retreat!! We can't wait to learn all about what it means to have a FIRM FOUNDATION in God with you!
www.bluelakecamp.com/retreats-events/

12/10/2024

We are hiring Camp Counselors, Lifeguards, a Media Coordinator and more! Check out the opportunity to spend your summer in ministry! www.bluelakecamp.com/jobs

12/08/2024

Did you know that Blue Lake has a newsletter?? It's a great way to stay in the know with everything happening around camp!!
➡️➡️ https://mailchi.mp/bluelakecamp/socials ⬅️⬅️

12/06/2024

Blue Lake is getting in the Christmas Spirit!!
For the third year, Blue Lake has a cottage in Andalusia's Christmas in Candyland! This lovely group of staff volunteered their Saturday to get it all ready for this season. Thousands of families travel to Andalusia to experience the magic, we hope you will be too! Opening day is TODAY! Check out the calendar to see when you can make it to experience the fun!

12/05/2024

NOW HIRING! We are looking for reliable and dedicated people to join our team! Interested? Apply today at www.bluelakecamp.com/jobs

12/03/2024

THE IMPACT YOU MAKE

During this Season of Giving, your generosity to Blue Lake makes it possible for us to continue to be set apart for life changing encounters with Christ. Because of you, individuals like Lisa find peace, acceptance, and their identity as a child of God in this special place.

Lisa Bond came to Blue Lake Camp for the first time when she was in junior high school. This was an anxious time in her life as she struggled to figure out who she was and often felt like she didn’t fit in. This changed for her at camp as she met other youth from different places. “It was freeing to be around people I didn’t know- connecting with others,” she recalled. Lisa experienced peace and acceptance among the other young people which helped her discover her identity as a child of God. She continues to be heavily involved at Blue Lake, bringing young people from her church to camp so they can have similar experiences.

As an adult, time at Blue Lake enables Lisa to leave the stresses of life and bask in the presence of God. “As I make the turn into the camp entrance, I feel lighter. It is like a breath prayer where I can breathe in Christ and leave everything else behind,” she shared. “Camp is a sacred space where I can flip the switch and reserve that time for God.”

For Lisa and so many others, Blue Lake Camp is a sacred place where the worries of life can be set aside so the love and peace of Christ can be experienced more fully.

As the end of the year approaches, we invite you to prayerfully consider making a generous gift of $25, $50, $150, $500, or even $1000 or more to support Blue Lake’s future. Gifts from donors like you allow us to continue our mission of making disciples of Christ for the transformation of the world while connecting people to God’s creation. You can give today by following the link below. Thank you for considering a gift that will provide transformative and life changing encounters with Christ.

In Gratitude,
Patric Newton
Executive Director

https://www.ultracamp.com/donations/DonationSelection.aspx?idCamp=713&campCode=zml

11/30/2024

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!! Get your confirmation student signed up today! www.bluelakecamp.com/retreats-events/

11/28/2024

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
We hope your day is filled with good food, great company, and lots of thankfulness! To celebrate, here are two of Blue Lake's classic recipes from our Cookbook!

11/27/2024

DON'T FORGET TO REGISTER FOR WINTER RETREAT!
www.bluelakecamp.com/retreats-events/

11/07/2024

SPIRITUAL HOME
Asher’s life was shaped by being a PK (Preacher’s Kid). Every 3 or 4 years his father would be appointed to serve a new congregation. With each move, Asher was challenged with a new home, new school, new acquaintances, and a new church community. This ever-changing life as a PK also meant that Asher never had a “home church”.
He began attending Blue Lake as a young child and found it to be the only constant in his life, his spiritual home. So, at the age of 16, Asher was thrilled to learn his father was appointed to be Director of Blue Lake and they would live in a home overlooking the lake.
Asher found it to be “a treat” to live at Blue Lake and says it changed his life. His dad immediately put him to work cutting grass, washing dishes, cleaning cabins, arranging chairs, making minor repairs and more. “Those chores helped me mature”, Asher reflected, “making me a ‘Jack of all Trades’”. When he was not working, Asher was content exploring the woods and lake where he found peace, solitude, and the presence of God.
Asher continues to be involved at Blue Lake in a variety of ways and says, “I pray that Blue Lake will always be a center of spiritual development and fulfillment for generations to come.”

11/01/2024

REGISTRATION FOR WINTER RETREAT NOW OPEN!!
COME SPEND A WEEKEND WITH US LEARNING ABOUT GOD!
www.bluelakecamp.com/retreats-events/
Register before December 1st for $15 off your camper's price!!

10/18/2024

Winter Retreat registration COMING SOON!!
We will have registration open starting NOVEMBER 1st! Don't forget to add us to your calendar!!

10/11/2024

Not-So-Northern Lights over the lake last night! What incredible artwork God put in the sky! 🌌🙏🏼

10/03/2024

MEAN-SPIRITED
As a child, Lacey began going to Fall Family Camp with her church family at Blue Lake.
As a middle schooler, Lacey felt awkward and insecure. She was trying to figure out her identity. She was also working to understand the qualities that made a true friendship. At school, she often saw girls being competitive and mean-spirited.
However, at Blue Lake, she felt she could relax and be herself. As a camper, she played games and swam with other children. In the intimacy of singing songs and worshipping God as a camp family group, Lacey experienced love and acceptance from other campers and counselors. Throughout her childhood of summers at camp, living a week at a time with other children created healthy and encouraging friendships.
At Blue Lake, she realized who Christ is calling us to be as a friend. “Going to Blue Lake shaped who I am and who my friends are.” Lacey reflects, “It made a difference in how I see friendships.” Many of the friendships she made throughout her years as a camper remain strong today.
Your generosity to Blue Lake Camp ensures that campers grow as individuals and in their relationships with others.

10/01/2024

Local Resources compiled by Blue Ridge Public Radio:
https://www.bpr.org/bpr-news/2024-09-28/list-ways-to-donate-and-help-flood-victims-in-western-north-carolina-after-hurricane-helene?fbclid=IwY2xjawFpJIZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHchCVyXfvTeHxfktYpHHvNf354_F29Ux52LHhzQvyT6E00htizaHQGGzKw_aem_kjNXrbqZ0SckspCeFQG7jg
Resources compiled by the Alabama-West Florida Conference UMC:
1. The AWF Conference has an online giving link and QR code. 100% of the money will continue to go to these conferences in need. Visit www.awfumc.org/helene
2. Assemble flood buckets. We initiated the flood bucket challenge weeks ago because we know this time of the year is when they are needed. Information and bucket contents may be found at www.awfumc.org/fbchallenge.
3. Rev. Ed Glaize out of the AWF Conference is the pastor at Boone UMC. The Boone, NC, area received extensive damage from Helene and the church is feeding the community through this ministry. You may give directly to Boone UMC through this link: https://pushpay.com/g/booneumc.
4. The conference is scheduling a “just in time” ERT Training to train teams on October 12. Registration link is under Quick Links on the home page of awfumc.org.
5. If your church cannot help in the above way due to limited resources, please schedule a dedicated time to pray for these survivors and communities.

09/19/2024

THANKFUL THURSDAY!! Today we want to shout out the amazing volunteers who came to Blue Lake this past weekend and did projects around camp! They hung new shower curtains in Linwood, painted a second coat in the Dogwood Gym, and used leaf blowers to clean up pine straw around Oakwood and Dogwood! They were a small but mighty crew!!

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8500 Oakwood Lane
Andalusia, AL
36420

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	9am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	9am - 4:30pm
Thursday	9am - 4:30pm
Friday	9am - 4:30pm

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https://linktr.ee/bluelakecamp

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Join us for our ROCK SOLID Winter Retreat!! We can't wait to learn all about what it means to have a FIRM FOUNDATION in God with you! www.bluelakecamp.com/retreats-events/

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Our History

Blue Lake United Methodist Assembly started as only a dream of a few people sitting on the shores of beautiful Blue Lake in the 1940's, but it was not until 1951 when the first camp was held. The campers that year wanted to be at camp so badly that they all slept in tents and all of the meals were cooked over a roaring campfire!

The first building was not built until the following year which was a stunning dining hall that overlooks the lake. When all of Pinewood was finished it would sleep 160 guests!

A lot has changed since those early days - there are now 3 separate modern camps (Pinewood, Dogwood, and Oakwood), all of which were built to meet the many different needs of our guests - all together we can now sleep 525! We are also much more than a summer camp, serving all kinds of guests and accommodating the needs of all different age groups and types of groups.