Promise Center Solar Project
Promise Center Solar Project is a 22.31 kWp solar array installed on the roof of the Promise Center at Camp Deerpark as part of our Stewardship Initiative. The project was funded by a donor contribution in combination with NYS and Federal solar incentives and will save Camp as much as $107,000 in electrical costs over…
Read MorePromise Woods
Promise Woods is an area of Camp including the Promise Center meeting space and timber-framed Cabins to the North East of Main Camp. It is reached by taking Promise Woods Road out of the main parking lot past the Children’s Forest. This map also available in: PDF | SVG Buildings Infrastructure Related Threads Related threads…
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Read MorePW Water System
PW Water System is the water infrastructure for Promise Woods. Components
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QGIS is a free and open source Geographic Information System (GIS) available on Windows, Mac, and Linux. It allows users to view, create, and export maps for a variety of uses and from a broad range of sources. Installation Choose your operating system from the Download page. You may be sent to an instructions page,…
Read MoreReflecting on the Past and Vision for the Future
As the Camp Deerpark board and leadership looks toward the next fifty years of ministry we will hold precious the collection of stories compiled in the previous pages. We will not forget where and how God has led us to this point. We will look back to learn and look forward with renewed faith. We…
Read MoreReflections on First Mennonite Gathering at Camp after 9/11
The September 2001 convention of New York City Mennonite churches at Camp Deerpark happened less than two weeks after the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. As we drove up the long hill to camp, we saw the familiar greens and golds and reds of changing leaves emerging from the fog, which had obscured…
Read MoreRemembering George and Lillian Brandt
George and Lillian Brandt, along with their seven-year-old son Bob moved to Old Homestead Farm Resort in 1936. George had been a milk and butter salesman in Ridgewood, Queens, just a few blocks from where United Revival Mennonite Church is today, making $100 per week. With no opportunity for advancement in the dairy business, the…
Read MoreRemembering Otto Skinner
One of camp’s neighbors during the earlier years was Otto Skinner. His property bordered the northwest side of camp. Otto guessed he was related to the Skinner clan who in the 1800s lived on the property that is now Camp Deerpark, though he couldn’t tell you the direct lineage. Otto passed away several years ago,…
Read MoreRestoring the Small Graveyard
“When camp was being purchased,” Dale said, “there were two things we were told we wouldn’t own: Brandt Road, the road off of 209 that brings you to camp, and the cemetery. Both of these were owned by the township.” The Camp Deerpark land was a farm in the 1800s that belonged to the Skinner…
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