Spruce Lodge Dinning room floor
Spruce Lodge Tiles in the dinning room were installed over paneling plywood and the plywood was lifting. We had to cut out the damaged plywood and replaced it and replaced the damaged tiles.
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Spruce Lodge Hot Water Heating System Replacement is a Facilities Department Stewardship project to replace the heating-oil boiler and hot water tank in Spruce Lodge with two on-demand condensing tankless water heaters for safety, reliability, and efficiency reasons. Status: In progress Background / The Problem: In 2024, technicians from Deerpark Oil informed us that the…
Read MoreStaff and Volunteers
Camp Deerpark has benefited greatly from hardworking staff and volunteers since New York City church leaders first visited the property in1968. Belief in the mission of camp has inspired many people to go above and beyond what is asked of them by contributing gifts of labor, vision, knowledge and expertise, donations of equipment and materials,…
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Staff Camp Details outlines important contact and location information that applies to Camp staff while they are one The Grounds. Staff Mail Camp does not have regular Postal Service delivery due to its remote rural location. Because of this, all Staff mail arrives at our PO Box located at the post office in Westbrookville, NY.…
Read MoreStaff On-Boarding Guide
Staff On-Boarding Guide walks new staff through a process of introduction and integration into the Camp Deepark Staff Community. This process is for all year-round staff hired outside of Summer Camp — which has it’s own week-long intensive on-boarding experience called Summer Camp Training. The process introduces the mission, community, culture, and workflows of Camp…
Read MoreStarlit Nights
In September 1968, I continued my voluntary service under Eastern Mennonite Board of Missions in New York City following a summer at Camp Hebron, where I was the assistant director. Pastors of the Mennonite churches had begun to dream about a camp for city children and families. I believe it was in 1969 that the…
Read MoreStenner 85MHP17 (water house pump)
Water pump for main camp chlorinator. Stenner 85MHP17 is the model number for the pump. Its hose was damaged. As a result chlorine levels were low. The part number that was replaced is MCCP207 #7 tube.
Read MoreStewardship
Stewardship is the acknowledgement and practice that everything belongs to God, and as his children in fellowship with Him and following the model of the Son, we are empowered to sustainably use all that is entrusted to us for the good of all He loves. Stewardship is one of Camp’s Initiatives: four major area of…
Read MoreSummer Camp
Summer Camp is a sleep-away Christian Camping Program of Camp Deerpark for children ages 8-13 and teens ages 14-16. Summer Camp for children typically runs Sun-Fri for 5 consecutive weeks in July and August with children attending any number of weeks and returning home every weekend. Parents and Potential Campers: Summer Camp Page | Program…
Read MoreSummer Camp Directors
Camp Deerpark from its inception has been committed to training and developing young adults as leaders. The summer camp program director position has been fertile ground for growing leaders. From 1969 to 1985 the camp administrator was responsible for providing overall direction to the summer camp program while each weekly session had a different director…
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