Forever God is Faithful: The Story of Camp Deerpark is an anthology-style History book published in 2019 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Camp Deerpark. The book is currently being added to the KB knowledge base on this Website starting on this page (Table of Contents below). KB entries related to this book use the…

Emanie Colon spent 15 summers at Camp Deerpark, both as a camper and a staff member. She also attended camp for weekend retreats with her church, United Revival Mennonite Church. Emanie was a camper when summer camp transitioned from the 10-day camps for specific age groups to the rolling one-week camps open to all ages,…

The llamas, Nadora and Bernice, were both born at Camp Deerpark. A few hours after her birth in June 2007 Nadora fell into the old pool. Sean McConaghay observed her mother Ono looking highly upset and ran down to help. Upon arrival he climbed into the water saving Nadora’s short life. In Spanish the word…

When camp was purchased, there was a nine-hole, par 3 golf course, a horseshoe pit, a small basketball court, a see saw and a small swing set (the one that is still there). Eventually the horseshoe pit and the holes in the golf course were filled in and the golf course came to look like…

In response to the events of September 11, 2001 Camp Deerpark, in partner-ship with the Restoring Hope Project, formed a drama group to help young adults from New York City share their stories with their peers and the larger church community. Following are reflections from that experience. The Making of a Drama Group For me,…