In this issue of Kingswords:

• Message from the Administrator
• Rates for 2025
• Farmhouse Renovations
• Young Families' Volunteer Weekend
• Volunteer Dates 2025
• Ongoing Team Opening: Lifeguard Position
• Peter Seirup: Visionary of Stone Ministry

The listed rates have been established for the 2025 camping season which runs from June 27 through September 1.

Equipped Sites 

Cabin Tent with Fully Equipped Kitchen

• $270 for weekend (Thurs.- Sun. or Fri.- Mon.)
• $425 per week
• $55 per weekday (Sun.- Thurs.)

RV Campsites

Site includes water and electricity hookups, dry sink area with stand, fireplace and picnic table. Dump station is nearby.

• $1600 for a 10 week season. The 2025 season is Monday, June 23 - Monday, September 1
• $270 for weekend (Thurs.- Sun. or Fri.- Mon.)
• $425 per week
• $55 per weekday (Sun.- Thurs.)

Tent & Trailer Campsites including Spruce 1 & 2

No hookups.

• $150 per Week
• $30 per Day

Reservations will open Thursday, January 2nd for weeklong stays. All other reservations open Friday, March 15th.

This spring we will pilot an opportunity for families with young children to volunteer with other families. Families will arrive on Saturday around noon with their own lunch. During the afternoon small, kid-friendly tasks to prepare the camp for opening will be done in small groups. There will be time for families to explore and enjoy camp in the early evening after dinner and before the campfire. Breakfast will be served early, followed by worship and finishing up any tasks. Of course we will celebrate Fathers' Day. Dinner, campfire snacks, and breakfast will be provided. Families can choose to stay in an equipped site or lodge in the farmhouse. Look for registration details in early spring.

It may seem a bit early to talk about summer, but now is the time to plan. Valerie Minton has agreed to be the lead program director. There will be a few weeks Val can't be there. If you're interested in trying the position out for a week, let Lynn know at KWadministrator@nyac.com.

The lifeguard position is open. Imagine your being at Kingswood for the summer and earning a little pocket change. It's a great position for a parent with kids who love the place. An older teen might find it a great way to live on their own for the first time with some supports. Or a college student might find it a relaxing change of pace. We can provide the training to the person who is physically fit, a strong swimmer and available for training in mid-June.

I grew up in northern Westchester County, New York with four siblings in a family that enjoyed tent camping. We camped up and down the East Coast in our station wagon with the fondness for the Jersey shore and Florida. We also had a seasonal site at a campground in the northern Catskills starting in the 70’s. Later, my younger brother Andrew took a seasonal campsite there for his family.. The closing of that campground left Andrew, my mom and my dad without a camping home, which led to the development of the RV sites at Kingswood which Maria Pia and I now enjoy.

As a little boy I was always fascinated by carpentry. My vocation began when I was barely a teenager. I was hired by a would-be mentor to work with his son helping flip houses...

Quinipet Camp & Retreat Center is our sister camp located on Shelter Island. Quinipet offers day and overnight summer camp for children ages 5-16 and retreat space for groups. Quinipet also offers pastoral retreats at no charge to active NYAC ministers.

https://www.quinipet.org/

Kingswood is owned and operated by the New York Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church.