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Tree of Life Lutheran Bible Camp

Camp dates for 2024:
Sunday 7/7/2024 – Saturday 7/13/2024

Need a highlight for your summer? Find it at Tree of Life Lutheran Bible Camp, a one-week summer camp in the beautiful Sierra foothills! Our program is for both children and teens, from those just starting grade 4 to those just out of high school. We offer a week of Bible study, Christian fellowship, and just plain fun in God's great outdoors.

Volunteers are always needed! We have no paid staff, so we rely on volunteers for everything we do. Click on Staff to learn how you can help.

Take a look at what camp is like in our video! Click on the image at left to watch it.

For more videos, see our YouTube channel, our website photo gallery, and our Facebook page.

News

11/25/2023: A quick belated report on our Novmeber 5 board meeting. We set the theme for 2024's camp to Overflowing with Hope and Confidence. Financially, we more than broke even for 2023, but only because of a huge and unprecedented amount of donations, most planned to be only one-time. We will likely have to raise fees for 2024. Please consider donating so that we can keep the fees affordable for families!
8/6/2023: Our post-camp feedback meeting on Zoom today brought in a lot of good comments and suggestions for the board of directors to consider going forward. Everyone was thankful for the Lord's many blessings received in this year's camp! We closed with elections to the board. Jason Covey was reelected to a term ending in 2027, and new board members Sean Trenery (term ending 2027) and Steve Pechin (term ending 2026) were elected. This gives us a full 7-member board again, with continuing members Tim Mann (term ending 2026), Pastor Will Kant (term ending 2025), Jordan Hochmuth (term ending 2025), and Pastor Chris Hoppe (term ending 2024). Thanks to all for their service!
8/6/2023: We've added lots more Camp 2023 photos on our website. Thanks to Dana Baker, Maddie Benson, and Leif Melby!
7/17/2023: Another year's richly blessed camp is complete! Some photos and short videos are up on our photo gallery now, and we are hoping for folks who were at camp to contribute more. The best way is to put them in an Album on Google Photos or Apple Photos and share the album with webmaster@TreeOfLifeBibleCamp.org. Second best way is to email the photos to that address.

Old news items are archived here.

Events

For most board meetings and orientation meetings, you can participate via Zoom.

2023

Sunday 9/17/2023, 3pm: Board of Directors meeting on Zoom.

2024

Board meetings via Zoom will be held approximately once a month. Contact a board member if you are interested in attending.
Tentative date: Sunday 7/1/2024, 3:00pm: Camp staff orientation via Zoom. Staff will also receive links to online materials to watch online anytime.
Sunday 7/7/2024 – Saturday 7/13/2024 : Camp dates for 2024.
- Check-in time for campers is 6:00pm – 7:00pm Sunday. There will be no Sunday evening meal.
- Camp closes at 11:00am Saturday. Please pick up your children promptly.
- Location: Capital Mountain Camp.
Tentative date: Sunday 7/28/2024, 3pm: Post-camp feedback meeting on Zoom. Staff, campers, and parents are invited to attend this meeting and give feedback on this year's camp to help us improve for next year.
The annual general membership meeting with elections to the Board of Directors will also be held at this time. Up to two representatives from each of our supporting WELS and ELS congregations may vote in the election.

Old events are archived here.

Fees in 2023 were $550 for the first child in a family, $350 for each additional child, and $150 for each Little Lamb aged 6 or over (ages 5 and under are free). Senior campers (grades 10-12) are charged an additional $20 to help cover their special activities. All campers receive a camp T-shirt.

Snack bar cards are available in $5, $10, and $15 denominations, with a $15 maximum per camper. We recommend at most $10 for Juniors and Intermediates. Campers with snack bar cards do not need money during the week, and we discourage bringing it.

Registration and fees are due three weeks before the first day of camp. Please register online. Late registrations are accepted when space is available. Please telephone or email to reserve a space if your registration will be late.

Donations to camp are gladly accepted! They will be used to help keep our fees affordable for families and to provide fee reduction scholarships to those who need them. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, and your donations are tax-deductible. (Note that camper fees are not donations and are not deductible.)

Donate by check: Make donation checks checks payable to Tree of Life Lutheran Bible Camp, and mail them to Timothy Mann, Camp Treasurer, 518 Channing Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94301.
Donate with Zelle: Zelle is a free online service that lets you make payments from your bank account. For information, check with your bank or see www.zellepay.com. Give treasurer@treeoflifebiblecamp.org to Zelle as the address to pay to, and include a comment saying the payment is a donation.
Thrivent members can direct Thrivent to donate to camp through the Thrivent Choice program.

Click on the links at the top of this page for much more information about camp!

Sponsored by the Northern California churches in fellowship with the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. Open to children of our congregations and schools.

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