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Tree of Life Lutheran Bible Camp

Camp dates for 2023:
Sunday 7/9/2023 – Saturday 7/15/2023

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.

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

2/13/2023: Registration is open for 2023 for both campers and staff. Unfortunately we had to increase camper fees over 2022, as Capital Mountain has increased what they charge us, and our fees last year were already too low to cover the costs. If you would like to send your child to camp but can't afford the new fees, help may be available from your congregation. Scholarships also are available from Tree of Life itself, but please check with your congregation first.
12/10/2022: We had our year-end board meeting today. Our camp theme for 2023 will be Cross Training. We are much in need of additional camp board members, and/or other folks who can help with pre-camp planning and preparation.
7/19/2022: Photos from a great Camp 2022 are up on our photo gallery!

Old news items are archived here.

Events

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

2023

Board meetings via Zoom will be held approximately once a month. Contact a board member if you are interested in attending.
Saturday 6/24/2023, 10:00am: Camp staff orientation via Zoom. For those who can't join live at that time, we plan to record the meeting so that you can watch it online later.
Sunday 7/9/2023 – Saturday 7/15/2023 : Camp dates for 2023.
- 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.
Saturday 7/29/2023 (tentative date), Post-camp feedback meeting. 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.

Old events are archived here.

Fees are $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.

For sharing this information about Thrivent Choice®, our Thrivent Member Network is giving us a chance to win a donation of up to $1,000 in April 2023!

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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