Dates Announced: February 17th - 19th 2012
2012 Family Winter Camp Registration Form Download Here
Family Winter Camp:
Friday February 17th to Sunday 19th, 2012
Family
camp is a chance for you to bring your whole family together for a
weekend of fun, faith, and fellowship. Over the weekend, we
will bring in some inspiriting speakers / pastors, offer our best
winter time programming, and try to create all-inclusive options for
everyone in your family. For you and your family that means:
good wholesome fun for everyone, good fellowship, no cooking or
dishes, a welcoming community, and everyone stays "unplugged"
because cell phones don't work here. Plus the dynamic duo of Rev
Brad Beem and Rev Kelly Dahlman-Oath wibe teaming up for a second year
to lead you in in this journey!
Hosting Pastor :
Reverend Brad Beeman
Brad Beeman grew
up in the Pacific Northwest and spent most summers at Lazy F with
his family. Over his years of ministry, Pacific Northwest
Conference camping has always been a high priority. Brad
deaned age level camps at three of our conference sites, developed
and led father - son, family, and leadership retreats throughout his
thirty years of ministry. Now in his eighteenth year of
pastoral ministry he returns to the camp he loves to help host this
family retreat. Brad returned to the Northwest after seven
years in Southern California. While there he completed his
seminary education and was ordained elder in the California Pacific
Annual Conference. He came back to be closer to family and to
return to his beloved Northwest. He is now the pastor at
Aldersgate United Methodist church. Brad's background is in risk-focused prevention.
He served as a national director for the Seattle based Developmental
Research and Programs, and then as a consultant to a variety of
organizations including a White House task force on Parenting as
Prevention. For years he traveled the country talking about
how families and communities can protect children and youth from
things like gang involvement, drug use, and other potential threats.
He will bring some of that expertise to this weekend retreat.
Brad is married and has four children. They are all looking
forward to the great fun we'll have together on this family weekend.
Hosting Pastor : Rev. Kelly
Dahlman-Oeth
Rev. Kelly
Dahlman-Oeth, his wife Whitney and their four children are thrilled
to be coming back for a third year of Winter Family Camp.Kelly is in
his fifth year as pastor to the incredible people of Lake Washington
UMC. Before LWUMC, Kelly served for 8 1/2 years at Browns Point
UMC.
As an ordained
United Methodist Pastor, Rev. Kelly Dahlman-Oeth served as an
administrator in two United Methodist seminaries before to parish
ministry. In 1998, Kelly, his wife, Whitney and their then
one-year old twin daughters, Erin and Bridget, left Chicago to serve
Browns Point United Methodist Church in Tacoma. During the
eight and a half wonderful years at BPUMC, they helped increase
church attendance, adding one (Blaine) and then another (Andrew)
baby boy.
In 2007, they moved to Kirkland to accept a new appointment. Kelly considers it yet another blessing to love the people of Lake Washington United Methodist Church. Whitney works as a registered nurse at Providence Hospital in Everett.
The Dahlman-Oeth’s love camp! In their twelve
years in the PACNW conference, they’ve lost count of their camping
adventures. Kelly and Whitney brought toddler girls and then baby
boys to Ocean Park when Kelly served as co-dean of a couple of mid-high
camps. The whole family enjoyed Browns Point UMC’s summer
All-Church Retreats at Ocean Park and Lazy F, and they were all relieved
when they found out that Lake Washington UMC has a similar tradition at
Lazy F.
The Dahlman-Oeth’s can’t decide which they love more being at Lazy F in the summer or the winter. They’re glad they don’t have to choose!
Let's Talk Value... Now-a-days, how can one do anything with their family without it costing them an "arm and a leg"? Movies and a meal - ouch! Afternoon skiing, lift tickets and meals - yikes! How about an all inclusive weekend of lodging, meals, and programming where the whole family actually comes together and has quality time? What's Visa say?..."Priceless"?
Skyline Cabin
- rooms
with 4 beds, private bath & linen
Ridgeview Cabin - rooms with 4 beds
