Things are heating up as Mennonite Church Manitoba’s camping ministry gets set to launch its “Light the Fire” capital campaign.
Camps with Meaning aims to raise $8.6 million for projects at its two camps: Camp Assiniboia, located 15 km outside of Winnipeg, and Camp Koinonia, located 285 km southwest of the city.
The projects include a cabin and place of rest for families of murdered and missing Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people; a retreat program for churches; a small gap-year program for young adults; and expanded land-based education programs.
The organization’s development plans will also improve Camp Assiniboia’s existing infrastructure, expand the number of year-round staff, and strengthen its marketing and communications capabilities.
“Camps with Meaning is a vibrant ministry and I really want it to continue to be even better for my grandkids and [future] generations,” campaign chair Krista Neustaedter Barg said in a video promoting “Light the Fire.”
Camps With Meaning will celebrate the campaign launch with a party on Sunday, April 14, at the Manitoba Museum in Winnipeg. The event will include food, drinks and music by Steve Bell, Bucky Driedger, Alisa Wiebe and Mike Wiebe.
Visit lightthefire.ca for details.
—Corrected May 7, 2024. An earlier version of this article stated that Camp Assiniboia is 40 km outside of Winnipeg. It has been updated.
Architectural rendering of a proposed new retreat centre for Camp Assiniboia. Supplied image.
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