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Norman Thombs

Mar 9, 2021

Update for Summer 2021 at Mechuwana

A Summer Like No Other at Camp Mechuwana

Norman Thombs

Sep 3, 2020

A Summer Like No Other at Camp Mechuwana

Announcement about Summer 2020 Camp Programs

Norman Thombs

May 18, 2020

Announcement about Summer 2020 Camp Programs

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Norman Thombs

Mar 9, 2021

Update for Summer 2021 at Mechuwana

It has been a long hard couple weeks at Mechuwana, with many hours of meetings to try to figure out the best way forward for this summer....

Norman Thombs

Sep 3, 2020

A Summer Like No Other at Camp Mechuwana

It is hard to explain what the last five months have been like at Mechuwana. Sometime in the first two weeks of March we got a call from...

Norman Thombs

May 18, 2020

Announcement about Summer 2020 Camp Programs

Dear Friends and Families of Camp Mechuwana: Above everything else, we hope and pray you are all safe. We think about our camp family...

Norman Thombs

Apr 24, 2019

A Walk with Paul

It impossible to overstate the impact of Paul Marshall on Camp Mechuwana. His time as director of Mechuwana began with a tremendous act...

Norman Thombs

Apr 5, 2019

On Ray Bailey

Ray Bailey, left, with Norm and Paul Marshall at Mechuwana's 70th anniversary on July 14, 2018. As many of you know Ray Bailey, was...

Norman Thombs

Mar 11, 2019

Looking Ahead and Celebrating the Past

Mechuwana celebrated 70 years of our ministry last summer, and we are still talking about what a great time we had on July 14th when so...

Norman Thombs

Oct 13, 2017

Become a Sustaining Congregation to Support Camp Scholarships

Greetings from Camp Mechuwana. As you may already know, Mechuwana will achieve a real milestone in 2018 as we celebrate 70 years of...

Great celebration of former and current staff

Norman Thombs

Aug 17, 2017

Great celebration of former and current staff

On Saturday, July 29, Mechuwana welcomed back more than 75 permanent staff members (from the 1950s to current staff) and their families...

Norman Thombs

Sep 28, 2016

Generosity for Freezer and Fridge System Warms Our Hearts

After 37 years, our walk-in refrigerator and freezer need to be replaced, and we have been overwhelmed by the support of churches and...

Norman Thombs

Apr 7, 2016

Will we see you at Mechuwana this summer?

We are busy at camp getting ready for our 2016 summer season - our 68th in Mechuwana's history here on Lower Narrows Pond. The camp...

Norman Thombs

Apr 13, 2015

Looking ahead

Today was one of the first days of 2015 that felt like spring. It gave me hope that summer will be here before we know it! There is a lot...

Norman Thombs

Apr 26, 2012

Summer is coming!

Wow Summer came early! This is the earliest I can remember the snow being gone and leaving the lake. Not that I am complaining. We have a...

Norman Thombs

Dec 14, 2011

Thank you and a holiday gift idea

We would like to thank each of you for your support of Camp Mechuwana. Because of the generosity of thousands of people, Mechuwana has...

Norman Thombs

Jun 22, 2011

January 2011

Hello! We would like to thank each of you for your support of Camp Mechuwana. Because of the generosity of thousands of people Mechuwana...

Norman Thombs

Jul 8, 2007

Fourth of July

It’s the Fourth of July at Mechuwana and camp is in full swing. Thanks to the efforts of over 200 missions workers, two new bath and...

Norman Thombs

Jul 7, 2007

Summer is Here!

Summer 2011 is officially here. Thank you to all the volunteers and hard working staff who have worked so diligently to get the camp...

Norman Thombs

Sep 4, 2006

September 2006

What a wonderful summer we had at Mechuwana! To begin with more than 1200 campers and another 230 adult counselors came to camp this...

Norman Thombs

Nov 10, 2005

Mechuwana Memorial Chapel

It seems like a long time since we broke ground on the Memorial Chapel this past May. Brian Church had designed and done the drawings so...

Norman Thombs

Dec 10, 2004

December 2004

The Mechuwana Site Committee is pleased to announce that at its last meeting, the construction of a new year-round chapel was approved....

Norman Thombs

Aug 10, 2004

August 2004

As our summer program comes to a close, I want to thank all the people who have made it possible for this ministry to flourish. More...

Storms & Rainbows

Jarod Richmond

Jun 27, 2022

Thankful for Our Ministry in 2020

Beth Dimond Comeau

Mar 17, 2021

Update for Summer 2021 at Mechuwana

Norman Thombs

Mar 9, 2021

A Summer Like No Other at Camp Mechuwana

Norman Thombs

Sep 3, 2020

Special Places, Special Memories, & Staff Campfires

Dawn Zarecki Reidy

Jul 21, 2020

Supporting Mechuwana in the Long Run (or Walk or Bike)

Mike Griswold

Jul 14, 2020

Finding Creative Ways to Connect with Mechuwana Friends During COVID

Bethany (Marsh) Sullivan

Jul 11, 2020

Remembering the Times & Celebrating My Mechuwana Memories

Beth Dimond Comeau

May 22, 2020

Announcement about Summer 2020 Camp Programs

Norman Thombs

May 18, 2020

Virtual Tour of the Lodge Renovations with Director Norm

Beth Dimond Comeau

Apr 23, 2020

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