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Update for Summer 2021 at Mechuwana
Norman Thombs
Mar 9, 2021
A Summer Like No Other at Camp Mechuwana
Norman Thombs
Sep 3, 2020
Announcement about Summer 2020 Camp Programs
Norman Thombs
May 18, 2020
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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
Mar 9, 2021
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
Sep 3, 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
May 18, 2020
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 24, 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
Apr 5, 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
Mar 11, 2019
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...
Norman Thombs
Oct 13, 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
Aug 17, 2017
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
Sep 28, 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 7, 2016
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 13, 2015
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
Apr 26, 2012
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
Dec 14, 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
Jun 22, 2011
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 8, 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
Jul 7, 2007
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
Sep 4, 2006
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
Nov 10, 2005
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
Dec 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...
Norman Thombs
Aug 10, 2004
Recent Blog Posts
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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