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AGAPÉ † KURE BEACH MINISTRIES
...is an organization associated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. We provide year-round, "high comfort" RETREAT facilities and SUMMER CAMPING programs to all people.
OUR MISSION:
Agapé † Kure Beach Ministries calls and gathers all people to experience the Spirit through unique, small-group encounters
with Christ, in Creation and Community.
The camp experience is a powerful one.
It is an adventure
that follows us throughout our lives,
that introduces us to new people,
and that helps us discover new things about ourselves
and the world we live in.
Watch this American Camp Association video to see the
difference
a camp experience made for some of these familiar faces.
Don't miss your chance! Sign up for your summer camp adventure today!
Stay
in touch with your camper
this summer with Bunk1
One-Way Camper Email!
Click
here to view photos of your camper in action...thanks to SmugMug a photo-sharing website that has provided us with a free Pro account.
August 14 -17
Click the lizard for more details.
Watch us grow!
Get plugged in to what is happening at
your outdoor ministries! As this ministry continues to grow,
there are more and more opportunities for you to use your gifts to
add to the camping and retreating experience provided for all guests.
Come and
VOLUNTEER or organize a special project group, making
use of "Care Abounds in Communities" funds and other special project
funds available through Thrivent Financial.
Send your child,
grandchild, or a child in your congregation or neighborhood to one
of the SUMMER PROGRAMS.
Help organize a RETREAT experience
for the members of your congregation, taking advantage of these
unique settings to focus on faith.
Contribute financially to the "GO
CAMP! Building What the Church Needs!" campaign.
Pledges and gifts now total
$1,990,986.94—click to see more.
Become a member of the RIVER OF HOPE
annual giving club.
Those are just a few ways you can be a part of helping all
visitors Experience the Spirit through the places and programs of
Agapé † Kure Beach Ministries.
Click here to make a donation to help support this
vital ministry.
PLEASE NOTE:
Alumni
Staff Reunion!
Buy a Brick to Honor an Individual,
Your Church, or Family
We are "Building What the Church Needs"
Click on the brick for more
information!
Click here
to view
updated pictures of the Dining Room / Environmental Education Building
construction at Camp Agapé.
You'll find a link to pictures from the
Open House & Dedication
there as well!
and
Click here
to view pictures of the
demolition of East & West at Kure Beach.
GoodSearch.com
: A VERY EASY way to support this ministry
every day...
If you are on the internet today, chances are you will make a search for a web page.
What if every search you make would generate revenues for Agapé † Kure Beach Ministries?
Well, GoodSearch.com is a search site that gives 1/2 of all
advertising revenues to designated charities. Just 100 people making
an average of 2 searches per day would produce a projected $730.00
for us in December. I (Mike, your friendly neighborhood webmaster) began using it and raised 26 cents in the first 2-3 weeks.
It is powered by the Yahoo search engine, so you know you'll get good results.
Please visit our GoodSearch information page to
learn more and please start using GoodSearch for your internet search needs.
ALSO, if you shop on line, GoodSearch Shopping takes
you to many of the favorite online shopping sites
(flowers.com, Best Buy, eBay, iTunes, and Staples, just to name a
few). Simply by selecting us as your designated charity and by using the links on the GoodSearch Shopping
site to navigate to these stores, Agapé † Kure Beach Ministries will receive a percentage of your purchase
as a donation. The prices are exactly the same, so navigate through GoodSearch Shopping to help us with just a
click of your mouse.
Please visit our GoodSearch information page to
learn more and please start using GoodSearch for your
internet search and shopping needs.
PLACES APART...
With two sites, Camp Agapé (near Raleigh)
and Kure Beach (near Wilmington), we offer beautiful escapes from
the hustle of everyday life to focus on what is truly important in your lives. Welcome
to our website, and feel free to contact us with any questions you might have.
WELCOME
...to a beautiful place-apart, where you can explore what it means to be a
unique and important part of the Body of Christ.
We look forward to
serving you.
DO NOT USE ONLINE MAPPING SITES FOR DIRECTIONS TO CAMP AGAPÉ.
Sites such as Mapquest and Yahoo Maps do fine to find city addresses,
but have proven to be unreliable when directing people to Camp Agapé,
often getting people lost or lengthening their travel by over 1/2 hour.
Please only use the DIRECTIONS provided on this web site.