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AGAPÉ † KURE BEACH MINISTRIES
The Reverend David Castor, first Executive
Director for A†KB Ministries, passed away around 9:00pm Sunday, May
4th, 2008.
A celebration of David's life will be held at Christ the King
Lutheran Church in Cary, NC at 7:00pm, Tuesday, May 6th. David's
funeral will be held at Grace Lutheran Church in Boone, NC at
2:00pm.
Information on David's life and commitment to this ministry will be posted to our site soon.
Our prayers for comfort go out to Faye, David's wife, and the rest of his family in this difficult time. David's family wishes that all gifts in memorial be directed to Agapé † Kure Beach Ministries, 1369 Tyler Dewar Lane, Fuquay Varina, NC 27526. (919) 552-9421
The Board of Directors and Staff will be honoring David's memory with the dedication of the David L. Castor Chapel in the new Dining Hall facility at Camp Agapé.
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.
Click here to make a donation to help support this vital ministry.
We are the NC Synod's "Ministry of the Month"
April has been designated "Agapé † Kure Beach Ministries" month for all congregations
in the North Carolina Synod. Visit our Ministry of the Month page for downloads from which you can
cut and paste announcements in your bulletin and/or newsletter.
GO
CAMP!
CLICK HERE TO SEE "GO
CAMP!" CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS
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.
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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.
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Send your child, grandchild, or a child in your congregation or neighborhood to one of the SUMMER PROGRAMS.
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Help organize a RETREAT experience for the members of your congregation, taking advantage of these unique settings to focus on faith.
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Contribute financially to the "GO CAMP! Building What the Church Needs!" campaign. Pledges and gifts now total $1,901,605—click to see more.
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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.
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.
PLEASE NOTE:
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.