Campership at First United Church is in its second year and is alive and well. Last year we helped 4 children’s dream of camp come true. Since First United of East Syracuse is a Methodist and Presbyterian Church we have 2 different Christian camps at our disposal.
Casowasco is a Methodist camp located in Moravia in the Finger Lakes. Casowasco is a camp, conference and retreat center owned and operated by the North Central New York Conference of the United Methodist Church. The site boasts over 200 wooded acres, a beautiful gorge, and over a mile of shoreline on Owasco Lake. Learn more at
www.casowasco.org.
Aldersgate is located in Greig NY, in the Adirondack Park. This location is also owned and operated by the North Central New York Conference of the United Methodist Church. It has over 200 acres of wooded and open land with gorgeous views of 3 Adirondack lakes. Learn more at
www.aldersgateny.com.
We also have a Presbyterian camp, Vanderkamp located in Cleveland NY. Vanderkamp consists of 1,22 acres of gently rolling land surrounding the center’s 46 acre Lake. Open fields, woodlands, a reforested plantation, trout streams, and beaver ponds highlight our natural richness. Learn more at
www.vk.org.
First United Church of East Syracuse offers a scholarship program to our kids through various fundraising efforts throughout the year. This scholarship is open to all children of First United regardless of circumstance. One of these efforts is Coins for Camp. This collection is taken the 2nd and 4th Sunday’s of the month by the children of the church. To date we have collected over $2000 for this project!
