Company Profile
Birchwood Camp
Company Overview
At Birchwood Camp we are all about Building Community on Common Ground! We offer faith based camping programs for students in 1st grade through high school graduates, mostly during the summer. Our camp programs are focused on faith formation, building genuine community, and providing safe spaces for character development in our children and teens. During the rest of the year we operate as a host facility for a wide variety of schools, churches, and community organizations, providing spaces for retreat & renewal. We also offer team building experiences on our low ropes challenge course.
Company History
Birchwood Camp was purchased in 1958 by what is now known as the General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church. The land includes 160 acres, part of which is a 30 acre lake. The only building was the Trapper Cabin (which is still in use today). There was no road to the property, only jeep trails. Summer camps were first held in 1961. Campers and counselors slept in family groups in platform tents and the food was prepared in the Trapper cabin. Gradually 18 buildings have been built, mostly with volunteer labor, and the camp is fully accessible and modernized for year round use. The camp now operates under a Board Directors as an extension ministry of the Alaska United Methodist Conference.