Our current work builds on our 2023-25 strategic plan. You can read more about the steps we took in 2023 and 2024 by clicking here.
Pillar 1 – Place
We root our work and play in the St. Joseph River watershed and commit to learning about, caring for, and being shaped by the place and its inhabitants.
Goal 1: To deepen our understanding of this place and to creatively and consistently share it with others while committing 500+ hours to land stewardship annually.
Goal 2: To steward relationships and nurture collaboration with other people and organizations within the watershed.
Pillar 2 – Formation
We nurture and empower people for hopeful living through worship, play, rest, and skill-building.
Goal 3: To provide relevant, inspiring and quality programs rooted in the Anabaptist Christian faith for people of all ages.
Goal 4: To actively explore the intersections between faith, spirituality, and the more-than-human world inspired by experiences in the peaceful woods.
Goal 5: To cultivate joy and practical life skills that foster resilience among staff and those we serve.
Pillar 3 – Justice
We cultivate a culture of Belonging across our diverse identities, and commit ourselves to the work of Repair and Sustainability.
Goal 6: To articulate and embed DEI commitments into the fabric of who we are at Camp Friedenswald through policies, procedures, staff training and education.
Goal 7: To participate in the Repair Network and actively follow through on the commitments of learning and lament, truth-telling, relationship-building and the work of repair.
Goal 8: To reduce our contribution to climate change through specific strategies identified in our Climate Action Plan that seek to lower greenhouse gas emissions, serving as a role model to other camps and churches.
Pillar 4 – Resilience
We creatively adapt and embrace sustainable stewardship of our built environment, financial and personnel resources, to sustain Camp Friedenswald’s purpose into the future.
Goal 9: To renovate and expand staff housing and to update other aging facilities across Camp, keeping “green” practices, accessibility, and beauty at the forefront of our planning.
Goal 10: To ensure sufficient financial support to maintain Camp’s annual operations while also completing the capital campaign to Sustain Friedenswald.
Goal 11: To evaluate staffing and volunteer needs to ensure that ample support is available to achieve goals, while wholeheartedly investing in Camp’s people by ensuring benefits and compensation reflect a living wage.
Goal 12: To ensure systems and plans are in place to help increase Camp’s resilience in the face of climate change impacts (i.e. air quality; tick-borne illness; disruption in food systems; severe weather, power outages, etc.).
