You can help support this ministry…

The financial needs of Camp Trinity are endless. The mission is a necessary one – to spread God’s Word through nature. Most importantly please keep Camp Trinity in your prayers and then help out where you can whether its financially or through service. See our events page for various serving opportunities or plan your own service project during your retreat.

 

Mail-in Donations

Camp Trinity
439 Camp Trinity Drive
New Haven, MO 63068

Online Giving

Wish List

  • All Terrain Utility vehicle
  • Picnic tables
  • Flashlights
  • Board Games
  • Sports Equipment (Tennis Balls, Tennis Rackets, Basketballs, Volleyballs, Playground Balls)
  • New 8 foot Tables and Chairs for Lodge
  • 2 – Canoes
  • Canoe Paddles
  • Life Jackets
  • Paddle Boats
  • Good Used or new pick up truck
  • Aluminum cans for recycle – proceeds go to road improvements
  • Hand Trowels
  • Paint Brushes and Rollers
  • New Leaf and Yard Rakes
  • Hedge trimmers
  • Loppers (all sizes)

Property Improvement Update

Thanks to the donations of many, we have been able to make progress on several necessary property improvement projects.

Playground Area Improvements
Rainwater control above the children’s playground and replacement of the structure and landing surface were a priority for the safety of our children. Estimated cost: $30,000. We do have the necessary funds for this project. The retaining wall has been completed to reroute water coming down the hill, along with some of the surrounding landscaping. The rock has been delivered and installed for the playground area along with surrounding area graded, seeded and covered with straw.  With the spring rains we pray we soon have grass again. We hope to install the playground in the coming weeks.  Please continue to support our improvements as you are able.

Well House and Farm Shed
A Well House is being added to the current Behrens Farm shed, which will house historic farm equipment. The existing shed has already been painted, and the foundation has been installed for the Well House addition. This facility will eventually include bathrooms for tenters, as well as laundry and shower facilities. The barn and shed will be painted red with white roofs. Estimated cost: $40,000. These funds have already been raised.

Behrens Farmhouse Reconstruction
The final project on our current list of necessary property improvements has not yet been started, although some funds have already been raised. We currently have about $30,000 set aside for this project.

The plan is to reconstruct and expand the former Behrens Farmhouse. The original structure was beyond repair, so a new building will be constructed in the same style, but with added features such as multiple bathrooms, additional bedrooms, and group meeting areas. This will allow smaller groups to comfortably retreat at Camp Trinity. The project also includes running new water lines from all current buildings to the new well, and a sewer line from the farmhouse to the existing wastewater facility. Estimated cost: $550,000.

Other Improvements
This past summer, we were also able to have all of our log buildings—Shepherd’s Hall, St. Matthew Cabin, and Behnken Boat House—sandblasted and re-stained. They all look beautiful, will withstand the weather much better, and, Lord willing, will last for many more years to come.

Please consider supporting these projects! These improvements make it possible to serve even more people with the blessed message of our Savior through experiences at Camp Trinity.

Note: All cost estimates are dependent on some volunteer labor.

Thrivent Financial

Two ways to make a bigger impact with your dollars!

1. Thrivent Choice (Thrivent members only)

This will just take a few minutes and it is free to you! Thank You!

Thrivent Choice lets you help choose where some of Thrivent Financial’s charitable outreach funds go by directing Choice Dollars.

Choose from Lutheran organizations nationwide (Camp Trinity). It’s easy!

Direct Choice Dollars online now at Thrivent.com  after you sign in on right side of the page you will see Thrivent Choice and a red bottom (Direct Choice Dollars) or call 800-THRIVENT (800-847-4836) and state “Thrivent Choice.”

The money is going to be donated to some organization, so why not direct it to Camp Trinity.  Ever dollar counts at Camp Trinity! 


 2. Simply Giving

Through Simply Giving, your donations are made through a pre-authorized withdrawal from your bank account. You determine the frequency of your automatic donation—weekly, semi-monthly, or monthly—the option is your. Your donation is deposited into the recipient’s bank account on the same day it is withdrawn from your account. This gives you a convenient way to make your donations. Because of your planned giving and ongoing stewardship, Camp Trinity benefits from steady, more predictable revenues throughout the year. This will help Camp Trinity better meet its financial goals and development objectives.

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Also, please remember Camp Trinity in your will or as a life insurance beneficiary.

See to it that Camp Trinity can be here for future generations.

There are many ways to make donations to nonprofit/charitable organizations through your will, with different tax consequences depending on the method you choose. The easiest way is an outright bequest:

“I, (name), of (city, state, ZIP), give, devise and bequeath to Camp Trinity, New Haven, Missouri, (written amount or percentage of the estate of description of property) for its unrestricted use and purpose.”

Thank you very much! May our Savior bless your willingness to share.

Sewer System

Completion of the New Improved Sewer System

Thank You to All Our Donors of Funds and Service!!

A new sewer system was installed during 2010. It was funded by the donations of many totaling $65,000.  The new sewer system, a sand filter system, was ordered by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources after they deemed our current two cell lagoon not large enough to allow for any construction of additional buildings.  They also said it wasn’t big enough for what we were already using it for at this time.  They allowed Camp Trinity to continue using it until we had the funds to install a new one, since it wasn’t causing any environmental hazards.

The installation of this new sewer system has opened the door for more facility improvements at Camp Trinity.  It will make a more efficient and environmentally friendly system. The land and environment that God gave to this ministry is very valuable to the Camp and not to be overused or abused. The Board of Directors of Camp Trinity has the goal of only making a project which will be supported by its users. As of right now we have many groups that range between 40 and 90, some even reach around 105.  Our user’s needs are increasing, and our facility needs improving to meet those needs, in turn enabling God’s Word to reach more individuals through Camp Trinity’s outdoor ministry.

Without the help of many volunteers and the donations of many the sewer project would not have been possible. It is that help and the many donations that will help us reach our next goals. In the Spring of 2010 at the Camp Trinity Board of Directors meeting they voted to move forward with additional cabins.  Our current Bunkhouse consists of eight rooms filled with bunk beds and a full bath.  It has met the needs of many of our groups, but some would prefer more private family style living and more sleeping capacity.

The first step was made towards meeting that goal by the construction of the first of hopefully four family cabins.  The first one is called St. Matthew’s Family Cabin.  The other three will be Mark, Luke and John.  These cabins will allow the ministry of Camp Trinity to reach more people, by expanding our sleeping capacity along with providing housing which is more family friendly.  The dormitory style housing which the current Bunkhouse (Maier Hall) provides, serves the church and school groups great, but the family cabins will help us reach out to those who would like something a little more individualized. It will also allow for families to retreat and refresh during the off season at their leisure.

The Shepherd’s Shower House

Blessings Built at Camp Trinity in 2011

All building additions to Camp Trinity have continued to strengthen its ministry and outreach in a world full of non-Christian distractions. The Board of Directors remains committed to avoiding significant debt or drastic increases to usage fees. Currently, our fees do not fully cover the expenses generated by the users. Thankfully, God has moved the hearts of many to give generously, allowing Camp Trinity to carry on and work towards maintaining and improving the facility to carry on the mission work.

One such blessing came from Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Hermann, Missouri in 2011. Through their generous donation, Camp Trinity was able to construct a brand-new bath house. Now completed and ready for use, it has been named The Shepherd’s Shower and is attached to the Meeting Room—also known by some as the Rec Hall, Craft House, or Chicken Shed.

From the beginning, the mission of Camp Trinity’s founders and its current board has been to proclaim God’s saving grace through this facility. These improvements help ensure that mission continues, offering a space where young and old alike can experience God’s creation while growing in faith. As the world changes, Camp Trinity must continue to maintain, expand, and improve, providing a quality environment to share God’s unchanging Word.

The Shepherd’s Shower has brought significant improvements to Camp Trinity, including seven showers—one of which is handicap accessible. The project also expanded the Meeting Room, added modern restroom facilities, and created additional storage space for this second indoor meeting area.

Donations like the one from Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church are the only way Camp Trinity can grow and continue offering its ministry to people of all ages. We are deeply grateful for those who support this mission with open hearts and willing hands.

Facility Improvements and Additions

Thank You to All Our Donors of Funds and Service! Please Keep it Up!

Camp Trinity strives to be a place for youth and adults to nurture their faith in Jesus Christ along with reaching out to those who don’t know Him. Recent aditions to the facility: Maier Hall Renovations, Shepherd’s Shower House, St. Matthew’s Family Cabin, and the Wastewater Treatment are all instruments to being now used to help groups and families staying at Camp Trinity achieve that goal.

All building reconstruction and additions to Camp Trinity greatly improve its ministry and outreach in this world, with so many non-Christian distractions. In the past ten years we have been able to pay for the new Wastewater Treatment Facility in full by donations collected over several years from friends of Camp Trinity. The St. Matthew’s Cabin and Shepherd’s Shower House and Hall were paid for in part by donated labor, material and funds. The remaining $80,000 still needs to be raised. Pastors, church workers and families have been using the cabin and really enjoying a valuable faith strenghting, family bonding experience.

Our most recent project was the renovation of Maier Hall. This past February this major remodel was done by Laborers for Christ and area volunteers due to the monetary support of many Camp Trinity friends. The final detail for the project is all new mattresses (88) for $3,500. So far the entire project has cost about $45,000 to which $44,000 has already been raised by lots of Camp Trinity friends. Your continued support of this project is necessary.

Once Maier Hall is completely renovated, including the mattresses, our efforts and monetary support will be turned toward the Outdoor Chapel and Korff Lodge (dining facility). The Outdoor Chapel needs new seating, retaining walls, railing, new lectern and trenched electric from main lodge
All of these improvements to the facility will help keep this valuable Christian outdoor ministry going, allowing young and old alike to enjoy what Camp Trinity has to offer at a reasonable price. As the world changes and grows, Camp Trinity needs to maintain, expand and improve to provide a quality facility, enabling it to continue proclaiming, right in the midst of God’s nature, that which never changes, His Word.

Prayer, volunteers and donations are the only way Camp Trinity will be able to improve and even continue to provide its ministry to people of all ages. Thank you for your prayers and support!