We get to fellowship with like-minded peers through community. Staff appreciate the mutual support found at camp while they serve. Campers also have the chance to experience this mutual support. They often respond that their favorite thing about camp is friends both old and new. Staff noticed campers become examples for one another and deepen friendships as their sharing became more trusting and loving.
Community encourages authentic relationships.
As the experience and trust of the community deepens, members become authentic with each other. Campers learned to care about each other. Campers learned to be tolerant and respectful of others whom they might not normally talk to. There are three main components of common ground at Birchwood Camp. First, we must offer radical hospitality to all persons.