It is with great excitement that the South Carolina Lutheran Retreat Centers staff and Board of Trustees announce the Building+Renewing+Believing: Holy Spaces Capital Campaign has officially crossed the $1 Million milestone in gifts and pledges received!

Thanks to YOU and the generosity of many other individuals, ministry is expanding each day at Camp Kinard. Your support has enabled Camp Kinard’s Phoebe Singley Callahan Pool to provided cooling waters to hundreds of individuals attending programs this summer.

Because of YOU, we are getting closer and closer to constructing a brand new, multi-use Chapel overlooking the lakes.

“Not only have we seen an incredible display of generosity from our donors, but they’ve shared with us over and over how excited they are for this next chapter in Camp Kinard’s ministry,” shared SCLRC Executive Director Dallas Shealy. “While we have not yet crossed the finish line, we give thanks to God for the many gifts and pledges already received towards the campaign goal of $2.75 million. We eagerly await the day we can dedicate the new chapel as an accessible and holy space where people will worship and connect with God and each other!”

To learn more info about the Building+Renewing+Believing: Holy Spaces campaign, including available naming opportunities for the new chapel, we invite you to click here!

Last month, Camp Kinard Resident Director Nevin Rodgers was excited to see a brand new tractor arrive on site! This newest asset at camp was funded through the generous support of SCLRC’s Midlands Gives donors.

Thank you to everyone who donated and helped spread the word about this special project! More photos →

This summer at Coastal Retreat has been filled with church groups, family reunions, and a number of other folks who have come together here on the Isle of Palms for times of relaxation and fellowship.

A few highlights from over the past few weeks include a special first communion at Coastal Retreat, three baptisms in the ocean, and countless evenings filled with laughter and memories being made. We’re thankful to be able to offer this holy space where God continues to change lives!

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Groups have been busy coming and going here at Camp Kinard as well! It’s been a joy to welcome returning campers and counselors, as well as introducing new folks to the joy of camp!

Recently, Bishop Fabre of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston, spoke and celebrated evening Mass with teenagers. One hundred youth from around the diocese were in attendance at the High School Christian Leadership Institute camp program earlier this month. “It’s moments like these that remind us of the love of Christ shaping these young hearts!”

The following groups have recently hosted events or are scheduled to stay at Camp Kinard or Coastal Retreat this month. We appreciate their support of this ministry of hospitality!

Camp Jubilee
Church of the Holy Spirit (Daniel Island, SC)
Conestee Nature Preserve (Greenville, SC)
Covenant Presbyterian Church (Chattanooga, TN)
Diocese of Charleston – High School CLI
Kimball Memorial Lutheran Church (Kannapolis, NC)
Lutheran Church of Our Saviour (Greenville, SC)
Messiah Lutheran Church (Mauldin, SC)
Mt. Pisgah Lutheran Church (Hickory, NC)
SC Synod CYFM – Camp HUGG
St Paul’s Lutheran Church (Mount Pleasant, SC)
St. Andrews Lutheran Church (Columbia, SC)
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church (Columbia, SC)
Stack Family Reunion