Hello Friends! United Church Camps, Inc. (UCCI) is so excited to be welcoming guests back to all three sites! Moon Beach, Daycholah Center and Cedar Valley are open and have…

Happy Easter from your friends at United Church Camps, Inc. (UCCI)! The hope and promise of the Easter Season seem magnified this year. The resurrection gives us hope and promise ……

Dear UCCI Family and Friends – The heart of the mission and ministry of United Church Camps, Inc. (UCCI) is love. UCCI’s operating sites at Cedar Valley, Moon Beach, and…

Dear UCCI Family – Talking with our incoming UCCI Board President Tom Bayer today, he mused that his seed catalog arrived today. We reflected that a seed catalog offers hope, renewal,…

Dear UCCI Family – The Sound of Music is one of my favorite Julie Andrews films. Andrews character Maria sings the Rodgers and Hammerstein song “My Favorite Things” to the Von Trapp children after…

Dear UCCI Family – Growing up, Sunday church was an expected ritual in the Svetnicka household. An organist-playing Mother, Lay-preaching Father, youth-groupie big Sister, and choir-singing younger Sister ensured our presence. My…

Dear UCCI Family – Labor Day serves as the unofficial end to summer.  The last hurrah “Up North” and then it’s back to school.  Unless it’s 2020.  This year we…

Greetings All! Every year at Family Camp … typically towards the end of the week … a cicada buzzed. The sound was a bittersweet reminder of the end of vacation and…

This summer at Daycholah Center the staff that is normally counseling campers are spending their time deep cleaning absolutely everything and helping the year-round staff re-envision how we have been…

On May 31st the Christian Church celebrated Pentecost.  Pentecost is a celebration in the church occurring 49 days after Easter Sunday.  This celebration references the Biblical scripture from the book…