About Us

WHERE IS THAT SPECIAL PLACE YOU ENCOUNTER GOD?

For us, it’s Suttle Lake Camp.  Explore our website more fully or contact us to find out how you, your organization, or your child can experience the transformative setting of Suttle Lake Camp.  We look forward to welcoming you into this sacred space of Christian hospitality and learning.

OUR SERVICES:

Part of our practice of radical Christian hospitality is to host and partner with a wide variety of non-profit groups as they sponsor a variety of different events.  Our year-round site offers comfortable accomodations, options for nurturing meals to be prepared, rich recreational opportunties, and a beautiful natural setting.   We serve individuals, families, educational institutions, religiously affiliated groups, social service agencies, community service organizations, and other nonprofit organizations that enrich life in the world.                            CLICK HERE to find out more about our retreat and hospitality services.

Suttle Lake offers camp and retreat programs for children, youth, and adults throughout the year.  Options range from the classic Christian summer camp experience for kids to specialized programs such as quilting retreats or a prayer retreat for adults.  In all programs, we strive to provide experiences of Christian learning.        CLICK HERE to find out more about our children and youth camp programs.                                                              CLICK HERE to find out more about our adult programs.                                                                                     CLICK HERE for a list of upcoming events, dates, details, and a direct link for registration.


OUR MISSION: 

We are people dedicated to creating sacred spaces of Christian hospitality and learning.

We offer these spaces so that people may…

  • Experience God’s love
  • Engage with creation
  • Develop loving interdependence with each other and the Earth
  • Act with justice* in the world

We envision a world of wonder, love, and justice*.

*Dr. Cornell West says, "Justice is what love looks like in public."

Suttle Lake Camp believes that all people are children of God and provides radical hospitality to every person who comes.  CLICK HERE to read our statement of inclusion and read more about who we are and the Board of Camp and Retreat Ministries.

 

OUR SETTING:

The Central Oregon Cascades area is renowned for its sunny weather, mountain peak vistas, ponderosa pine forests, clear lakes and streams, and many year-round recreational opportunities.  Nestled on the eastern slopes of the Cascade Mountains fourteen miles west of Sisters, Suttle Lake Camp is a special place where the vivid green of Western Oregon mingles with the sunny beauty of the eastern part of the state.  Rich in plant and wildlife communities, Suttle Lake is a natural place to deepen your connection with the Earth and develop a lifestyle of loving interdepedence with all beings.  

OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE US FOREST SERVICE: 

Suttle Lake Camp is an equal opportunity recreation provider operated under special use permit with the Sisters Ranger District of the Deschutes National Forest.  CLICK HERE to read more.

 

© 2014 Camp and Retreat Ministries:

A partnership between The Oregon-Idaho Conference of The United Methodist Church
and The Episcopal Diocese of Oregon