Our old dining hall seats 70. We turn away campers every year because of it. Help us build a new hall that seats 250 and changes 130 more lives every summer.
$2.8M
Project cost
$1.25M
Already saved
250
Seats in new hall
2027
Construction start
Without the opportunity to grow in a relationship with Jesus, a young person’s hope is very bleak. Camp is where that happens — around the table, in community, over shared meals.
But our dining hall is holding us back. It seats only 70 people comfortably, operates just five months of the year, and is too small to winterize. Every summer we limit camper intake because we simply can’t feed more people.
This isn’t just about a building. It’s about how many kids get to experience the transformation that camp makes possible.
The Problem
Our current dining hall was built for a smaller camp. It no longer serves the community we're called to reach.
The Solution
Our current dining hall was built for a smaller camp. It no longer serves the community we're called to reach.
| Old Dining Hall | New Dining Hall |
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Only seats 70 comfortably. |
Will seat 250 people. (10,815 sq/ft with a 6,630 sq/ft footprint) |
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Will tear down following camps in 2027. |
Estimated to cost $2,800,000 |
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We will save the laminated rafters. |
We will pay for the building with cash, no borrowing. |
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Summer Use Only |
It will be built in the exact location of the current dining hall. |
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Inefficient Kitchen |
Plan to begin contruction by 2027. |
June 6, 2026
Fundraising Dinner
Live, Silent and Online Auction
Message and Music
Catering By Huckleberries
Join my wife and I for the Annual Fundraising Dinner. Funds raised will go toward the construction of the New Dining Hall and Kitchen.
With less space in the old dining hall that operates for just five months of the year, fewer campers will attend summer camp or other events at Covenant Bay. As a result, fewer opportunities for fewer campers to discover who Jesus is and grow in a relationship with him. Without these opportunities, there will be fewer young people who will experience life transformation.
Imagine a table full of young people enjoying their plates of food and laughing together as they eat and talk. They have bonded with their cabin group as they have each grown closer to Christ. They are celebrating their relationships with each other and Christ.
Now imagine this happening for 200 kids instead of 50. We are poised and ready to grow our capacity to impact more young people through the good news of Jesus Christ!
The Dining Hall and Kitchen project is a donor-driven initiative.
Your support is an investment in the future lives of young people.