• Current Greatest Area of Need: Funds for Dining Hall & Pool

    December 14, 2011 /

    Winning young people to Jesus Christ, maturing those who are already Christians, and showing that you can be a Christian and have fun are all part of the mission of Youth Camps For Christ, Inc.  We will soon complete another exciting year of serving children and youth through Camp Willow Run (CWR).  This year 2,400 campers attended our summer camps and we were blessed to be full for each week of camp.  We have continued to place campers on waiting lists because of lack of space at CWR.  Our desire is to be able to serve all young people who want to attend one of our summer camps. To be…

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  • Together…for our children

    October 17, 2011 /

    We just wrapped up our 21st Fall Mother-Daughter Legacy Retreat at Camp Willow Run.  There were 73 Moms and 83 middle school, high school and college daughters who participated in this unique and special week-end.  Our speaker has a heart for leading young women and their Moms to understand what it means to find completion in Christ.  It was an amazing time of spiritual renewal, new friendships, recreation, laughter, worship in song and through the Word of God, and spending time together as Mothers and daughters in the beautiful location at Lake Gaston! Camp Willow Run can readily host Mother-Daughter, Father-Son and Super High retreats….times that we thoroughly enjoy planning…

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  • Local Family Organizes Benefit Run for CWS

    September 22, 2011 /

    Memorial Run for Alana & Chrissy Saturday, October 22, 2011 10K begins at 8:00am 5K begins at 9:00am Fun Walk begins at 10:15am Pre-registration preferred; however, registration will begin 1 hour prior to each event. Registration via mail received by October 8, 2011 will ensure t-shirt. All proceeds go to Camp Willow Springs in Memory of Alana Liles and Chrissy Laureano For more details, click here to download the registration form.

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  • A Special Picture

    September 6, 2011 /

    September 5, Jeremy Davis and I decided to take a boat ride around the lake.  As we departed we experienced some rain but decided we were going to make the best of the trip regardless.  A couple of hours later we put the boat away and while walking up the hill towards my truck, Jeremy told me to turn around and look up.  What I saw was a beautiful rainbow.  It was only fitting that the rainbow rest over the property at Camp Willow Springs.  This rainbow seemed to be full of color and meaning.  The rainbow cast its color in a semi-circle, starting at the trees and fading back…

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  • Storm Update

    September 2, 2011 /

    On Tuesday, August 23, we felt the earthquake from the Louisa epicenter just north of Richmond, Virginia.  There was no damage at camp from the mild tremors felt here, but it was unsettling.  Then Hurricane Irene arrived on the North Carolina coast on Saturday, impacting all of the coastal and inland regions within four hours of the beaches in our State, as it moved up the eastern seaboard. Amazingly, Camp Willow Run sustained no damage to buildings, no flooding, and minimal challenges.  We had loss of power until Monday, but the emergency generator kept our dining hall equipment and water well operational.  To be expected, debris was everywhere and we…

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