1 Cut Off Road
Lebanon, PA  17042
Phone:  717/964-3121
Fax: 717/964-3121


Contact:  Zachary J. Weiss

The Diaconos program at Camp Kirchenwald is designed for youth groups to custom-plan a week filled with a combination of service opportunities and adventure outings. With the Diaconos staff, you can schedule a week that perfectly fits the needs and abilities of your group. Service sites in the community engage you and your group in physically expressing the ministry of Christ. They also offer the chance to interact with the people you serve and with one another, sharing the good news and growing in spirit to the glory of God. We also recognize the importance of social and spiritual development through group dynamics and encourage you to make adventure/recreation programs part of your diaconos experience. These adventure opportunities will challenge your group to work together and overcome obstacles, while enjoying some of the exciting outdoor activities available.

Summer only, scheduled at request of participant group
Junior high, senior high, youth groups

3383 Sweet Hollow Road
Big Island, VA  24526
Phone: 800/333-4597 or 434/299-5956
Fax:  434/299-5949


Contact: Steven M. Waldmann

Harvest of Hope provides gleaning and study mission work camps that educate youth and adults about the realities of hunger, its causes and effects. Harvest of Hope combines gleaning (salvaging fresh vegetables and fruits from fields to provide food to hungry people,) activities that help explore hunger issues and worship to build a Christian community of service to help meet the needs of those in our world who live with hunger and poverty. Harvest of Hope provides participants with a basis for an ongoing commitment to responsible living in a hungry world. Designed for youth, young adults and intergenerational groups, weekend and weeklong mission work camps are conducted in the summer and fall at various locations. Interested groups should contact the Society of St. Andrew office early in the year to register for Harvest of Hope.

Junior high, senior high, young adults, intergenerational, older adults

Society of St. Andrew Gleaning Network

Gleaning is the Biblical practice of hand gathering crops left after harvest. The Gleaning Network coordinates volunteer gleaners, growers, and distribution agencies to provide fresh produce for America's hungry people. Growers offer their fields and orchards for hand gleaning by volunteers from church, schools, civic and other groups. The salvaged produce is donated to local food banks, shelters, soup kitchens and other agencies for free distribution to hungry children and adults. Tens of thousands of volunteers each year hand pick more than 15 million pounds of food to help relieve hunger in their own communities. The Gleaning Network operates in Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and in selected areas of 20 states. Interested groups should contact the Society of St. Andrew office for information about gleaning in their area.

Year-round
Junior high, senior high, young adults, intergenerational, older adults

Luther Place Memorial Church
1226 Vermont Avenue NW
Washington, DC  20005
Phone:  202/667-1377


Contact:  Amanda Weber, Program Coordinator

Steinbruck Center offers opportunities for youth and adults to serve in an urban context while learning about the complex causes of homelessness and poverty. Offering a hostel as lodging, Steinbruck Center encourages groups from all over the country to spend one to seven days learning, serving, and growing. Each program is tailored to fit the group's needs, with such activities as the following: homelessness simulation activities, Bible studies, listening to homeless speakers, trips to Capitol Hill to speak with representatives about homelessness, and several other service opportunities and meetings with organizations that work on behalf of the homeless and poor.
Interested groups should contact Amanda as early as possible to book accommodations and plan programming.

Year-round
Junior high, senior high, young adults, intergenerational, older adults