• Summer Church Camp Availability

    There is limited availability during August 19-22 for a summer church camp group. CWR will serve as a host facility for your group.  We will provide meals, recreational staff, and a meeting room.  Your church will be responsible for the other areas of programming including Bible study leaders and chaperones.  If your group is interested in holding a summer church camp at CWR, please contact us at 252.586.466 or [email protected]

  • Amy Cooke, Registrar

    Camp Willow Run would like to announce that Amy Cooke is back as our new Registrar. Amy worked at CWR as Registrar from 2001 through 2003. Amy has a long history with camp. She was a camper herself and her children have also attended camp. She has a deep love for CWR and says “she cannot wait for summer!!”

  • Christmas LOCO Dispatch

    The Christmas edition of the LOCO Dispatch, CWR’s newsletter, is now available online.  You may download it at this link. Merry Christmas!

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

    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…

  • Super High Spaces Still Available

    There are still limited spaces available for the November 4-6 & November 11-13 Super High Retreats.  If you are looking for a special time to get away with your church youth group, this is the retreat! Find more information on the Super High page.  Please call our office if you have any questions.

  • Some Legacy Feedback

    “Just wanted to send you a quick note to thank you for another wonderful Mother Daughter retreat.  We really enjoyed the special speaker- messages spoke very well to what (my daughter) is experiencing as a teen today.  Also love the scarves!  We were blessed by spending time together seeking God and enjoying your beautiful camp.” – From a mother “What a WONDERFUL time my mother, my sister and I had at the Legacy Retreat weekend!  What a blessing this camp is to us, and EVERYONE who is there!…  I loved the speaker this year!  I took away so much and God really spoke to me through her, and reminded me…

  • Together…for our children

    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…