Emanuel Burkman, a longtime pastor, friend and supporter of the camp, died last week at the age of 99. Burkman served the Lord as a pastor of United Methodist churches in southern New Jersey for a remarkable 63 years, the longest of anyone in the conference when he retired from his last church in Cape … Continue reading Rev. Emanuel Burkman 1911-2011
Joshua Palumbo 1980-2011
The Delanco Camp family has lost a dear friend, former camper and former kitchen staff member in 30-year-old Joshua Palumbo, who died last week. I was a camper with Josh growing up and was always well fed on the anything-but-typically-gross camp food his mom prepared in the kitchen as head cook all of my years … Continue reading Joshua Palumbo 1980-2011
Vote for Hope
AG Financial recorded several ministry leaders talking about their vision and passion for ministry at the recent Catalyst Conference in Atlanta and one of those people happened to be a good friend of ours - Dave Falcone. Dave is the youth director at Hope UMC in Voorhees. You can see his video by scrolling through … Continue reading Vote for Hope
“They weren’t kidding”
You might remember a post we had back in February entitled Love @ Lake Agape in which we talked about the long legacy of people meeting, falling in love and marrying at camp. One of the recently engaged at camp couples we featured in that piece were Becky and Justin, who popped the question in … Continue reading “They weren’t kidding”
15 seconds of fame
Our good friend Rob Lewis, a local pastor who has served the camp as a dean and a member of the board of directors, racked up 15-plus seconds of fame last night on TLC's "Four Weddings," a reality show where four brides attend each others weddings and weigh in their opinions. Rob, the pastor of … Continue reading 15 seconds of fame