The Spirit Orchard: An Excerpt from Days Filled with Sunshine
Perhaps you’ve walked through the doors in the back of the Assembly hundreds of times – and perhaps you’ve noticed the dedication of the room as “Caemmerer Hall.” But do you know who Rev. Dr. Richard Caemmerer was? Dr. Caemmerer—“Doc” to Arcadians—served as a dean at RKD for fifty-one years. He taught homiletics (the art […]
Running back to fullness: The draw of working on staff at Camp
This past Saturday, fellow summer staffer, Luke Anderson, and I drove back home to Indianapolis, officially closing out our time as summer staffers this season. Between belting Taylor Swift and queuing up exceptionally sad songs to match our moods, we reflected on the summer. We discussed the hard parts, the good parts, the memorable parts, […]
‘Our cottage legacy means everything:’ Cottager pots celebrate the history of the Arcadia Cottage Colony
For roughly six years now, the Archives department has worked alongside various volunteers to collaborate with Arcadia Cottage Colony members to collect each unique cottage legacy story. The result: cottager pots. These informational planter placards display the stories for community commemoration and learning, just in time for the 100th anniversary of the Cottage Colony in […]
Family Weeks: ‘This is being still. That’s what God tells us to do and I get to do so here’
Stephanie Bante, teacher and mother of three, first attended a Family Week in 2021 with her family. Amongst the busyness of everyday responsibilities, Camp brought her a sense of peace. “If I’m sitting down at home, I’m neglecting something I’m supposed to be doing,” Bante said. “So the first couple of days at Camp, it’s […]
The Boss is Coming Back: An Easter Devotion by Rev. Thomas Eggold
In 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton and 27 crewmembers sailed from Plymouth, England, on a ship named The Endurance. On January 18, 1915, after five months at sea, the ship became stuck in polar pack ice. The crew waited patiently for the ice to shift and release the boat, but after many days they realized that […]