“You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.”

- Isaiah 55:12

“ I LOVE Camp ” Campaign — 2013

Heartland Center

Day Camp has tripled from 135 participants in 2008 to 420 in 2013.

Nearly 430 youth participated in the Traveling Day Camp program in 2012. This year the program served 1,200.

In 2008, a collective 600 youth partook in our Camp Programs. This year 2,200 youth participated.

Each week Heartland Center hosts 300 retreat guests and turns away at least two groups due to a lack of space.

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Each year more than 15,000 youth

and adults come to Heartland

Center to have fun, make friends, enjoy

nature, and know god’s love more

intimately. at camp this summer 2,200

youth delighted in swimming on a hot

day, sharing stories around a late-night

campfire, learning to ride horses, and

experiencing god’s unconditional love.

motivated by the demands for its

programs and a goal to serve more

children and adults, Heartland Center

has launched the “I Love Camp”

campaign. The campaign will orchestrate

dramatic enhancements in the aquatics

program, a significant increase in

meeting space, critical investments

in the Equestrian program, and basic

infrastructure improvements to the fire

suppression and electrical systems.

at its core, the “I Love Camp”

campaign increases Heartland Center’s

ability to serve more campers and

retreat groups, improves its ability to

generate sustaining income, and expands

its guiding vision of providing an oasis for

growth and renewal of body, heart, mind,

and spirit for all people as god’s children.

Camp at Heartland Center is about…

HavINg fuN

makINg frIENDs

ExPErIENCINg NaTurE

CarINg for CrEaTIoN

& lovINg goD

it’s no wonder that adults and youth alike leave Heartland Center declaring, “I Love Camp!”

The love of Heartland Center has resulted in steady programmatic growth:

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“I Love Camp”

Campaign goalsaquatic Center ..................................................$600,000

genesis Hall renovations ...............................$200,000

Fire safety waterline .........................................$100,000

Electrical upgrades ..............................................$15,000

pickup trucks & horse trailer ...........................$70,000

Contingencies ......................................................$15,000

$1 million

The “I Love Camp” campaign increases Heartland Center’s capacity to meet the growing demands for its programs, serve more visitors, and offer greater value to families, church partners, and the larger community. The campaign’s renovations will also generate nearly $50,000 in new annual revenue to sustain ongoing operations and provide scholarships so more youth can experience programs like summer camp. most important, the “I Love Camp” campaign will provide Heartland Center more space to help children and adults alike grow in their faith and experience god’s love.

“Camp is a safe environment — where just in the way we play, act and talk, we’re worshiping God.”

— matt, Counselor & former Camper

Heartland Center

aquatics Program

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“Camp is a place to make memories and grow spiritually.”

— Ida, Counselor & former Camper

swimming and summer camp go hand

and hand. Campers have great fun

splashing around with friends on a

hot summer day. The “I Love Camp”

campaign will replace Heartland

Center’s pool — built nearly 50 years

ago — with a new fun-filled aquatic

Center. The aquatic Center will feature

two pools with water slides, a volleyball net and basketball goal, a diving platform,

and a handicap-accessible entry.

as added fun, the old pool house

will be renovated into an activity

Center for crafts and recreation.

Investment .........$600,000

The new aquatic Center will accommodate twice as many guests as Heartland Center’s current pool and will attract more campers, church retreats, family reunions and conferences.

having fun

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Heartland Center’s founding tradition of using the beauty

of nature to inspire the faith of young people continues today.

Campers pray while walking trails, praise God in song around

campfires, and marvel at the beauty of God’s creation while

riding horses.

In 2012, Heartland Center started a Traveling Day Camp

to bring the experience of camp to children across the

region. The program relies on the same fundamentals

as traditional camps: fun, friends, nature, and experiencing

God’s unconditional love.

The Traveling Day Camp tripled in size in 2013, serving

1,200 youth. This growth requires the purchase of new

transportation equipment. Two new trucks and a horse

trailer will allow Heartland Center to provide participants

of the Traveling Day Camp a hands-on experience of horses

and the beauty of nature. The trucks will also serve

as vehicles for general year-round maintenance.

Investment............$70,000The.new.Aquatic.Center.will.accommodate.twice..as.many.guests.as.Heartland.Center’s.current.pool..and.will.attract.more.campers,.church.retreats,.family.reunions.and.conferences.

The.Traveling.Day.Camp.brings.youth.into.neighborhood.churches,.provides.them.the.chance..to.discover.God’s.love,.and.exposes.them.to.additional.programs.at.Heartland.Center.(roughly.30.percent.of.participants..in.Traveling.Day.Camp.later.enroll..in.overnight.camps).

“For the past 12 years, camp at Heartland Center has been an important part of our daughters’ lives. Each year brings renewed excitement and anticipation for making new friends, enjoying camp activities, and growing in their faith and relationship with God.”

—.Sandy.Nelson,.Parent

experiencing natureEquestrian.Program

“Camp was an extraordinary event for kids from our urban church. They rode horses, slept under the stars, made friends, and grew a deeper faith in Jesus Christ.”

—.Kirk.Perucca,.Pastor.Covenant.Presbyterian.Church.

Kansas.City,.MO

The love of camp stems, in part, from the

friendships made while at camp. Heartland

Center’s genesis Hall has long provided

the space to make friends — campers meet

there for Bible studies, retreat groups use

the hall for meetings, and wedding parties

host receptions there. in its current form,

however, genesis Hall simply cannot

accommodate Heartland Center’s growth.

The “I Love Camp” campaign will launch

a phased renovation of genesis Hall with

initial funding for central air-conditioning,

energy efficient windows, a large meeting

area, breakout rooms, a restored balcony,

and a patio.

Future renovations will focus on

geothermal heating and cooling, catering

space, a finished basement, a remodeled

play area, and fireplace.

Investment .........$200,000

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genesis Hall

“Camp is where we get to be in God’s natural creation.”

— sydney, Counselor & former Camper

making friends

“I have discovered myself here, matured here, and found God here.”

— Emma,Counselor & former Camper

as a Christ-centered ministry based in nature,

Heartland Center teaches our campers how

to care for and protect god’s creations.

The organization models good stewardship

by taking care of and maintaining the gifts

that have been given to us.

as part of the “I Love Camp” campaign,

Heartland Center plans on making basic

infrastructure improvements. a new waterline

will equip grace Hall with a fire-suppression

system and provide upgraded fire-fighting ability

to the entire center. in addition, the rustic

Highlander Cabins will receive electricity

to power lights, ceiling fans, and bath amenities.

Investment .........$115,000

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The renovated genesis Hall will allow Heartland Center to welcome additional campers for summer programs and accommodate larger retreats, family reunions, and conferences.

maintaining the basic beauty of our facilities, improving the safety of our camp, and enhancing our sleeping quarters will attract more campers and guests to Heartland Center.

caring for creation

Capacity upgrades

Camp is… lovINg goDour campers love camp because while here they understand they

are loved as children of god. This unadulterated experience of god’s

love draws people back to Heartland Center over and over.

“I’ve been coming to camp at Heartland Center for five years. I come back because I always make new friends and get closer to God.”

—kia, senior High Camper

“I fell in love with camp my very first summer. So I keep coming back. This is my seventh year. Heartland Center is like another home to me.”

—Tec, senior High Camper

Heartland Presbyterian Center16965 n.W. missouri 45 • parkville, missouri 64152

(816) 891-1078 • www.HeartlandCenter.org

“Heartland Center was where my faith became my own. I spent a week there each summer surrounded by beautiful grounds, wonderful people, and amazing worship. My faith grew each time I visited. Heartland Center has become holy ground for me.”

— Clare lozano, Pastor Heritage Presbyterian Church,

volunteer, former Camper, & former Counselor

“Our four children have attended Heartland over a span of 18 years. They have come away with more confidence, long lasting friendships, new skills, a stronger faith, and wonderful memories.”

— Deborah Norwood, Parent