Since 1934, Camp Bennett has always served as a safe haven for the less fortunate and disadvantaged youth escaping the city. It was also a working farm for unemployed men and a place for rehabilitation and retreat for men experiencing homelessness.

Today, the Mission is rehabilitating Camp Bennett for another chapter. It will continue to serve inner city children as a beautiful summer camp, but it’s also opening its doors as a lodging and meeting space, a retreat center, banquet hall and more. Its facilities will serve campers, churches, prayer groups and corporations.

Please join us in becoming a naming sponsor in one of Camp Bennett’s unique assets. For more information email partnership@missiondc.org.

Sacred Spaces

Grounds

Hiking Trails
One and a half miles of trails are being established throughout the 80-acre property, weaving through forests and meadows. Paths are being cleared and marked, water run-offs dug, and natural steps built so that visitors can enjoy the peace and tranquility of the property.
Naming opportunity: $100,000

Camp Utility Vehicle
This hybrid utility cart will enable the team to efficiently manage and maintain the camp and to traverse the 80 acre property with ease.
Naming opportunity: $15,000

Petting Zoo
The camp is building a small Petting Zoo to give kids coming from the city a chance to get to know animals in a safe, nurturing environment. It will feature fainting goats, sheep, chickens, rabbits and more.
Naming opportunity: $25,000

Sports

Camp Gym
The gym boasts a full-court basketball court, indoor baseball batting cages, and a volleyball court with floor-mounted poles and nets. The gym is regularly cleaned and maintained to serve the camp community, neighborhood sports teams and more.
Naming opportunity: $500,000

Outdoor Swimming Pool
Providing endless hours of fun for 400 youth each summer, the pool requires regular cleaning, repairing of leaks and cracks, filter maintenance and water quality testing and treatment.
Naming opportunity: $50,000

Ropes Course
A mixture of high and low rope courses includes the area’s longest zip line. It is perfect for youth and adults and presents unending opportunities for self-discovery, confidence building, exercise, adventure and teamwork.
Naming opportunity: $30,000

Gaga Ball Pit
This fast-paced game is a cross between dodgeball and kickball, using a soft foam ball, played inside an octagonal wood-framed pit.
Naming opportunity: $2,500

Facilities

Camp Dining Hall and Large Community Room
The center of the Camp Bennett community, the spacious dining hall includes a full-service kitchen, a friendly porch for gathering, a large fireplace and log cabin walls. It provides a classic camp setting everyone will enjoy. This rustic hall can accommodate groups of 40 or more for sit-down meals.
Naming opportunity: $50,000

Community Game Room, Lounge and Worship Space
This room, which features a pool table, two ping pong tables, an air hockey table an overhead LCD projector and lounge area, provides an indoor respite for campers, visiting churches and area teams.
Naming opportunity: $15,000

Arts & Crafts Room
This room is supplied with crayons, markers, paint, yarn, clay, beads, string, glitter, cardboard, jars, cartons, and much more to give kids the chance to explore their creative side while having loads of fun.
Naming opportunity: $15,000

Equipment Shelter
This simple shelter has been reframed and sided with log cabin siding to match the cabins and lodge house.
Naming opportunity: $5,000