Camp One: Day of Service

Part of our mission as Christians is service. At CGM, we try to live out our mission by implementing a Day of Service during our camp session. In the morning during chapel we read reflections on why service is a part of our duty. Then, in the afternoon, the campers get to choose one of three service projects to work on. We reflect on this experience and the kids are able to grow because of it. 


This year, our Day of Service is sponsored by the Diocese of Tennessee. Thanks to a generous grant, we were able to completely fund all three projects so these campers could engage in service. The three projects are Arts and Crafts with the local nursing home, creek clean up in the South Cumberland State Park, and grounds maintenance at Dubose (CGM's home). 

There are more pictures to come but here are the pictures from the third group, the grounds maintenance. Camp Gailor Maxon and Dubose Conference Center are almost synonymous to us here and we felt it was important to give back to the place that provides a home for our camp. There are benches all over the grounds that our campers use for family group discussions, hanging out, and taking breaks during activities. These benches needed a little upkeep so the kids sanded and scraped the old paint off and painted them a fresh white: