If you receive your Covid-19 vaccine at one of Connecticut’s large drive-thru clinics, there’s a little bit of Silver Lake in your shot! - Written by Brian Lapis
Silver Lake campers are, in general, a generous, thoughtful, and creative bunch. During this pandemic year, our campers have been finding new ways to make a positive difference in their communities.
Mission work is another thread woven into the history of Silver Lake as we remember it. - By Rev. Karl Duetzmann, Alumni | Chaplain/Historian/Archivist
I know it is a bit of a cliche to say that you are Silver Lake, and yet it is completely true. - Rev. Ryan Gackenheimer, Executive Director
Join us for the 15th Annual Silver Lake Golf Tournament! Tuesday, September 21, 2021 The Country Club of Waterbury $220 per golfer Includes Greens Fees, Breakfast, Lunch and Soft Beverages Learn more & register now!
Silver Lake Conference Center Email Update to the Staff and Board of the Southern New England Conference, UCC The SLCC year-round staff has a goal to be more intentional about communicating our programs and activities with the wider SNE staff and...
Join us for the 2021 Silver Lake Award Celebration to honor Valerie Tutson, 2020 Silver Lake Award recipient. Sunday, October 3 2-5 pm $60 per person A Villa Louisa 60 Villa Louisa Rd. Bolton, CT 06043 Learn more & Register now!
Ashley Nichols began as Retreat and Finance Manager on Thursday, March 18. In this role, she will work with rental groups to create retreat experiences that meet their goals. From sales to booking to hospitality, Ashley will ensure that each guest feels welcomed and supported at Silver Lake, whatever the reason for their stay.
She will also be responsible for the financial management of Silver Lake, handling the budget and working with vendors.
Silver Lake Conference Center Email Update to the staff and Board of the Southern New England Conference, UCC The SLCC year-round staff has a goal to be more intentional about communicating our programs and activities with the wider SNE staff and ...
Silver Lake summer staff are at the core of our ministry. They are the ones who bring God’s love to our campers. They rise to every challenge set before them, and they often do it while singing!
While our summer staff will be working hard to ensure every Silver Lake camper has a safe, positive, and life-changing experience, we invite you to help us change the lives of our staff!
In a statement on March 4, Connecticut's Governor Lamont announced that beginning April 2 "Summer camps and summer festivals are advised to begin the planning stages to open for the upcoming season." Read the full press release here. We are still ...
Rev. Ryan Gackenheimer The Silver Lake Conference Center has made a complete virtual worship service available for churches that they may use - in whole or in parts - to celebrate their church's participation in outdoor ministry "...
Thank you to everyone who watched and participated in our Donor Appreciation Celebration on Sunday, February 28! If you missed it live, you can watch the video here. The above link will bring you to the video on our Facebook page. You do not need a ...
Silver Lake Conference Center Email Update to the staff and Board of the Southern New England Conference, UCC The SLCC year-round staff has a goal to be more intentional about communicating our programs and activities with the wider SNE staff and ...
Silver Lake is once again offering Day Visits! Bring yourself, your family, your roommates, or your friends for some time outside surrounded by the beauty of God's creation at Silver Lake Conference Center. Available on Sundays, Wednesdays, and ...
Silver Lake Conference Center Email Update to the staff and Board of the Southern New England Conference, UCC The SLCC year-round staff has a goal to be more intentional about communicating our programs and activities with the wider SNE staff and ...
You're invited to a special Silver Lake Zoom information session for church leaders. For more information about summer at Silver Lake and to view the summer brochure, visit www.silverlakect.org/summercamp Come learn all the information ...
Silver Lake Conference Center Email Update to the staff and Board of the Southern New England Conference, UCC The SLCC year-round staff has a goal to be more intentional about communicating our programs and activities with the wider SNE staff and ...
Join us as we celebrate Stephanie Pitman! After 16 years as Business Manager and decades of service, Stephanie Pitman is retiring from Silver Lake. The Southern New England Conference and Silver Lake will honor Stephanie with a ...
Silver Lake Conference Center Email Update to the staff and Board of the Southern New England Conference, UCC The SLCC year-round staff has made a goal to be more intentional about communicating our programs and activities with the wider SNE staff ...
Silver Lake Conference Center Email Update to the staff and Board of the Southern New England Conference, UCC The SLCC year-round staff has made a goal to be more intentional about communicating our programs and activities with the wider SNE ...
Silver Lake Conference Center and the Southern New England Conference, UCC has announced an opening for a year-round Business Manager. Stephanie Pitman, who served in the position for the past 17 years, has announced her retirement. TITLE: ...
The following is a message from Stephanie Pitman, Business Manager, Silver Lake Conference Center Dear friends and colleagues, Well, the time has come for me to retire from full time work at Silver Lake. Of course I have mixed feelings about ...
Silver Lake Conference Center Email Update to the staff and Board of the Southern New England Conference, UCC The SLCC year-round staff has made a goal to be more intentional about communicating our programs and activities with the wider SNE ...
Silver Lake is excited to announce the next phase in reopening: Overnight Family Retreats! Reserve a building for your family, roommates, household – your “quaran-team” – for an overnight stay at Silver Lake. Walk the trails, play disc golf, ...
Greetings from the Lake and THANK YOU! We have received a record number of donations this year and we are so grateful for the incredible outpouring of support. Your gifts ensure that Silver Lake’s life-transforming ministry will ...
Silver Lake Conference Center (SLCC) Email Newsletter to the staff of the Southern New England Conference, UCC The SLCC year-round staff has made a goal to be more intentional about communicating our programs and activities with the wider SNE staff....
Silver Lake Conference Center is excited to introduce you to the new Silver Lake Site Manager, Matt Taylor. Matt has decades of experience with Silver Lake, starting as a young camper, continuing through summer staff, followed by decades of ...
Dear Friends, Silver Lake Conference Center is excited to announce a unique outdoor opportunity for summer 2020: Day Visits! Bring your family, roommates, household - anyone that lives with you – for a visit to enjoy the natural beauty of ...
If I have ever visited your church on a Sunday morning, or you have heard me speak at an Annual Meeting, I am sure you have heard me say, “Silver Lake changes lives.” I believe in the deepest core of my being that Outdoor Ministry has the capacity ...
By Jennifer Kronholm Clark The entrance hill is awash in wildflowers, pink and yellow and white. Orange traffic cones bar the driveway, and signs direct visitors to call ahead. At this time of year, the camp is usually bustling with pre-summer ...
By Rev. Karl Duetzmann Alumni Chaplain/Historian/Archivist Throughout the history of Silver Lake, there have been times that reflected the history of our Silver Lake Archive A 1970s work project underway. Several conscientious objectors of the ...
While we can’t gather together at camp this summer, we can all participate in Silver Lake At Home. The staff of Silver Lake is committed to providing an opportunity to encounter God’s love in creation, a chance to be seen and loved for exactly who ...
By Brian Lapis The Silver Lake community has spoken! Valerie Tutson is the 2020 Silver Lake Award honoree. The Silver Lake Award recognizes someone whose life has been visibly shaped by the core values of Silver Lake Conference Center and who, in ...
As we move into the summer of 2020, I am full of prayer and gratitude. In my conversations about canceling Silver Lake’s on-site program with Executive Director the Rev. Ryan Gackenheimer, I felt sad for the young people who NEED the Silver Lake ...
Dear Friends, At Silver Lake, we teach our conferees to live the “4 Loves”: Love God, Love Your Neighbor, Love Yourself, and Love Creation. At certain times in our lives, we need to focus on one kind of love above others. For example, we recently ...
Close to fifty deans, chaplains, and staff gathered at Silver Lake Conference Center on March 6-7 to prepare for the 2020 Silver Lake Summer Camp season.
By Jennifer Kronholm Clark SHARON – Silver Lake Conference Center is excited to welcome Ruth Choate to the year-round staff as Administrator. Say hi to Ruth Choate, the new Administrator at Silver Lake, when you call or come to camp. If you were...
One family is leaving the Connecticut Conference - and their departure will leave two big holes on the Conference staff. Greg and Pam Arifian have announced their plans to move to Napa, California with their daughter, Lena. Greg has served as Site ...
Silver Lake Conference Center has announced an opening for a year-round Administrator. Tom Thatcher, who served in the position in 2019, has left Silver Lake to pursue an exciting opportunity in the camping world with his wife, Lisa. “We are very ...
Silver Lake Conference Center, a United Church of Christ summer camp and retreat center, has earned accreditation from the American Camp Association (ACA).
Youth gathered at Silver Lake on October 11-13 for the annual Shine 4 Justice retreat. This retreat is a component of the 'Thinking About Working For God' program that nurtures young leaders. Dr. Donique McIntosh and Rev. Alison Buttrick Patton led the racial justice training programming. They encouraged youth to "Step up,Step up." reminding them to lean in to honest conversation and to listen with compassion.
This reflection comes from Elise Kennedy, an 8th grader at First Congregational Church of Middletown, CT.
The Joseph D. Clemmons Job Training Program (JCT) has taken a new direction, transforming from a 2-week training program to an leadership development initiative for youth and young adults of color.
The Silver Lake Award Celebration will honor two long-time deans on October 5 at Brewport in Bridgeport.
Silver Lake Conference Center hosted a group of 31 college students from China during week 5 of the summer season. The experience of two convening cultures had an impact on both the Chinese students and the American campers and staff.
Re-Center students enjoying campfire at SLCC Video Capture Image courtesy Re-Center Silver Lake Conference Center has a new partner in its efforts to create a more just and welcome community. After more than a year of conversation and organization,...
By Jennifer Kronholm Clark SHARON –Tom Thatcher may be new to Silver Lake – he started as Administrator on March 5 – but he has been working in summer camps since 1999 and living in the Northwest Corner for just over three years. Tom Thatcher ...
Our outdoor ministry site at Silver Lake is more than a summer camp and Friday, March 1, was the beginning of a typical ‘off season’ weekend. Youth and adults came from CT, MA, and RI to deepen their faith, create beloved community, learn leadership skills, and encounter God in nature.
Registration for the 2019 Summer Camp Session at Silver Lake Conference Center opens Jan. 15, and those registering by Jan. 31st can receive a $50 discount on their registration.
It's a new year, and time for you to help select a new Silver Lake Award honoree!
Silver Lake Conference Center is a ministry of the Southern New England Conference of the United Church of Christ.
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