St. John's Episcopal Church, Norwood Parish
6701 Wisconsin Avenue, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815
tel: 301-654-7767 | fax: 301-654-8830 |
office@stjohnsnorwood.org
CAMP JOY stands for Christian Appalachian Mission Project Joining Other Youth. Camp Joy is based out of Hancock United Methodist Church in West Virginia and supported by local churches. Youth from churches in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and West Virginia gather for two weeks each summer to repair the homes of those who are elderly, poor, or otherwise unable to do the repairs themselves.
St. John's Youth Group raises funds for this project in a variety of ways: Bake Sales (first Sunday of each month), car washes, coffee houses, the St. Patrick's Day Dinner, and private donations.
Even though it is a week spent at hard labor and in the most rudimentary of accommodations, St. John's Youth Group continues to volunteer a week of their time to go to Camp Joy. This project is so important to them that several "alumni" of the Youth Group take a week off from work to go to Camp Joy. Camp Joy touches both the youth and the recipients in the most meaningful ways.
St. John's Episcopal Church, Norwood Parish
6701 Wisconsin Avenue, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815
tel: 301-654-7767 | fax: 301-654-8830 |
office@stjohnsnorwood.org