Menno Haven Camp & Retreat Center

06/08/2026

Youth Summer Camp has started!! 🎉
Join in with our campers for the first chapel song of the summer. 🎶 🎸 🥁 🍒 😁

Can you name that song? And if you know it, what is *your* favorite verse?

05/12/2026

Summer is Coming = We need Lifeguards!

Love water activities? Supervise campers and guest groups during swimming and water activities and enforce proper pool safety procedures.

If you are a lifeguard, or wanting to be one, and looking for hours at an outdoor pool this summer, contact us!

[email protected]
815-255-4649

05/09/2026

Rally Day is our annual open house at Menno Haven. It is an opportunity to experience the grounds, meet the people who work hard to make the camp run well, dedicate the summer program and summer staff, share and eat a delicious meal and celebrate a new camp season!

​Fill out the short RSVP on our website so we know how many to prepare for!

Info & RSVP at https://www.mennohaven.com/rallyday.html

05/07/2026

Come meet Stella (left) and Sully (right) with Space Guy Ray (middle) at Family Camp for an evening of looking at the heavens that declare the glory of God and the skies that proclaim the work of his hands (Psalm 19:1).

Don't miss out - Family Camp Registration closes at Friday (tomorrow) at noon!

Register Here: https://www.mennohaven.com/family-camp.html

05/06/2026

Registration for Family Camp closes in 48 hours!

Family Camp is the perfect stress free family vacation, short get-away from the noise of life, or chance to meet new friends. Enjoy a vacation like no other! The moment you enter our grounds, your worries go away. On this vacation, you don't have to worry about planning activities, choosing what or where to eat, and best of all, NO DISHES! Let us do all the hard work.

Info & Registration: https://www.mennohaven.com/family-camp.html

04/14/2026

Summer Youth Camp Registration is open for students going into grades 3-12 in 2026/27! If you register AND PAY IN FULL by May 1st, each camper gets an extra $25.00 off. Go secure your spot now!

Update: Our Wilderness Track for high schoolers is completely full! For high schoolers, we still have Cardinal Camp, Sports Camp, and Crafts Camp options.

Register campers for our Summer Youth Camps right now at www.mennohaven.com/summeryouthcamps.html

04/05/2026

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life” John 3:16, NLT

"No wonder my heart is glad, and I rejoice.
My body rests in safety.
For you will not leave my soul among the dead
or allow your holy one to rot in the grave.
You will show me the way of life,
granting me the joy of your presence
and the pleasures of living with you forever."
Psalm 16:9-11, NLT

He is Risen, Indeed!!

04/04/2026

Ladies, registration closes on April 10th @ Noon for our 2026 Women's Retreat!

Register Here before the deadline:

Get away from everyday life for an overnight retreat alongside other women who want to find connection with the Word and with other women.

04/03/2026

Thanks to all who came out to our Spring Work Day this past Saturday. So much got done:
- Windows were cleaned in lower Lakeview Lodge.
- Pedalboats and canoes were moved to the lake.
- The dock was cleaned.
- An initial clean was done on the cabins.
- The game room and both bathrooms were painted in the Activity Center.
- The boxes built around the air handlers in the gym were painted.
- Firewood was cut, split and stacked in crates - 7 of them!
- Fire wood was moved off of Lakeview Lodge's upper deck as the fire place is coming out of it's seasonal work.
- Rock was blown out of the grass along the main drive and the excess was taken to our rock pile.
- Sticks were picked up on the lawns and trails.
- Fiber optic was run to various places on camp.
- A shelf was made to keep the pressure tank off the ground in the pool mechanical room.
- Electrical work was done in the cabins.

It's amazing what all can be accomplished with skilled labor and willing hands!! Thanks again to this amazing group of volunteers!!

03/26/2026

Nothing like a full day in the woods with Jesus!