L.Y.F.E. CAMP  "Live Your Faith Everyday!" A Minnesota United Methodist Youth Camp

LYFE Camp Fact: Our roots go back nearly forty years!

We're still detailing our timeline, particularly in those early years. We plan to have more details in place soon. We strive to make all weeks of LYFE Camp a great place for youth to experience old traditions and create new ones, too.

2012 - LYFE Camp finds a new home at Camp Minnesota campsite, Camp Koronis.

2011 - LYFE Camp expands with a brand-new week to include new youth groups. LYFE Camp CITs and SCs build and erect a brand-new cedar cross on top of Meditation Hill at Decision Hills Camp site.

2009 - LYFE Camp consolidates back into two weeks.

2008 - LYFECamp.org debuts online.

2006 - LYFE Camp splits into three separate weeks of camp. Excelsior UMC begins sending youth to camp, joining Arlington Hills at Week I. Brunswick, Grace, Hopkins, and South St. Paul become the Week II churches, and Buffalo, Discovery, and Richfield move to Week III.

2002 - A huge storm sweeps away two of the three crosses on Meditation Hill. at Decision Hills Camp site. DHC staff and LYFE Camp Week I counselors cut and erect two fresh cedar crosses in their place, both of which remain to this day.

2001 - Junior High Camp gets a new name, LYFE Camp, to better define its direction. It stands for Live Your Faith Everyday through Community, Affirmation, Music, and Prayer. This becomes the defining brand name and motto for the camp.

1998 - Camp splits into two separate weeks of camp. Richfield and Brunswick attend one week, while Grace and Hopkins attend another.

1997 - Camp grows again and becomes so big that the dining hall can no longer hold everyone for meals and worship. Random small groups eat meals on the porch or in Portinga Cabin. A large tent is set up behind Portinga Cabin for worship and the all-camp dance.

1996 - Discovery UMC begins sending youth to Camp. Camp is big enough to make use of "Friendship Hall," a barracks-style cabin one-quarter mile away from the main campgrounds. Some of the end-of-the-night campfires are held near Friendship Hall to bridge the travel gap.

1990 - Camp splits into two separate weeks of camp. One camp becomes its own completely different entity and eventually folds in the mid-90s. The other camp continues strong with Brunswick UMC, Grace UMC, Hopkins UMC, and Richfield UMC.

1984 - Camp moves to Decision Hills Campground in Spicer, MN.

1983 - Camp bids farewell to Camp Frontenac.

1954 - Camp starts at Camp Frotenac. The first churches involved include...