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Ways to support Pilgrim Park Camp and Conference Center

Our vision

The Illinois Conference UCC Outdoor Ministry is a place of acceptance, diversity, and community which supports a journey of growth with reverence for our natural surroundings.

Century Club Members

Century Club is designed for individuals, churches and organizations that wish to support Pilgrim Park with special projects such as updating the Bourdon House floors, replacing mattresses in Upper Conference Center and various equipment needs on site. All you have to do to become a member is to commit to donate a minimum of $100.00 yearly for at least 5 years. Century Club Members are then listed on a plaque in the Pilgrim Park Dining Hall.

More ways to support Pilgrim Park

  • The most important thing any of you can do to keep the camp operational is to utilize the site. Pilgrim Park is open year round and offers many unique opportunities for retreats, family escapes, youth enrichment and spiritual transformation. Call Pilgrim Park and see if we can help you with your next adventure.

  • Pilgrim Park is in the process of replacing single pane and outdated windows in buildings throughout the site. Replacing these will add comfort for the guests and will improve safety while keeping utility costs down. Another project is to replace old sagging mattresses in our youth buildings. The mattresses will need bed bug covers to ensure that all our guests have a good experience!

  • Pilgrim Park has a scholarship fund that assists youth and/or families. We use the interest from these endowed accounts each year to scholarship youth to sponsored events, UCC Church Retreats, UCC Intergenerational or Family Camps.

  • If you have a particular project or piece of equipment that you would like to help with or donate to Pilgrim Park, contact the Site Manager who will work with you to achieve that goal. We have many needs and we appreciate and depend on your support to achieve these goals. Designated Gifts have been used for small & large projects. Pilgrim Park has used designated gifts to install grab bars in showers, replacing outdated tables and to reroof the chapel.