North Texas Conference Camps

The North Texas Conference offers many different Camping and Retreat style experiences. Our camping, retreat and conference facilities at Bridgeport Camp and Conference Center, Prothro Center as well as our Go Camps, offer a fun, safe, and affordable experience that is catered to the needs of the groups they serve while being surrounded beauty and nature of the outdoors. 


We offer programs and curriculum to develop groups in leadership and in the Wesleyan Heritage as well as offering other resources customized to your desired camping and retreat experience. 


Examples of what we offer:

* Children and youth summer camps, 

* Corporate conferences leadership and team building, 

* Adult, family or youth retires, 

* Day or overnight field trips

* Outdoor Education

* Weddings


We invite you to come and try out one of our amazing camping and retreat opportunities. Information on each of our locations can be found below. 

Confirmation Connection

In January of this year we had out Confirmation Connection Weekend Retreat for churches of the North Texas Conference. We had 15 participating churches with a total of 151 Campers and Volunteers. 


For those who don't know, Confirmation Connection is a retreat style confirmation program of the North Texas Conference that partners with local UMC Churches to provide a connectional confirmation experience. The Curriculum for the weekend is developed from various United Methodist approved Curriculums and will fit well with what UMC Churches are already doing with their Confirmation classes.


We are looking forward to providing this camp again in 2019. In the meantime check out pictures from this years camp!


Click Here to for pictures: 


For more information on future camps contact: 

Joseph Bradley - Joseph@ntcumc.org


Wesley Life Map

At North Texas Annual Conference 2017 we unveiled our Wesley Life Map Project. The Wesley Life Map is designed to guide the faith formation of our Camping and Retreat Ministry programs and curriculum with the goal of making sure that we are offering developmentally and age appropriate ministries. 


The life map focuses on the intellectual, emotional, relational and spiritual needs of a person and spans from infancy to older adults. This work relies heavily on the work of Discipleship Ministries, Theologian James Fowler, and the works of John Wesley. Over the next year we will begin using the Wesley Life Map to make sure that our Camp and Retreat Centers are creating the best possible environments to develop disciples. 


For those seeking the slides from the Laity Session Keynote click the link below. 

Click Here for Laity Session Slides


If you would like to know more about the Wesley Life Map and how it my help in your current context or would like someone to come to your church and give a presentation please feel free to contact us. 


Joseph@ntcumc.org :  Joseph Bradley - Director of Camping and Retreat Ministries

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Bridgeport Camp & Conference Center (BCCC) strives to provide opportunities for children, youth, and adults to experience loving Christian community and to be shaped by God’s grace, all to the glory of God. Since 1949, BCCC has offered summer camps and retreat facilities to thousands each year.


Bridgeport Camp & Conference Center

P.O. Box 215 (mailing address)

3280 FM 2952 (physical address)

Bridgeport, Texas 76426

Director: Beau Taft

Phone: 940-683-2555

Email: info@bridgeportcamp.org.  


     

The Prothro Center at Lake Texoma is a ministry of hospitality owned and operated by the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church. The retreat center serves groups of all kinds, from family reunions and youth groups to large businesses and school conferences.


Prothro Center

269 Methodist Ln

Pottsboro, Texas 75076

Director: Cliff Dyer

Phone: 903-786-2141

Email: prothro@ntcumc.org


             

GO Camp is a system of camping, both summer and year-round, that compliments the current camping and retreat ministry offerings of the North Texas Conference, that reaches underserved communities and provides new opportunities to develop young leaders.


We work with children, youth, and young adult groups all over North Texas to provide meaningful camping experiences right in their communities


Go Camp

500 Maplelawn Drive, 

Plano, Texas 75075

Director: Bouie Stewart

Phone: 940-600-2851

Email: stewart@ntcumc.org