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Who are we?
Camp Penuel was chartered as a Missouri Corporation in 1973 and recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c) 3 charity making gifts to us tax deductible. We are a nondenominational charity focusing on inner-city and “at risk” children and are governed by one Board of Directors under the leadership of founder and President Rev. Harry H. Douma.
Camp Penuel’s headquarters and main location is Ironton, Missouri on Lake Killarney. This camp welcomes children from the St. Louis Metro Area, all Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, Tennessee, and Oklahoma.
Camp Penuel East was established in 1994; we are located in Eldred, Pennsylvania we reach out to our local area and include Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Ohio and Washington D.C. Jeremy and Jena Walter lead this camp.
Camp Penuel Costa Rica was established in January 2003 Penuel dedicated land in Esparaza, Costa Rica. Paul and Thelma Bernhagen, who worked at our main camp for over five years, lead the new operation. Not only Costa Rican children benefit from the camp, it will reach out to other countries in Central America. |
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A summary of our beginnings.
Camp Penuel East is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit non-denominational, Christian Camp, founded by Rev. Harry Douma of Ironton, Missouri. We have provided a free camping program to thousands of children ages 7-11 since established in 1994. The land and facilities were donated by Tim & Ruth Roudebush and Family. Our main focus is reaching inner - city kids, but our camping program is open to anyone regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, or handicap.
 Our Founder Rev. Harry H. Douma has gone to be with the Lord and is survived by his wife Carole and all of his Children and Grand Children.
In 1973 the Lord led Rev. Douma to found Camp Penuel on Lake Killarney in Ironton, Missouri, which has expanded to Camp Penuel East in Eldred, PA, and to Esparza, Costa Rica. The camps have ministered to over 70,000 children and at least half of these have made decisions for Christ. There has never been a charge to any child.
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The Future of Camp Penuel East
The Current President of Camp Penuel is Joy Emert, Harry and Carole's Daughter. The future of Camp Penuel East is very bright. We will constantly be improving and renovating our camp to keep it a top notch facility. We have plans for the future growth of our facilities, but each new step will come in Gods timing. We have a vision for the future at the Penuel East campus we have envisioned thousands of children coming and hearing the message of the Gospel. We know that there are so many kids just waiting to hear about Jesus, and we are determined to tell them all.
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