This Well-Loved Event is BACK! Join us for Serve & Play Weekend at Shoshone Mountain Retreat!

Come serve with joyful hearts alongside Friends of Camp as together we help cleanup Shoshone Mountain Retreat after the windstorm.

You’re Invited to Shoshone Mountain Retreat May 1-3, 2026 to help with much-needed projects around camp and make a meaningful difference in the great outdoors! 

Come on your own, with your family, your youth group, or bring a crew of friends. All ages and skill levels are welcome as we serve together and make a lasting impact. A volunteer weekend is needed more than ever after the windstorms earlier this year! 

We’re seeking enthusiastic volunteers to help clear fallen trees and branches, refresh cabins after winter, and organize spaces throughout camp. Volunteers with skills in carpentry, painting, or other trades are especially encouraged to share their God-given gifts in service.

What to Expect

Arrive at camp Friday evening to settle in and connect with friends new and old. Serve Shoshone from breakfast ‘till 3 pm Saturday: landscaping, wood chopping, deep cleaning, and all sorts of other simple, significant tasks. Knock off work at 3pm to enjoy fun camp activities: hiking, biking, ball field games, or curl up with a good book and a mug of cocoa and enjoy the view of the mountains from a rocker on the dining hall portico.

Friday and Saturday evenings include camp fire and devotion time with s’mores—a camp necessity! Sunday wraps up with a time of song, prayer, and devotion.

Flexible Ways to Serve & Support Camp

Come Saturday just for the day, for just Friday or Saturday night, or for the whole weekend (Friday evening through Sunday morning). Can’t make it that weekend but still love to serve camp? Let us know at volunteer@lutherhaven.com! Shoshone Mountain Retreat can always use your help.

Are you a Thrivent Member? Consider putting together a  Thrivent Action Team for the Serve & Play weekend!

Youth must be accompanied by adults.

New this year! First-ever Ranch Serve & Play Weekend from June 19-21, 2026! Click here to learn more.

Date

• May 1-3, 2026
• Saturday- Only Option Available!

Cost

• Free! This volunteer event includes…
  • Overnight Lodging
  • Saturday breakfast, lunch and dinner. 
  • Sunday breakfast.

Sample Schedule

Friday

• 6:00pm: Check-in (No dinner Friday night, but check out a couple local restaurants!)
• 8:00pm: Devotion and camp fire

Saturday

• 8:30am: Breakfast
• 9:00am-3:00pm: Work Projects
• 12:30pm: Lunch
• 3:00pm: Camp Activities
• 5:30pm: Dinner
• 7:30pm: Campfire

Sunday

• 8:30am: Breakfast
• 9:30am: Devotions

Packing

• Bedding/Sleeping bag
• Toiletries
• Towels
• Work clothes for indoors and outside
• Work gloves or tools
• Flashlight
• Cozy pajamas
• Bible
• Good shoes or boots for working
• Optional: Camera to remember your weekend!

Thanks for your gift of service!