1. Historical background

2. References

3. External links

Bement Camp and Conference Center, also known as Camp Bement or just Bement, opened in the summer of 1948 and was in continuous operation for the next 60 years. Thousands of children passed through Bement's gates during those years. The camp grew through purchases and gifts of land. By the early 1970s it had grown to over {{convert|550|acre|km2}}.

Following the untimely death of Camp Director Mark Rourke in 2004 due to a glioblastoma, the camp went through a rapid series of director and staff changes and enrollment plummeted.

In the spring of 2009, the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts announced the closure of the camp, and that a discernment committee would be formed to determine the future of the camp.

Historical background

On Christmas Eve, 1944, Mary V. Bement died. In her will she left a trust fund of 1.5 million dollars to the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts. The Diocese was to use the interest from that trust for "the religious, charitable and educational work of the Diocese."^[1]

References

External links

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20110719015735/http://www.diocesewma.org/parishmatters/bement-story-mar-2010.pdf The Story of Camp Bement, Diocese of Western Massachusetts, March 12, 2010]

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