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Created in Love

Created in Love

Arlen Christenson was one of the first people to tour what is now the Bethel Horizons property. Along with his wife, Judy, they have been committed to the mission of Bethel Horizons from the beginning. Judy recalls some of those early days when there were questions...

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Comfort Zone

Comfort Zone

The students of the Advanced Ropes Course class at Memorial High School have been coming to Horizons for an overnight adventure field trip for years. This year was almost canceled due to lack of funding. Their teacher encouraged them to advocate for themselves. With...

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Horizons Hero

Horizons Hero

“I was never an outdoorsy person.” shared Kayla Schween. “My aunt had tried to get my sister and me to attend camp at Horizons when we were young, but we just weren’t interested.” After graduating seminary from Drake University, Kayla found herself in a transitional...

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Touching Lives

Touching Lives

Leotha Stanley is an artist in residence who has been teaching music in local schools, including one week of summer camp at Horizons, for over 20 years. He is extremely passionate about sharing his love of different types of music and the transformative power music...

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Spiritual Touchstone

Spiritual Touchstone

Pam Shellberg grew up in Chicago, and her experience with being “in the wilderness,” as she said, was when her family rented cottages up in Door County. “We always had running water,” Pam giggled. “I had never slept under the stars until that first staff training. I...

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