Salkehatchie

Salkehatchie Summer Service is a pioneering servant ministry at selected sites in South Carolina involving high school and college age youth, as well as adults, and persons of different cultures in upgrading housing, motivating community cooperative efforts by helping persons to help themselves, and providing all participants with opportunities for personal growth and service.  This program is a Ministry of the South Carolina United Methodist Conference. 

 

Salkehatchie consists of a number of work camps in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia. Participants must be at least 14 years old by the beginning of the camp they attend. Adult leaders are also needed to offer guidance and support.  Camps run from Saturday to Saturday. During these weeks, participants physically improve homes of needy families and reach out to these families and one another in friendship. 

 

Mt Hebron students and adults generally will attend one to two camps in other parts of the state as a church group.  Sign-ups take place in the spring.  Also, Mt Hebron has offered support for the Lexington Camp that serves central and western Lexington County by having members serve on steering committees, volunteer as day-workers, and providing meals for campers.  Our own Rev. Mandy Taylor Young has served as Spiritual Director of the Lexington Salkehatchie Camp since 2006.