Brewer Chapel Turns 70 years Old!
Show our "Little Brown Church" some love!
Show our "Little Brown Church" some love!
We want to refurbish our beloved outdoor chapel for it's next 70 years of service.
MEMORIES OF BREWER CHAPEL:
Each Camp Winnataska alumni holds Brewer Chapel dear for a different reason. Maybe it is the exact message you needed to hear on a Sunday morning. Maybe it is seeing your favorite staff member in the Holy Grail Pageant. Maybe it is remembering your wedding day. Donate today to ensure the next generations of Winnataska campers can make more memories here.
FUND A PEW FOR $1000:
Don't you want to have your group of friends commemorated on a brass plate for funding the restoration of one of these? How about your family? Don't you think your child who is a camper, leader, or staff member would love to show the fruit of your donations to their friends? (Email us at info@friendsofwinnataska.org to verify that your group donation is recorded correctly.)
PROPOSED WORK:
The pews in the chapel will be professionally refinished and sealed for outdoor use. The bell tower will be rebuilt due to rotting wood. The entryway roof will be repaired. Interior lighting will be addressed as well as electrical upgrades. The structure will not be altered - just updated! Other work can be performed by volunteers such as cleaning the floors and paneled walls, repainting the interior, and better storage facilities in the closets.
HISTORY:
Brewer Chapel is one of two structures at Camp Winnataska that are memorials to veterans. Named for Staff Sergeant Bob Brewer, this chapel was given by the Brewer family. Bob Brewer was a paratrooper who landed in Normandy on D-Day in 1944, and was taken prisioner by the Germans. He was fatally wounded in an Allied bombing in 1945. J. E. Stanley hewed the wood himself from camp lumber for the distinctive trusses. The Blackfeet, with Stanley and his assistant, Roy Conner, built the chapel. Work was stalled in 1951 for the construction of the foot bridge, but the first supports were placed in February 1952 and it was dedicated on June 14, 1953. In honor of the 70th anniversary of Brewer Chapel's dedication, let's all show our beloved "little brown church" some love!