Camp Burnamwood is our Presbytery Camp and Conference Center located in the mountains of Irvine, Kentucky. Burnamwood is a place where many of our young people feel close to God and where their spiritual journeys begin. Some of our high school students attend camp each summer and are moved by what they experience during their week together.  Some of our recent campers share with us what Burnamwood means to them:

"I think that Burnamwood is a wonderful place to meet new people and grow closer to God. Many wonderful people are there to help you feel good, and everyone is so inviting that complete strangers can become good friends in just one week. Burnamwood is a great place to be with God and with friends and to have lots of fun at the same time." Richard Hunt

"Burnamwood is a place where you can feel God calling you, and where you know that he is always there for you. When you walk upon the dam, and look out across the water and see the cross, with the swirling morning mist before it... that is God. When you see your friends all laughing together, no one being left out... that is God... When you cry on the last night for fear that you may never see some of the seniors again, and yet the joy and happiness that they share about being at camp over the years makes you cry even harder... that is God. I feel like I am at home when I am at Burnamwood. You have a connection with the people at camp that is like no other. I can try my hardest to explain it, but it’s impossible to describe exactly what you go through spiritually. Burnamwood gives me a feeling of peace and calmness, a sense that God is always there no matter what. Burnamwood has changed my life immensely. Each time I go to camp, I have a moment where God changes my life, I have a moment where I feel like it’s just the two of us. Both of us, sitting side by side, looking at this beautiful place that he created for us, for all of us." Anne Evans

"Burnamwood is the best place in the world! Burnamwood is my home away from home. I have so many friends there and everyone accepts you for who you are. Everyone always gets along and we’re all one big happy family. This summer at camp, I learned that there is always hope even when things are going really bad. I learned about team work, servant hood, and the obstacles of life. One of my favorite parts of Burnamwood is the worship services we have each night. On the night my small group did worship we washed everyone’s feet. It was really moving for me to get to wash others feet like Jesus washed his disciples feet. I love Burnamwood!" Caroline Caudill

"When I enter Burnamwood, I feel a sense of peace and all the worries that I had or have are lost. I know that everyone will accept me just as I am, and meeting so many new people proves that. At worship and closing circle, when you see everyone, everyone at camp, counselors and youth, all holding hands, you know that this is the right place, this is the most perfect place you could ever be at that moment in time. It’s so wonderful, feeling the unity and the strong friendships with them all. And when we look up at the stars at night, just seeing all the familiar faces, and all the wonderful things in nature, you just know that you have truly been blessed by God in this wonderful place. I really hope that everyone who has the opportunity will seize it and that you will have the privilege to go and experience Burnamwood because I can guarantee that you will fall in love with it and never want to leave." Sarah Caudill

See the Burnamwood Website for current camp information
900 Burnamwood Road   Irvine, KY   40336    606-723-2572

The Burnamwood Camp and Conference Center rests on 500 acres of rolling hills in Estill County, just 4.5 miles north of Irvine, Kentucky. Burnamwood is an agency of the Transylvania Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church (USA). For more than 40 years, the people of Transylvania Presbytery have followed the call back home to Burnamwood.

Burnamwood is not just a place. Burnamwood is a ministry where we know the love of God and the joy of God's people. It is a safe and peaceful environment where children and youth will build strong relationships with God, and build friendships to last a lifetime!