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Bement Camp and Conference Center

1948 establishments in Massachusetts2009 disestablishments in MassachusettsBuildings and structures in Charlton, MassachusettsDefunct summer campsEpiscopal Church in Massachusetts
Summer camps in Massachusetts

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 550 acres (2.2 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.

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