The 'Goforth House' has been started!
After much praying and 3 years of careful planning, the Camp Homewood Board has approved the construction of the 'Goforth House' - a 3,600 sq. ft. up/down duplex to house two year-round missionary staff families. Housing has been a critical need for many years, and we have managed thus far only because we have not enjoyed a full complement of staff. Currently, neither the Food Services Manager nor the Head Cook positions are filled. We are seeking diligently to fill both positions, but we don’t have suitable housing to accommodate these staff and their families! In addition, some current staff families are living in substandard housing that needs to be replaced. Completing this duplex will be a solid start towards addressing our housing shortage.
This duplex will be the first of three projects to be built at the southern end of a 26-acre parcel of land that was donated to camp on December 31, 2018. The second build will replace the Walker House (built circa 1926). The final project will be a duplex built near the first one. All three builds will provide comfortable housing for our staff away from the noise of the heart of camp.
Construction costs are high, and building on Quadra Island is more expensive than elsewhere. The total cost of developing the site and building the first duplex is estimated to be $1.39 million.
- Phase I: Services (access road, electricity and water) and foundation - $252,000
- Phase II: Build to lockup (framing, roof, doors, windows, exterior cladding) - $495,000
- Phase III: Completion (electrical, plumbing, insulation, drywall, flooring, trim, etc.) and septic field - $647,000
Camp Homewood operates under a strict “No Debt” policy. Each phase will be started only after the funds for that phase have been secured. Thanks to a generous bequest and the thoughtful gifts of a small group of lead donors, $452,750 has already been received to start this critically important project! Please consider partnering with us by making a sacrificial gift so that we can complete this project before next summer.
Our Progress in Photos
Keep up with our progress with the photo gallery! As we continue to make progress on this project we'll update the gallery with new images, so keep checking back! To view the gallery, please click on any of the images below and scroll through!