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For generations, one remarkable tree has stood watch over Covenant Harbor. When Covenant Church purchased the historic Snug Harbor estate in 1947, its mansion became a home for ministry, welcoming as many as 90 campers into its many rooms. Ten years later, a fire destroyed the mansion. A nearby ginkgo survived, bearing scars that remain part of its story.

Today, that same tree casts welcome shade near our Worship Tent. Covenant Harbor’s Ginkgo tree is considered one of the largest Ginkgo’s in the state of Wisconsin. Beneath its branches, campers, staff and guests find a place to pause, gather and experience the beauty of God’s creation.

Each fall, our ginkgo offers one more gift. Among the last trees at camp to change color, its leaves turn a brilliant yellow before falling in a brief, breathtaking shower. For about a day, it feels as though it is raining gold. The ginkgo offers a meaningful picture of the care that helps a community thrive. Its roots sustain growth. Its canopy provides shelter. Its steady presence blesses people who may never know its full history.

Its enduring presence inspired the Ginkgo Circle, Covenant Harbor’s community of monthly donors. Monthly donors provide that same kind of ongoing care for Covenant Harbor’s ministry. Their dependable generosity helps sustain a place where campers are welcomed, relationships deepen and young people discover what it means to know and follow Jesus.

A monthly gift becomes part of something lasting: the care surrounding a homesick camper, the encouragement of a counselor and the opportunity to encounter Christ in a place set apart. We invite you to put down roots with us. By joining the Ginkgo Circle, you help nurture the ministry happening today and make room for the generations still to come.