MISSION & VISION
Our Vision
We envision the Claggett Center as a place where all people experience radical welcome and life-giving transformation—so that everyone may leave with lifted hearts and a deeper sense of God’s unconditional love.
At Claggett, we believe that retreats, camps, and conferences have the power to change lives. Whether it’s a week at summer camp, a weekend retreat, or a moment of quiet reflection, every experience is shaped by our core values of beloved community, kindness, and connection to place and people.
We are passionately committed to ensuring these life-changing opportunities are available to guests and staff of every race, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and background. We believe each person is uniquely created in the image of God, and that their presence, story, and identity are not only welcome—they are essential to the community we build together.
At Claggett, transformation happens through belonging, rest, growth, and grace. It’s our joy and calling to make space for that transformation, every day.
As an Episcopal ministry, rooted in the Baptismal Covenant, we strive to:
- Continue in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship; in the breaking of bread, and in the prayers. The simple acts of daily life together: prayer, meals, rest, and play, bring us into closer relationship and community.
- Seek and serve Christ in all people, loving our neighbors as ourselves. Our staff seeks to listen to others’ stories, consider their perspectives, and learn to treat people how they would like to be treated according to their needs and abilities. This is the mindset we invite guests into as they navigate daily life in community at Claggett.
- Strive for justice and peace among all people, respecting the dignity of every human being by:
- Removing as many barriers to participation due to socioeconomic status as we can through:
- Scholarship and tiered pricing systems in our programs
- Assistance with acquiring necessary items for summer camp with discretion and without judgment
- Making Claggett a safer place for people of color by:
- Examining and changing practices and systems that were designed with whiteness as the “default”
- Naming our history and complicity to slavery and racism
- Making camp a safer place for LGBTQ+ guests and employees by:
- Allowing each person to define themself.
- Using the name and pronouns they ask to be called by, and respecting information that each person chooses to share or not share about their identity.
- Examining and changing practices and systems that operate on the assumption of binary gender and heterosexuality
- Supporting transgender and gender-expansive guests’ right to use the lodging spaces and bathrooms that are appropriate for them.
- Removing as many barriers to participation due to socioeconomic status as we can through:
Finally, whenever we fall [short], we repent and return.
