Employment opportunities
Join our team through paid internships in program leadership or hospitality. Gain hands-on experience, housing, training, and mentorship while serving guests year-round at Sugar Creek.
Summer Employment
Explore a life-changing summer of growth where you’ll make a difference, grow as a faith-filled leader, develop skills and gain confidence to last a lifetime.
Summer staff receive a comprehensive paid training, a weekly salary, all-you-can-eat meals, plus free housing in a spacious, modern, private lodge for the summer season. No wonder so many counselors come back these days to be at camp multiple summers.
Start your conversation and apply today…
Retreat Host
Open immediately. Retreat Hosts are directly involved with hospitality ministries all year. This is a paid 1-year (or shorter if arranged) internship with housing provided. It offers opportunities for hospitality coordination and implementation, facility setup, activity leadership, program design, and more.
Within a Christian community of year-round staff, energetic campers, financial supporters, gracious guests and world-class volunteers, the Retreat Host helps a team serve the needs of churches and private retreat groups throughout the year. Experiences for youth, families, and custom guest stays are all hosted in this beautiful 660-acre Bible camp valley.
A variety of seasons means flexible, new opportunities abound – as in most outdoor ministry positions. Focus may also vary based on your interests for developing skills for a successful career in ministry, hospitality, or program leadership. Housing, utilities, biweekly stipend, frequent meals, paid training, and opportunities to attend professional gatherings are all provided.
Now receiving applications: Please email program@sgrcreek.org with your interest or call 608-734-3113 to request an exploratory conversation. Position is open until filled.
Program Management Internship
The Program Management Intern gains first-hand work experience in designing and implementing an exciting range of ministries. This paid internship offers training and a variety of professional experiences pursuant to a career in Christian program leadership at a camp, church, nonprofit, or mission-based community. In addition, the intern is provided with onsite housing, utilities, trainings, a weekly stipend, frequent meals, and professional conference attendance.
This person assists with planning and leading innovative programs for faith formation and life skill development. This person also assists with onsite ministry retreats 1-2 times per month by hosting, preparing, and leading experiences through the school year. Use and grow your gifts of cooperative imagining, invitation, administration, and program leadership in a beautiful 660-acre Bible camp that serves 120+ congregations.
This position is a paid internship with housing and utilities. Duties may vary somewhat based on program needs and also your own interests for developing your professional skills for a vocation in fields of ministry, hospitality, and program leadership.
Now receiving applications. To apply, email a Letter of Interest and Resume to program@sgrcreek.org, or call 608-734-3113 for an exploratory conversation. Thank you for your interest!
