Draft:The Rowe Center


Overview

The Rowe Center, also referred to as Rowe Camp & Conference Center, is a Unitarian-Universalist camp and conference center in Rowe, Massachusetts.

History

Rowe Camp was founded in 1924 by early-20th-century feminist Unitarian minister Rev. Anita Trueman Pickett.[1] The conference center was founded in the early 1970s by Rev. Douglas "Fir" Wilson as part of the same non-profit organization.[2]

The Preserved Smith Memorial Chapel, built in 1907 and restored in 2015, is found in the center of the town of Rowe and is part of Rowe Camp & Conference Center.[3] Summer camp participants traditionally walk to the chapel in the evenings.

Programming

Rowe's camps, retreats, and workshops tend to focus on community, self-expression, nature, progressive values, and healing.[4],[5]

Youth summer camps at Rowe are offered for several different age groups.

Adult programming includes the Rowe Labor Day Retreat for Men who Love Men,[6] Kindred Spirits (a recovery-themed retreat drawing on 12-step programs), and Foundations (for 20- and 30-somethings), among a variety of other conference topics.

Notable past speakers and workshop leaders

Ruby Sales[7]

Ram Dass[8]

Paul Winter

Abbie Hoffman[9]

Notable past campers

Melissa Febos[10]

Julia Stiles

The Rowe Center

Council of Unitarian Universalist Camps and Conferences

References

  1. ^ Burnstine, Lyn (2000). Anita Trueman Pickett: New Thought Preacher. Skinner House Books. ISBN 9781558963849. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Douglas Fir Wilson Papers". UMass Amherst Libraries. Robert S. Cox Special Collections & University Archives Research Center. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Rowe Camp chapel fully renovated". UUWorld. UUWorld. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  4. ^ "Rowe Camp and Conference Center". UMass Amherst Libraries. Robert S. Cox Special Collections & University Archives Research Center. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Programs". Rowe Center. Rowe Center. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  6. ^ "Rowe Labor Day Retreat". Queer Forty. Queer Forty. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  7. ^ Donahue, Joe. "Where Does It Hurt?: Overcoming The Pain Of White Supremacy". WAMC Northeast Public Radio. WAMC Northeast Public Radio. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  8. ^ Simon, Peter. "Ram Dass speaking to attendees wrapped in blankets, Rowe Center spiritual retreat: Rowe Town Hall building in the background, ca. May 26, 1975". UMass Amherst Credo. Peter Simon Collection. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  9. ^ ""I Believe We Did Some Good in the World": An Interview with Douglas Wilson". Medium.com. Rowe Center. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  10. ^ Dancyger, Lily (8 October 2019). Burn it Down: Women Writing About Anger. Basic Books. ISBN 9781580058940. Retrieved 23 December 2025.

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