Directions to Local Events

To Camp Kirkwood (Send Off and Flight location)

From the North (Jacksonville):
Take Hwy 17 to Hwy 53 west. Follow Hwy 53 W almost to Burgaw. Make a right
on Hwy 117 N. Follow 117 N. for about 3 miles. Turn left on Camp Kirkwood
Road. Camp Kirkwood entrance is about 1/2 mile on the right.

From the South (Wilmington):

Take I-40 to Burgaw exit (Hwy. 53). Take Hwy. 53 towards Burgaw. Take a right onto Hwy.
117 North. Follow 117 North for about 4 miles. You will cross over I-40. Next major left after
crossing I-40 is Camp Kirkwood Road. Take this and go about ½ mile. Camp will be on your right.

Directions to Candlelight

From the North (Jacksonville): Take Hwy 17 South. Wesleyan Chapel UMC is on the right and across from Poplar Grove Plantation near the beginning of the construction area.

From the South (Wilmington): Take Hwy 17 North. Wesleyan Chapel UMC is across from Poplar Grove Plantation, about 2 miles beyond Porter's Neck Road. It's on the left in a construction zone.

Remember not to park in the first few spaces closest to the highway where your car might be seen by the Pilgrims arriving from the North. We want the church to appear unoccupied when they arrive.

To Burgaw United Methodist Church (Closing and “Big House”)

From the North (Wilmington):

Take I-40 to Burgaw exit (Hwy. 53). Follow Hwy. 53 into Burgaw. The church will be on your right.

From the South (Jacksonville):
Take Hwy 17 to Hwy. 53 W. Follow Hwy 53 into Burgaw. Burgaw UMC will be on
your right.