In June 1924, near St. Augustine beach, the Diocese of Florida sponsored its first summer
camp. 40 children from the Young People’s service leagues in Jacksonville attended. 1925, the camp was held on St. Andrew’s Bay near Panama City. The camp grew, prospered and acquired the name, "Camp Weed" in honor of the late Rt. Rev. Edwin Garner Weed, Third Bishop of Florida. In 1929, the Diocese purchased 10 acres of land overlooking the bay, including a former hotel and 4 screened bungalows. In 1930, the Diocese held more than one camp session.130 youngsters attended the youth camp, and church school teachers and other interested leaders had their own program. By 1940, about 400 people were coming to Camp Weed every summer.

During the war, the US army took over the site. To help out,the St. Joe Paper Company presented the Diocese with beachfront property on St. James Bay, near St. Teresa. This property, too, was seized for the war. During the 4 war years, Camp Weed prospered at Hibernia temporary quarters on the St. John’s River.

In 1946, the camp returned to the St. Teresa site, which now had barracks, mess halls and offices which became dormitories, a dining room, a chapel, a recreation house and a crafts/ hobby house. The fifties was a decade of almost constant growth. The facilities were being used for a wide range of programs and meetings. By 1970, several factors made it apparent that relocation to a more central site must be examined.

In 1976, the Diocesan convention authorized acquisition of a "centrally located site of adequate size...." They sold the St. Teresa property in 1978, and purchased the current 500-acre site on White Lake near Live Oak. For several years, summer campers roughed it in tents, but in 1981 the first permanent facilities came. 1982 campers helped develop swimming and recreation areas, cleared roads and built 7 cabins. In 1983, a new kitchen and dining room were added. Through the years, additional cabins, piers, a high quality conference center, spacious motel rooms, and a new swimming pool have been added. In 1995, construction was completed on the beautiful Mandi’s Chapel, where many religious services, weddings and devotionals are held. in 2004, the Varn Dining Hall with a seating capacity of 300, and the Ravine, a new hotel pod with conference room, were built. In 2006, they added the Snell/McCarty Youth Pavillion, a gymnasium for groups up to 500.