Harvest Hosts, a membership program for RVers that gives them access to unique RV camping options, announced it has exceeded 200 hosts within its growing church category – joining a wider network of more than 7,000 Harvest Hosts locations across North America. The company explained that throughout the pandemic, millions were unable to attend religious services in person and some struggling congregations sought out unlikely ways to stay afloat monetarily and while making use of the land they were on, which is sometimes in rural, bucolic settings attractive to RVers.
For the small businesses represented within the Harvest Hosts network, including churches, the supplementary income has proven to be impactful. Harvest Hosts’ members spend or donate an average of $50 per night at each location they visit. The company anticipates its members will spend more than $40 million directly with its small business and nonprofit locations in 2022 alone, of which Harvest Hosts does not take any cut or commission. For many hosts, this can mean a $10,000 – $30,000 increase in annual revenue.
“Harvest Hosts has offered Our Savior Lutheran Church and her Academy the opportunity to be a witness to the RV’ing community,” said Lavonne Pappert, Our Savior Church & Academy, Smithville, Missouri. “Not only does Harvest Hosts provide an additional income stream, it empowers us to serve others in a creative and fun way. We enjoy meeting travelers, hearing their stories, and having them take part in our church and school.”
