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Looking
for a
Great Summer Camp?
According to Camp USA, 8,500 camps are conducted in the United States each
summer. Christian Camping International includes over 1000 camps in its
membership. That’s a lot of camps! With thousands of good camps, and hundreds of
Christian camps to choose from, how do parents and youth workers find their way
through the maze to select the best camps for their kids?
While almost
any camp is likely to be fun and offer great activities and interaction,
churches and families want to feel confident that they are sending their young
people to camps that, without question, exalt Christ, and uphold the reformed
faith. The following paragraphs describe several CE&P-endorsed camps that are
run by the PCA at the denominational, presbytery, or local church level, or
whose leadership includes PCA members. The list is not exhaustive, but it
highlights the distinctives of each camp, and should help guide you through the
maze of options.
It is our prayer that this brief tour will help you select the camps that Christ
might use to help your children trust Him, love Him, obey Him, and be
transformed by Him. If you know of a camp we should consider, contact Danny
Mitchell at 678-825-1144 or
dmitchell@pcanet.org. Include your camp's information, please email with the
camp name, dates, 25-30 word description, contact names and numbers, and an
email or website address, if applicable.
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Youth Excelling in Leadership
National Conference
Youth Christian Leadership Conference
From the roots
of the Presbyterian Youth in America Conference (PYA) comes YXL - The Youth
Christian Leadership Conference. YXL exists to be used by the Lord to help
High School students of the PCA discover, develop and use their God-given
leadership qualities to the glory of Christ and the good of those with whom
they come in contact.
CEP in
partnership with Covenant College invite you to consider being a part of
something old yet something very new: YXL to the glory of God and to the
good of everyone involved.
YXL? Because
Christ-Centered Leadership Matters for the Rising Generation.
July 7th-12th
- Covenant College
http://www.pcacep.org/yxl
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A
sister conference to CE&P’s YXL held in Glorieta, New Mexico. The
leadership team of YXL Glorieta is committed to principally to same
philosophy of developing leaders as the YXL conference at Covenant College
but with a unique twist on programming. If you are looking for a leadership
conference for high school students west of the Mississippi then YXL
Glorieta may be the conference for you.
2008 Conference Dates: June 22nd-28th
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BridgeMont offers weeklong, rustic
camping experiences, which challenge campers in their walk with Christ.
Based on reformed teaching, we build on the principles of Christian
character that will stay with them for a lifetime, while playing in one of
the biggest backyards around, the Great Smoky Mountains. Each camper has the
opportunity to explore, discover, and build new friendships while taking
part in swimming, archery, drama, arts and crafts, field games, hiking, and
much more. With accommodations for up to 60 boys and girls, ages 7-17,
BridgeMont is the perfect location for camping adventures. Visit
www.bridgemontcamp.com
for registration information.
Dwight Wilkinson-Executive
Director 865-453-8841
director@bridgemontcamp.com
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We
can't wait for YOU to arrive! This summer
we'll be about encouraging YOU to recognize
The Bigger Story in life. YOU will be
reminded that God has written a story just for YOU
and YOU are the star of that story. We feel
it will be a privilege to remind YOU that
God has a grand purpose for YOUR life. God
reminded people in the Bible all the time about their role in the Bigger
Story. People such as Joseph and Esther were used mightily of God because
they recognized their part in spite of their difficult circumstances. Come
to Camp All-American this summer and find YOUR
role in The Bigger Story.
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Camp All-American 9500 Medlock Bridge Road, Duluth, GA 30097
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Camp
Office:
678-405-2266, Church Office: 678-405-2000
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Camp email: camp@perimeter.org
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Camp
Director:
Jay Martin
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Description:
Camp Westminster is a non
-profit Christian camp organized
and operated by Westminster Presbyterian Church (PCA) of Atlanta, Georgia.
Among the many activities offered are: a 50-foot climbing tower, ropes
courses, paintball, team sports, water sports, crafts, and horseback
riding. Most importantly, Camp Westminster nurtures each child’s spiritual
growth through daily Bible study, prayer and vespers.
Check out the website for the summer schedule and
information concerning their day camping program. www.campwestminster.org
Contact:
Jason Stephenson, Camp Director –
director@campwestminster.org
Phone: (770) 483-2225
FAX: (770) 760-0676
Website: www.campwestminster.org
2412
Lake Rockaway Rd.
Conyers, GA 30012
Eleanor
Lilly, Camp Administrator - administrator@campwestminster.org
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What is MAC?
Mission Adventure Camp (MAC) is a high energy
adventure camp for junior high students. Youth groups from across the
country will converge on the campus of Covenant College on Lookout Mountain,
Georgia for a power packed 5 day/4 night experience of a lifetime!!
Through the challenges of outdoor adventure
activities, team building initiatives, service projects, small group
dialogues, and powerful teaching from guest speakers, students will be
confronted with the call to live a life sold out to God with a heart of
compassion for the world. Students will be forced to break through the
barriers of restrictive comfort zones and will be encouraged to participate
boldly in the adventure of a life-long commitment to the Gospel and the
Global Mission of our Lord and King, Jesus Christ!!
CONTACT INFO
Email:
mac@mtw.org
For Program Info: Jason Lehn 706-419-1606
For Registration: Carol Gann 678-823-0004, ext. 2311
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RIDGE HAVEN is the denominational camp of the PCA. Located in the beautiful
mountains of Western North Carolina near Brevard. Weeklong camps held
throughout the summer are designed for Juniors (begins with rising third
graders), Junior Highs and Senior Highs. You can count on PCA leaders
providing solidly Reformed teaching, godly counselors, loads of fun
including whitewater rafting and ropes courses for junior and senior highs.
Other recreation includes a new climbing wall, swimming, hiking, field
games, friendly team competition, mud pit, mountain bikes, and much more.
Junior High and Senior High Great Adventure Weeks offer even more mountain
adventures including a night of camping out under the stars. See website
www.ridgehaven.org
for more information.
Contact Information: www.ridgehaven.org
for the summer schedule, online registration forms, information on
speakers/musicians for each week and about other Ridge Haven ministries.
Ridge Haven office - (828)
862-3916.
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RYM
Check
Website for 2008 Schedule.
www.rymonline.org
Reformed Youth Movement’s mission is to challenge the minds and lives of
young people with the truth of Biblical Christianity. The mission is
accomplished through annual conferences for Junior and Senior High Youth.
RYM is led by a board of 17 members from all over the United States. RYM
staff is composed of committed Christians who have a heart for youth
ministry. Elective courses are taught by pastors, pastors’ wives and youth
leaders, many of whom serve in college ministry. Seminary students and RYM
leaders organize the recreational activities.
CONTACT:
Scott Lowe - Executive
Administrator
Reformed Youth Movement
Phone: 970.412.8551
Email:
scott@rymonline.org
Joey Stewart -ExecutiveDirector
Emal:
joey@rymonline.org
Phone:
901-581-7579
MAILING ADDRESS:
749 South Lemay 43, PMB 235
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Website:
www.rymonline.org
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Twin Lakes Summer Camp
is a ministry
of First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, Mississippi. Our purpose is to share
the gospel of Jesus Christ with every camper. Each day, campers are
presented reformed teaching through morning and evening devotions, assembly
times and object lessons at every activity. Activities include horseback
riding, rock climbing, challenge course with 600 foot zipline, archery,
swimming, Super Fun Games, 155 foot waterslide, floating rock climbing
mountain, floating trampoline, three story tree house and much more!
Campers receive a DVD of their week at camp! Visit our website for more
information:
www.twinlakescamp.org.
For more
details check out the website or contact:
Matthew@twinlakescamp.org
Twin Lakes Camp and Conference Center
155 Milner Road
Florence, MS 39073
Toll Free: 866-237-4657
www.twinlakescamp.org
Email the Camp
Registrar:
Lisa@twinlakescamp.org
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Dates: June 21st-28th
Fully Alive
is a ministry conference designed for Christian Senior High youth, and
creates an environment which will:
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connect students with students
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teach students to see that
they are truly Fully Alive when they are in Christ
Jesus , not chasing after the stuff of this world.
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educate, motivate, and
provide tools to enable students to stand firm
in Christ Jesus
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educate, motivate, and
provide ministry and leadership tools to enable youth to impact
and influence their world for Christ.
The Fully Alive
staff believes that a critical component in assisting Christian youth to
resist the pressures of this world and to grow in their faith is to be
anchored in a network of Christians – a network that seeks to inform
their minds, to engage their hands, and to bind their
hearts to the Gospel of Christ. We believe that today’s youth
need strong Christian leadership – from adults as well as teens.
Contact: Tom Luchenbill
(tluchenbill@christcommunitycarmel.org)
or Matt Luchenbill (matt@ecpca.org)
for more information and be sure to check out the website (www.fullyaliveconf.org)
for all the details about the conference.
Registration
forms should be sent to
Tom Luchenbill
Christ Community Church
4770 E. 131st Street
Carmel, IN 46032 (317) 580.9020
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