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The Pines Catholic Camp is located in Big Sandy, Texas, just north of Tyler and 2 hours east of Dallas, is a Catholic summer camp and retreat center. Accredited by the American Camp Association (ACA), The Pines seeks to “give youth the confidence and the strength they need to continue their faith journey and to help them foster healthy vocations.” [1]
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The Wilds Christian Camp/Conference Center is located near Rosman, North Carolina (with a mailing address in Brevard). The camp property contains approximately 1,000 acres (4.0 km 2) of land through which Toxaway Creek flows. Four main waterfalls on the Toxaway are on The Wilds property and are common hiking destinations for campers.
Hume New England is a 500 acre Christian camp in Monterey, Massachusetts. First developed by The Sudan Interior Mission in 1929 a camp was opened on the site in 1941 by New England Keswick. [9] The campgrounds include a dining hall, three residential lodges, four cabins, two chapels and a number of smaller buildings including a snack shop. [10]
Young Life is an evangelical Christian organization based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, which focuses on young people in middle school, high school, and college.. Week-long Summer camps are a major focus, and these have a definite evangelizing aspect. [3]
With the permission of the property owner, the first week-long resident camp took place on this 80-acre (32 ha) property, which soon become known as Camp Firwood. In 1955, Camp Firwood was purchased for $35,000. [3] Today, Camp Firwood runs a summer camp for youth 7–18 years of age, and houses up to 260 campers a week.
Ken Hay, a native of California and a graduate of Oregon City High School, was the son of a pastor who took his sons to camp settings "as soon as we were old enough to walk." [ 1 ] Hay, who was athletic and 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), turned down several athletic scholarships to attend Bob Jones University , where he became a student leader and ...
Ironwood Springs Christian Ranch (ISCR) is a Christian camp in southern Minnesota serving over 22,000 people per year. Founded by Bob Bardwell, ISCR's express purpose is to provide an atmosphere and opportunity for adults and children to get to know themselves, others and God better.