Some consider February to be “Love Month!” As Christ followers, there’s nothing we love more than glorifying the Author of love! To help you meditate on Christ’s love throughout this month, we’ve compiled 29 verses to meditate on—one for each day of the month! We pray that this blesses you as you daily seek to […]
by Lizzie Klein
“Welcome to Fireside.” With these words, the Timbers campers and staff begin a special weekly camp tradition. Fireside is a time for the whole camp to gather together and worship the Lord, express what He’s been teaching them, and even witness a fun closing surprise! Join the Timbers staff as they share about this special […]
Tags: life change
Every year our staff reconnects by taking a trip together! This is a fruitful time to reminisce, look forward to the summer ahead, worship together, and as always, share lots of laughs. Our staff look forward to these trips so much they save up their own money during the year to go on them! This […]
Michael Miller has multiple layers—he’s an avid traveler, skateboard enthusiast, devout disciple, and hilarious storyteller! Enjoy learning more about Chimney Point’s Men’s Director below to be encouraged and spurred on. Tell us a bit about yourself! I’m from Watkinsville, Georgia. I went to the University of Georgia where I studied advertising, and I worked at […]
A new year includes the excitement of what is to come! Enjoy reading about what some of our staffers hope to accomplish this year. Some are fun and some are more serious—all are a reminder that self-discipline and dependance on God go hand-in-hand! I’ve recently gotten back into reading and I love it! I read […]
Tags: new years resolution, resident staff
Oh what fun! What happens when you combine hot cocoa, Grinch face paint, and dance parties? Winterfest, of course! Our staff had a blast spending time with campers a few weekends ago. Take a look below and enjoy a glimpse of all the memories made! View this post on Instagram A post shared […]
Inside the Cove | Spiritual | Stories
Every child should get the opportunity to go to summer camp. That was the constant refrain playing in the minds of Josh and Libby Black when they had the idea for their church, First Baptist Church of Longview, to host a week of Pine Cove City. That idea in itself is not so extraordinary; hundreds […]
Tags: church, city, counselor, gospel, ministry, pine cove city, scholarships, stories, transformed
Pine Cove’s scholarship fund launched in January 2009 as a response to the financial crisis that had begun the previous year. The leadership team at Pine Cove recognized how important camp could be for families who were struggling—a beacon of hope in a time when their lives felt upended by hardships, financial and otherwise. The […]
Tags: life change, ministry, scholarships, transformed
by Pine Cove
Each week during the summer, all four of Pine Cove’s family camps feature teaching from amazing Bible scholars and Christian parenting experts. These weekly teaching pastors—many who have been coming to speak at camp for decades—make an impact for Jesus by investing richly in our camper parents and families. One such speaker duo is Bob […]
Tags: advice, camp culture, faith, family camp, interview, parenting, speakers
by Lizzie Klein
They say that a week in the Forge is actually a month in normal life, so if that’s true, we are a few years into the Forge this December! So what’s happened so far? What is a fall semester like in the Forge? Well it all started with move-in day, which if I’m being honest […]