Wheat State Retreat Center

09/03/2026

When the buses pull away and another camp season comes to an end, ministry leaders naturally begin looking ahead. But before you move on too quickly, there is one more opportunity sitting right in front of you: Ask your students what they learned and record their answers. Together, those little clips tell the story of camp better than almost any promotional graphic can!

A 15-second video can become a social media post. A student's quote can become a registration graphic. Several “Church camp is where I learned…” clips can become a promotional video. A testimony can be shared with parents, your congregation or potential campers. And there is another benefit: students become the ones inviting other students to camp. Keeping reading the whole blog online:
https://www.christianretreatsnetwork.org/Blog/Posts/990/Summer-Camp-Student-Ministry/2026/9/Capture-It-While-Its-Fresh/blog-post/

08/31/2026

Church camp is what so many students call the highlight of their summer! It’s that one week away from home that is still the hub of conversation when school starts again. Church camp is an endless stream of fun, but somewhere in the middle of all that fun, something else happens: kids learn.

They learn new skills. They learn about themselves and each other. They learn to step outside their comfort zones. Most importantly, they learn more about God and what it means to follow Him. Ask a group of students to finish the sentence, “Church camp is where I learned…” and you may be surprised by just how many different answers you hear! Read the whole blog online:
https://www.christianretreatsnetwork.org/Blog/Posts/989/Summer-Camp-Student-Ministry/2026/8/Church-Camp-is-Where-I-Learned-/blog-post/?source=Facebook

08/26/2026

Praying the students take what they heard and felt at camp back home with them all year round! Till next summer 🧡

08/26/2026

We know we're bias but we love camp too! Counting the days till next summer together 🧡

07/20/2026

Camp is our ministry ❤ Shout out to all the volunteers & leaders that make summer camp happen!

Bible Boot Camp is in the books! We learned about the Armor of God from Ephesians 6 and how it protects us from the enemy. What a blessing it is to serve alongside these awesome leaders! We can’t do it without you! Parents thank you for sharing these precious ones with us a few days.

Thank you so much Wheat State Retreat Center for hosting so well! You are all amazing and we love having camp there!

07/20/2026

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07/20/2026

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07/20/2026