Faith Based

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Faith-based Camps offer campers from Christian or Jewish backgrounds the best of both worlds - the chance to enjoy all the activities found at traditional camps, but with time spent incorporating their faith. There are generally 2 types of faith camp. Some are 'faith-lite' (for example YMCA camps) - where the focus is fully on the giving the kids a great summer experience and not on religion. On other camps, faith will play a strong central role that serves to unite the camp's community, with services and faith studies comprising a big part of day-to-day life on the camp.

Gotta have faith?
For many having a strong belief isn't an essential requirement to work on a faith camp, but being open minded, respectful and willing to learn about the lives and faith of others is. On camps where faith forms the background philosophy of the camp and where many staff will not have a particular faith, staff may be expected to attend services in order to play a full role in camp life.

Of course on some faith camps the ability for staff to provide instruction and take part in running services is important, and so staff with a strong knowledge of their faith are in high-demand.

Whether faith forms a strong part of your daily life or not, you'll find these camps are united by their faith and as a result close bonds are formed between staff and campers providing the basis for a fantastic summer.

One such camp we serve is 'Mystic' which is a private Christian summer camp for girls. Established in 1926, it's nestled among cypress, live oak, and pecan trees in the hill country of west-central Texas on the banks of the beautiful Guadalupe River. The camp strives to provide young girls with a wholesome Christian atmosphere in which they can develop outstanding personal qualities and self-esteem, whilst undertaking activities as diverse as fishing to hiking and golf to 'war canoe'!