Sacred Rhythms
Finding a Godly pace in a hurried world. One weekend to slow down, look up, and reconnect as a family.
Rest. Reconnect. Refocus.
Our families are busier than they have ever been. Practices, screens, deadlines, and drive-throughs set the tempo of our weeks. Family Camp is a holy interruption: two nights in God's creation where the schedule serves your family instead of running it.
Unhurried time outdoors. No rushing, no screens required, room to breathe.
Play, eat, laugh, and worship side by side with your kids and your church family.
Practical teaching on building rhythms of faith that survive the drive home.
“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge.”
Psalm 19:1–2Three days, one pace: God's.
Come for the whole weekend or just for the day on Saturday. Everyone is welcome either way.
Parents' Summit Optional
- 3:00 pmEarly check-in opens
- 6:00 pmDinner with the early crew
- 7:00 pmParents' Summit session one; game and movie night for the kids
- 9:00 pmFire, coffee, and honest conversation
Arrive & Unplug
- 9:00 amSummit session two and expert Q&A (early arrivals)
- 4:00 pmCheck-in, set up camp, tribe assignments
- 6:30 pmCookout dinner together
- 8:00 pmWelcome campfire, s'mores, and tribe flag making
- 9:30 pmGlow Wars: the first tribal points of the weekend
The Full Day
- 8:00 amBreakfast
- 9:30 amFamily session: Sacred Rhythms
- 11:00 amBreakouts: kids classes by age, workshops for adults
- 12:30 pmLunch
- 2:00 pmTribal Games on the field
- 4:00 pmExpert Q&A panel for parents; crafts and free play for kids
- 5:30 pmCast-Iron Cook-Off dinner
- 7:30 pmLegacy Campfire and blessing letters
- 9:30 pmThe Heavens Declare stargazing
Worship & Send-Off
- 7:30 amSunrise worship and communion
- 8:30 amPancake breakfast
- 10:00 amFamily devotional, memory verse showcase, and the Cedar Cup awards
- 12:00 pmLunch, pack up, head home renewed
Draft schedule. Times and sessions will be finalized closer to camp.
Four tribes. One epic weekend.
At check-in, every family is drafted into one of four creation tribes. Kids, parents, and grandparents compete on the same roster all weekend, and everything from the games to the verses you memorize banks points for your tribe.
Skies
"The heavens declare the glory of God."
Woods
"Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy."
Rivers
"Let the rivers clap their hands."
Stars
"He determines the number of the stars."
How your tribe scores
- Tribal Games and Glow Wars victories
- Memory verses recited, any age, any time
- Cast-Iron Cook-Off entries and scavenger hunt finds
- Spirit points, awarded loudly and a little arbitrarily
It all comes down to Sunday morning, when the winning tribe hoists the Cedar Cup at closing. Bragging rights last exactly one year.
Hide It in Your Heart
The camp memory challenge: Psalm 19:1–4. Kids take on verse one, adults take the whole passage.
Recite it to any leader before Sunday breakfast to earn your camp patch and bank serious points for your tribe. Every reciter gets celebrated at the closing showcase.
Come for the rest. Leave with the tools.
Alongside the fun, the weekend carries real equipping: practical training for parents and classes built just for kids, so every member of the family goes home with something that sticks.
The Parents' Summit
Come a day early. Thursday evening and Friday morning are a deep-dive parenting intensive: focused sessions, honest discussion, and expert Q&A while the kids get a game and movie night.
Optional ThursdayAdult Workshops
Workshop-style and high-level, not lecture-style. Family devotionals that actually stick, screens and schedules, discipling teens. You leave with a plan you wrote, not notes you'll lose.
ParentsKids Classes
While parents are in workshops, kids head to age-graded classes with screened teachers: Bible lessons, crafts, and a creation scavenger hunt for the littles.
Just for KidsExpert Q&A
Panels with seasoned parents, ministers, and counselors. Drop your questions in the box anonymously at check-in and hear real answers to the questions every parent is carrying.
Ask AnythingThe stuff your kids will still talk about at Thanksgiving.
Legacy Campfire
Parents and grandparents share three-minute faith stories around the fire. We record the audio so every family takes home a keepsake of their own generation's testimony.
Saturday NightBlessing Letters
Moms and dads write a sealed letter of blessing to each child on Friday. They are read aloud by firelight on Saturday. Bring tissues, seriously.
Tissues RequiredTribal Games
Tug-of-war, egg toss, three-legged races, and events nobody trains for. Every win banks points for your tribe, and zero athletic ability is required to become a legend.
All AgesThe Heavens Declare
Blankets out, lights off, eyes up. A guided stargazing devotional straight out of Psalm 19, with a telescope for the curious.
Theme NightCast-Iron Cook-Off
Dutch ovens, secret recipes, and bragging rights. Teams cook, the whole camp judges, and everybody eats the entries for dinner.
Everyone JudgesGlow Wars
Capture the flag after dark with glow sticks on every kid. Ends with a full-camp glow parade back to the fire.
After DarkGolden Hour Portraits
Free family mini-sessions at sunset. Come home with a real family photo where everyone is actually together and actually outside.
Free KeepsakeThe Unplugged Challenge
Optional phone drop-off at check-in. Families who go screen-free all weekend get entered in a prize drawing, and get their weekend back.
Optional, Worth ItStay the weekend or come for the day.
There is a lane for every family, from full-weekend campers to Saturday day-trippers. Pricing and lodging options will be announced with registration.
Tent & RV Camping
The full experience. Pitch your tent with your church family and fall asleep to crickets instead of notifications.
Cabins & Lodging
Indoor options for families with little ones, grandparents, or anyone whose back has opinions about sleeping on the ground.
Day Trippers
Can't stay the night? Come Saturday morning and stay through the campfire. You will not miss the good stuff.
What the sky usually does in early October.
Warm days, mild evenings, and skies made for stargazing. Here is the typical picture; this section flips to a live weekend forecast automatically about two weeks before camp.
Typical early October for the Gulf Plains region (NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals). A live Friday-to-Sunday forecast takes over here once camp is inside the forecast window.
Questions families actually ask.
Who is Family Camp for?
Do we have to stay overnight?
What about our little ones and nap time?
Will our kids be supervised?
What is the Thursday Parents' Summit?
Do we have to memorize the verses?
What should we bring?
How much does it cost?
“Night after night they reveal knowledge.”
Psalm 19:2Give your family one slow weekend.
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