No experience affords youth a greater opportunity to come to know and love our Creator than living in His great creation under the leadership of strong Christians.
Alpine's philosophy is simple: we are about relationships. Of course, we want each day to begin and end with devotions in the Word. Perhaps even more than this, however, we want each boy to see Christian life lived out practically in the relationships they form with their counselors and fellow campers. We want them to see what it “looks like” to be a Christian. It's not a mountaintop experience; it's about loving someone, serving them, and spending time with them. We want our campers to experience the great fun and lasting joy that only true Christian fellowship can bring (we think that’s why so many campers come back year after year).
Hopefully, they will also learn that Christianity is not always easy, that we must learn to have patience and bear with one another’s shortcomings. We are convinced that this experience is essential for a boy’s maturity in today’s world.
Counselors and their campers begin each day with a hymn and time of devotion during Morning Watch, encouraging campers to establish the daily habit of time alone with God. At the end of the day, counselors lead cabin devotions, with a brief Scripture reading and a time of reflection on the events of the day.
On Sunday morning, the whole camp turns out for an edifying and challenging worship service, conducted by the camp minister. After a relaxing day appreciating the wonders of God's world, Sunday ends with an evening vesper service at one of our natural amphitheaters.
“Community is something that a Christian can’t go without and Alpine creates a blueprint for this that can be carried into the real world.”
~ Sumner, Former Camper
Through these structured periods of worship and the practical application of the teachings of Jesus Christ, Alpine Camp and its staff offer each camper a summer to know God better, gain a greater appreciation of the world around him, and realize his special place in God's world.
Devotions are only the beginning of Alpine's ministry. We work very hard to select young men of intentional faith and sterling character to lead our campers through the summer. Our counselors live their ministry as they demonstrate the daily application of their faith during activites and cabin life.
“The mission of the camp is the same as when I was a camper: a created environment where boys can be boys and see how God fits in to everything they do. This lesson is so important for my son at his age. He can hear it from my wife and me, but it is invaluable that it gets reinforced by his counselor, the head counselor, staff, and the entire camp.”
~ Stewart, Parent and Former Camper
Whether a camper is sitting in the Sunday worship service, rappelling down a rock face, losing a tennis match, or celebrating his tribe's victory, his counselor will encourage him to regard his victories, defeats, joys, and struggles in the light of God's love for him.
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