In 1979, Centrifuge launched as a youth summer camp for sixth through 12th grade students. Now known as FUGE Camps, this camp model combines small group Bible study with recreation, track times, worship and church group time. Nearly five decades later, FUGE Camps have served over 2 million campers and seen nearly 80,000 students make decisions to place their faith in Jesus … [Read more...]
8 Reasons to Start Planning for Summer Camp Early
By Kyle Cravens Even though summer feels distant at the beginning of a new year, it will be here sooner than we expect. Deciding whether the kids and students in your church will attend summer camp deserves thoughtful, early planning. When your kids and student ministry teams plan ahead, the benefits are substantial. Here are eight compelling reasons to begin planning … [Read more...]
Lifeway camps expand to new locations as growth continues into 2026
By Marissa Postell Sullivan BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — After adding eight camp locations in 2025, Lifeway camps are expanding once again in 2026, adding four new locations, in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas and South Carolina, as well as bringing new camps to previous locations. The expansion of Lifeway camp locations reflects the sustained growth of these camps. In 2025, Lifeway … [Read more...]
Lifeway campers give over $690,000 to support Southern Baptist missionaries
By Marissa Postell Sullivan BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Each summer, kids, students and leaders at Lifeway’s summer camps are invited to give to support Southern Baptist missionaries, and this year, campers gave the highest missions offering since 2017. Joe Walker, interim president and CEO of Lifeway Christian Resources, presented checks totaling $697,891.19 to International … [Read more...]
Camps Prepare the Next Generation for Ministry
By Marissa Postell Sullivan BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — It was 1994. He had just completed his freshman year of college and was diving into his first of what would be three summers working on the FUGE Camps staff. Serving on the recreational staff for two summers and as a Bible study leader one summer, Chad Keck’s work at camps laid the foundation for learning to lead people and … [Read more...]
