LCU’s summer camp Encounter is quickly approaching in early June, and registration is open. Evening worship is open to the public.
Encounter, LCU’s on-campus Christian camp experience for students entering ninth grade through graduating seniors, features interactive classes, vibrant devotionals, uplifting evening worship, powerful keynote speakers, and captivating entertainment.
“This year’s theme is ‘Know Hope,’” shared J.E. Bundy, camp director. “All week, we will look at people in Scripture who lived through suffering, uncertainty, and long seasons of waiting, yet still trusted God. Biblical hope is not optimism or the belief that everything will work out the way we want. Hope is confidence—knowing the goodness of God and the certainty of His future, even when the outcome we hoped for never comes for us.
“Many of the people in Scripture lived and died before the promises of God were fulfilled, and yet they still lived with hope,” he continued, “because they understood that God’s promises belong to the whole story, not just one life. When God fulfills His promise for His people, it is not only for those living in that moment—it is for the ones who came before as well. Because Jesus has overcome the world, suffering is never the end of the story.”
Evening worship, starting each night at 6 p.m. in the McDonald Moody Auditorium, is open to the public and free of charge. Singing is led by Thomas Aduddell and LCU’s own acapella ensemble, Best Friends, and evening keynote speakers include J.E. Bundy, Dr. David Fraze, Doug Page, Robby John, Josh Stephens, and Kecia Jackson.
“There are only two spiritual activities that have been credited with moving an adolescent’s faith forward in dramatic fashion: short term mission trips, and Faith-based camp experiences,” said Dr. David Fraze, Chair of Youth and Family Ministry, who has been deeply involved in LCU camps for years. “ That is what happened to me when I was 14 years old attending Encounter Summer camp. It changed me and the trajectory of my life. For over 43 years, I have been a witness to similar change taking place in the lives of both students and adults who attend LCU’s summer camp experience.”
Encounter begins Sunday, June 7, and runs through Friday, June 12. Learn more about LCU’s summer camp opportunities.