FUGE
1.877.CAMP123
200 Powell Place, Suite 100
Brentwood, TN 37027
200 Powell Place, Suite 100
Brentwood, TN 37027
Monday – Friday: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm CT
Saturday – Sunday: CLOSED
Please note: ย All camp staff, volunteers, church leaders, etc. will need to complete the trainings in Active Networkย at least 3 business days prior to the start of camp.
The Ridgecrest Recreation Waiver is now an online form. Group leaders will receive the link for their session of camp in the email that Ridgecrest sends with their housing assignments.ย
COORDINATES // Brewton-Parker College, Cedarville University, Glorieta Conference Center, Jenness Park, Regent University, Tusculum University
NUMBER OF YEARS SERVED IN STUDENT MINISTRY //ย 5+
ORIGINALLY FROM //ย Cincinnati, OH
SCHOOL INFORMATION //ย Graduate of the University of South Florida.
FAMILY INFORMATION // Married to Ryan since 2025.
FUN FACT //ย She has 3 bionic joints.
International Mission Board (IMB)
The International Mission Board teams up with local churches to share Godโs love with people all across North Africa and the Middle East (NAME). These places are packed with amazing history. Itโs where Jesusโ story began! This summer, you get to be part of bringing hope to kids and families who live there.ย
Weโre focusing on a country that has become a safe place for people who had to leave their homes because of war. Itโs a place where God is doing some amazing things! Teens just like you are helping share the hope of Jesus with people from different backgrounds.ย
Your mission workers are helping families hear about Jesus in all kinds of ways. Many people are hearing the good news of Jesus Christ every day.ย
Hereโs the cool part: YOU get to be part of it. Your prayers, mission offering, and everything you learn this summer helps you join in on what God is doing in this amazing place.
Every year a portion of the mission offering received at camp goes back to the local community through MFuge grants. Local ministries that we partner with can apply for the grant to continue ministry throughout the year. It is amazing to see how the Lord uses these ministries throughout the year.
North American Mission Board (NAMB)
โWe lead the country in everything you donโt want to lead the country in.โย
If people know anything about South Dakotaโs Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Matt Hadden says itโs probably that.ย ย
โWe have 80% unemployment, the average lifespan of an adult male is 50 years, and the teen suicide rate is 300% higher than the national average,โ he says. โSeveral years ago, we had 26 teenagers take their lives in a three-month period. If that happened anywhere else in the country, it would be national news.โ
Matt is a missionary with Send Relief, Southern Baptistsโ compassion ministry arm. He and his wife, Amanda, along with their four kids, run the ฤhaลkรบ Waลกtรฉ Ranch on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, home to the Oglala Lakota people.ย
โฤhaลkรบ Waลกtรฉ means โGood Road,โโ he says, โand thereโs a reason we call it that. The Oglala are essentially an unreached people group right here in the center of our country, and thereโs so much brokenness here. Most people on the reservation, kids especially, have been through traumatic experiences or are living in crisis mode. And so, we are absolutely an evangelistic ministry, but our approach is through compassion ministry.โ
Much of what the Haddens do at ฤhaลkรบ Waลกtรฉ is built around an eight-week-long summer kidsโ camp. โWe do a really big, glorified VBS,โ Matt says. โItโs a safe place for kids to learn and celebrate who God made them to be. They learn Bible stories, they play games, they do arts and crafts, and really, we just all have a lot of fun.โย
When you give to the FUGE Missions Offering, youโre helping provide basketballs, Bibles, crayons, and anything else missionaries like the Haddens might need to share Christ in an unreached place.ย ย
Pray that Matt and Amanda will be fully supplied so they can meet needs and see God change lives in South Dakota. Giving to this project will go a long way towards making that happen.
To learn exactly what your offering dollars can do in places like South Dakota and how missionaries all over the U.S. and Canada are meeting needs and seeing God change lives, go to namb.net/lifeway-camps.
COORDINATES //ย Milligan University, North Greenville University, Southern Wesleyan University, University of Mobile
NUMBER OF YEARS SERVED IN STUDENT MINISTRY // 15+ years
ORIGINALLY FROM //ย Newport, TN
SCHOOL INFORMATION // Graduate of Carson-Newman University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
FAMILY INFORMATION //ย Married to Mark for 10 years and they have 2 children together โ Hutch and Addie Mae.
FUN FACT //ย She loves to travel and meet new people.
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NUMBER OF YEARS SERVED IN STUDENT MINISTRY //ย 25+
ORIGINALLY FROM //ย Big Spring, TX
SCHOOL INFORMATION //ย Graduate of Baylor University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
FAMILY INFORMATION // Married to Michelle since 1990, 3 daughters, Karis, Kali, and Kaia.
FUN FACT // Was a pole vaulter in High School, with 13โ 6โ being the official best jump.
COORDINATES //ย Ridgecrest, Southwestern Seminary, & Eastern University
NUMBER OF YEARS SERVED IN STUDENT MINISTRY //ย 25+
ORIGINALLY FROM //ย Princeton, KY
SCHOOL INFORMATION //ย Graduate of Murray State University
FAMILY INFORMATION // Married to Danette since 2000 and they have one son named Colin.
FUN FACT // Has an alter ego — Flava Crave.
COORDINATES // Aldersgate Retreat Center, Carson Springs Baptist Conference Center, Chowan University, Highland Lakes, James Madison University, Liberty University, Southeastern University, Southwest Baptist University, Union University
NUMBER OF YEARS SERVED IN STUDENT MINISTRY //ย 10+
ORIGINALLY FROM //ย Lexington, KY
SCHOOL INFORMATION //ย Graduate of Eastern Kentucky University
FAMILY INFORMATION //ย Married to Mary since 2013 and they have three children โ Caleb, Nora Kate, & Addie. They also have a dog named Berkley.
FUN FACT // Distant relative of Kentucky Fried Chicken founder, Colonel Sanders.
COORDINATES // Louisiana Christian University, Mississippi College, William Carey University, WorldSong
NUMBER OF YEARS SERVED IN STUDENT MINISTRY //ย 10 +
ORIGINALLY FROM //ย Jackson, MS
SCHOOL INFORMATION //ย Graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi
FAMILY INFORMATION // Married to Steve and mom to Jayse and Liam. They have two dogs — Louie and Mabel.
FUN FACT // Fluent in American Sign Language.
NUMBER OF YEARS SERVED IN STUDENT MINISTRY //ย 4 years
ORIGINALLY FROM //ย Helena, AL
SCHOOL INFORMATION //ย Graduate of Auburn University and Lipscomb University
FAMILY INFORMATION //ย Married to Ryan since 2019. They have a daughter named Shiloh and a golden retriever named Harper.
FUN FACT //ย Has been chased by a bear and successfully outrun it.
COORDINATES // Carson-Newman University, Camp Tanglewood, Berry College, Missouri Baptist University, and Southern Seminary
NUMBER OF YEARS SERVED IN STUDENT MINISTRY // 10+
ORIGINALLY FROM // Winston-Salem, North Carolina
FUN FACT // Enjoys officiating sports.
OPTIONAL:
If you want your group to participate in the BOLD course during afternoon hang time, you will need to sign up by emailingย [email protected].ย
This is an additional cost that is not included in your camp cost and can be made directly to Berry College, if your group is participating in the BOLD course. Click here for more information.
NUMBER OF YEARS SERVED IN STUDENT MINISTRY //ย 5+
ORIGINALLY FROM //ย Charlotte, NC
SCHOOL INFORMATION // Graduate of Appalachian State University
FUN FACT //ย I have an identical twin sister that also works camp.ย
NUMBER OF YEARS SERVED IN STUDENT MINISTRY //ย 5+
ORIGINALLY FROM //ย Mt. Sterling, KY
SCHOOL INFORMATION //ย Graduate of University of the Cumberlands.
FUN FACT //ย I can quote all three High School Musical Movies from beginning to end.
NUMBER OF YEARS SERVED IN STUDENT MINISTRY //ย 5+
ORIGINALLY FROM //ย Tampa, FL
SCHOOL INFORMATION //ย Graduate of University of South Florida
FUN FACT // Owns a Christian clothing brand called inspirenow.
OPTIONAL:
If you want your group to participate in laser tag or ropes course during afternoon hang time, you will need to sign up by emailing Scott Darnell at [email protected].
Click HERE to access the form.
Click HERE to access the form.
Theย LaHaye Recreation and Fitness Center Assumption of Risk formย is for ALL participants that wish to take part in any activities during Track Times or Hang Time in the recreation center. While not everyone will use LaHaye, it’s wise to have everyone complete one of these forms.
Click HERE to access the form.
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