Frequently Asked Questions

Contact the FUGE office via email at fuge@lifeway.com

This depends on the location your group will be attending. The majority of locations are dorm rooms with 2-4 beds and shared bathrooms or bath on the hall. For more location specific information, click here.

We will do our best to work with our staff and facility staff to make the necessary accommodations for students with special needs. Call the FUGE Office at 1-877-CAMP123 or e-mail your question to fuge@lifeway.com.

1 adult for every 5 students (gender specific). Adult is defined as 19 yrs old AND one year out of High School.

FUGE Camps are for students having completed 6th grade through 12th grade. Bible studies, track times, recreation, ministry sites and other programming elements are built around the developmental needs of students in these age groups. For this reason, children, primarily older children who have completed 4th or 5th grade, should not attend FUGE Camps. Instead, we recommend CentriKid, a camp ministry for campers who have completed 3rd-6th grade.

If you choose to bring your own children who are outside of our camper age range, they must remain in your supervision throughout the camp daily schedule. Please note that not all of our camp locations allow children outside of FUGE Camper age. Please check your camp location to find out if children are allowed to be at your camp location.

Before February 1: You may reserve your spot at camp anytime before February 1, 2022 with no deposit. 

February 1: A $75 per person non-refundable deposit is required for each reservation to be paid on or before February 1.  Any new or additional reservations made after February 1 will require an immediate $75 non-refundable deposit per person.  All deposits are non-refundable and cannot be applied toward balance due.

May 1 Cancellation Deadline: An additional $75 late cancellation fee will be incurred for each decreased person after May 1. When you decrease your registration, previous deposit payments made cannot be applied or transferred toward final balance due.

14 Days Before Your Group Arrives at Camp: Final balance must be received by this time.  This money is non-refundable and non-transferable after 14 days before camp. If the final balance due is not paid by this time, your group will be charged a one-time $75 late fee.   

Auto Payment Option: Authorized Group Leaders may give permission to charge deposits, late cancellation fees and balance due to a church Lifeway account by calling Lifeway Events Registration at 1-877-CAMP-123. Authorization to charge your Lifeway account must be updated on a yearly basis. 

Weather and National Disaster Cancellation Policy                                

We are always committed to hosting planned camps and events as scheduled. Simultaneously, your group’s safety is our priority. If circumstances beyond the control of either party including dangerous weather conditions or national disaster make hosting a planned event illegal, impossible, or irresponsible and we cancel the event, we will refund your deposits and final balance, if they have been paid.  If you cancel your registration on your own, we will not be able to refund your deposits.

Sales Tax

Lifeway is required to collect sales tax for events held in Virginia. The sales tax charge will be added to the final balance on your camp confirmation statement. For churches traveling from out of state, you must send Lifeway a sales tax exemption for the state in which the event is held to have these taxes removed. Churches may obtain the proper documentation from the state’s Department of Taxation or Department of Revenue. State tax exemption forms are to be scanned and emailed to taxexemption@lifeway.com.

Final balance must be received 14 days prior to camp.  This money is non-refundable and non-transferable after 14 days before camp. If the final balance due is not paid by this time, your group will be charged a one-time $75 late fee.   

Auto Payment Option: Authorized Group Leaders may give permission to charge deposits, late cancellation fees and balance due to a church Lifeway account by calling Lifeway Events Registration at 1-877-CAMP-123. Authorization to charge your Lifeway account must be updated on a yearly basis.

Please ask your students and adult sponsors not to pack anything that:

• Advertises alcohol, tobacco, illegal drugs
• Explicitly or implicitly promotes racism, sexism, or hatred of any group or person
• Explicitly or implicitly refers to sexual actions or situations
• Has spaghetti straps, except for sleepwear
• Is excessively short or tight fitting.

While at camp, we ask that students and adults:

• Wear closed-toed shoes to recreation.
• Wear modest, one-piece bathing suits or two piece suits covered with a colored T-shirt.
• Wear modest shorts, dresses, slacks, and jeans for worship. Long pants or knee-length skirts are required for students or adults participating in worship on stage.
• Do not dress in a way that calls attention to their underwear (sagging your pants, rolling down your waistbands, etc)
• A dark t-shirt if you plan to take the messy games or water games track.
• We invite you to join us as leaders in monitoring your group to ensure they are dressing appropriately.

Contact the FUGE office via email at fuge@lifeway.com

This depends on the location your group will be attending. The majority of locations are dorm rooms with 2-4 beds and shared bathrooms or bath on the hall. For more location specific information, click here.

We will do our best to work with our staff and facility staff to make the necessary accommodations for students with special needs. Call the FUGE Office at 1-877-CAMP123 or e-mail your question to fuge@lifeway.com.

-Group Information Form- (make sure it is updated and accurate)

-FUGE Release Forms- (2 per participant, including adults) We need the originals; you keep the copies. Separate between the different camp programs, if you are at a combo camp and are participating in multiple areas. Be sure each form has a photocopy of parent’s insurance card.

-Statement of Compliance- We do not need the actual background checks but need this form completed and signed.

-At Camp Registration Checklist- You will use this to ensure you have completed the registration process.

Bible, shorts and t-shirts, shoes-tennis shoes for recreation and sandals if desired, personal hygiene items, favorite pillow, money for snacks and items in the FUGE store and other optional items such as a camera.

Alcohol, tobacco, illegal drugs, fireworks, any kind of weapon, water guns, water balloons. We recommend no radios, iPods, CD players, play station portables or other gaming devices, roller blades or skateboards. If students do bring cell phones or iPods please ensure these are not distractions at camp.

The application process is from June 1 through May 1. The earlier you apply the better!

Primary placement for new applicants takes place in early December. Spring placements will occur only on an as-needed basis. We suggest that applicants complete the application, references, and interview prior to December 1; however, individuals may still apply and interview throughout the spring to potentially fill open staff positions due to increased registration numbers.

Complete an application and schedule an interview by going to fugecamps.com and clicking on “Employment” under ABOUT at the bottom of the homepage.

After completing all forms and submitting your application, you will be guided through a process where you will have the opportunity to choose a time for an online interview through Zoom.

Yes. Salaries start at $225 per week. Staffers are paid bi-weekly.

Camps usually run for 5-6 weeks. Teams train together for a week before campers arrive. A typical summer will be about 7 weeks, although there are locations that are both shorter and longer.

Applicants must turn 19 years of age and be one year removed from high school by August 1st to work FUGE Camps.

No. We take prayerful consideration to place the right people on the right team.

We look for staff with experience in leading Bible study and experience in the specific track times for which they apply.

We take 7 to 8 days to train staffers at the beginning of the summer. We will train each staffer in Bible Study, recreation, crisis situations, track time leadership, etc.

We will fly you to the camp location or give you up to $200 to bring your vehicle to camp. Have other questions? Email your questions to fugeemployment@lifeway.com.