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More Opportunities to Experience Summer Camp: Register Now!

By | January 17, 2012
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Before we gave this option an enthusiastic “yes!” we had to make sure the quality of experience would be similar to our other camps. Dedicated summer missionaries, families, and staff: absolutely. An obstacle course, mud pit, high and low ropes course, and waterslide: yes. A true Catholic identity with dynamic programming: of course. Then we looked at the unique features of this camp: from the beautiful waterfalls, proximity to the Appalachian Trail, and organic farm, it is an ideal environment to host camp. We prayed and held several site visits with the camp and knew we had to take this leap of faith. Now we are introducing a brand new Life Teen and Edge summer camp: Camp Covecrest – Hiawassee.

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Summer Camp Missionaries Needed: Apply Now!

By | November 21, 2011
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Update: Men can apply, but our application process is closed for women. Applications taken on a first come, first serve basis. Your Mission: Before anything else, you are answering Christ’s call to build up His Kingdom on earth. Throughout the summer, you will lead middle and high school teens closer to Christ through service, relationship, and prayer. You will build and develop practical, life-long ministry skills by gaining experience in project coordination, effective time management,

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Sheep Dogs: My Model For Ministry

By | August 3, 2011

My model for youth ministry has four legs and a wet nose. Back when I was a baby Core Member, I attended my first Life Teen Conference in Mesa, AZ in June of 1999. Of all the messages of that week one has stuck with me and has been my constant model for youth ministry for 13 years and will continue to be so.

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Summer Camp – It’s Not Just for Teens

By | July 20, 2011

As I sit here in the beautiful and peaceful mountains of North Georgia for the 7th summer in a row, I realize that there is one thing that I put on the calendar every year that’s as much for me as it is for the teens. And, that is our summer camp week at Covecrest. It’s a soul-changing, prayer-deepening, ministry reviving week for them and for me. Thanks to the hard work, energy and prayers of the amazing staff here, summer camp is great for teens and the adults who bring them.

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Ready or Not, It’s Summer Trip Season!

By | April 26, 2011

It’s 5:00am on a quiet June morning. I am driving a fifteen-passenger van to a church with a bunch of butterflies in my stomach. This could only mean one thing: a teen summer trip is about to happen. For me, it wasn’t just any summer trip. It was my first one. We were going to summer camp at Covecrest with my Edge teens. I thought to myself, “Can I do this?” Well, I was about to find out as I pulled into the parking lot to greet the parents and teens that had already arrived.

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Photos of the New Mother Teresa Cabin at Covecrest

By | April 15, 2008

Check out the development of the Mother Teresa Cabin at Covecrest! After posting all of these photos of the development around the camp, I wouldn’t mind moving there. Seriously, how cute is this cabin?

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Remodeling at Covecrest

By | February 15, 2008

Check out photos of the newest remodeling project at Covecrest: Jason and Lisa putting together cabitents. New showers and tile. New floor! Beautiful! Mr. Stephen Smith and his flooring crew

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Snowing at Camp Tepeyac!

By | January 8, 2008

Although both of our summer camps are in the sun belt, they both get snow in the winter. Tepeyac is near 6500 feet, so when it rains in Phoenix, it SNOWS in Prescott. Check out some photos Wade and Cathy snapped for us at up camp Tepeyac. Let it snow! Who brought a sled? If you want to bring your youth group to Tepeyac this summer, check out the dates on camps.lifeteen.com. We can’t promise snow in July and August, but we can offer a powerful, life-changing experience for your teenagers. Don’t

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New Water Building at Covecrest

By | January 3, 2008

My hometown is a short drive from Covecrest, Life Teen’s camp in the mountains of northeast Georgia. Since retirement, my father Steve Smith has become a regular at camp. Early in 2007 he led a small team that built an outdoor amphitheater by the lake. To finish out the year, Dad built a water house to hold reserves to operate the camp for a day, should the water system go out for some reason. Check out the pictures: Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Fancy Trusses that would make Norm Abram proud While