Family Camp
July 8-14, 2023


Main Speaker: Doug Newton
Doug Newton is an ordained elder and co-founder of the National Prayer Ministry of the FMC-USA. He served for fifteen years as senior editor of Light & Life magazine, a monthly periodical with a readership of 100,000 people that won the Evangelical Press Association’s top award, the “Award of Excellence” for denominational magazines, in 2000 and 2002.
In 2000 he and his wife, Margie, founded Mary’s Place prayer ministry to create ideal opportunities for people to reorient their lives around prayer and the Word of God. Over the course of his pastoral ministry he helped found a city-wide ministry to the poor, a crisis pregnancy center, and worked aggressively for racial reconciliation and integration among the local churches.
Doug has authored 24 books. Recently he launched an online school called FreshImpact that currently focuses on character development.
Doug and Margie are avid hikers and road cyclists. They have two married daughters and five grandchildren.
Children's Speaker: Christie Kessinger

Christie Kessingeris an ordained Elder in the Free Methodist Church and currently serves at the Greenville Free Methodist Church, where she has been there for sixteen years as Pastor of Children and Prayer. She taught in the public school system for eight years before beginning in ministry at GFMC. She is the author of the ROOTS curriculum published by Light and Life Publishing for the Free Methodist Church. She enjoys reading, coffee, Netflix and exercising. She and her husband of 27 years have three children between the ages of 16 and 22. She believes kids, who receive the same Holy Spirit adults do upon salvation, are the church of TODAY. They can DO DEEP and they can GO WIDE in the things of God.
Prices
Program Fee
Single
Family
Week
$67.50
$134.00
Day
$19.75
$33.25
Meals
Breakfast
Lunch (Main Course)
Light Lunch*
Supper
*Soup, sandwich, & salad bar
Adult
$7.15
$9.75
$6.75
$9.50
6-10 Yrs
$4.60
$6.00
$4.00
$5.00
4-5 Yrs
$1.40
$1.90
$1.80
$1.80
0-3 Yrs
Free
Free
Free
Free
Lodging
Motel: MOTEL FULL-WAITING LIST ONLY
Private room & bath, bedding provided
Double Occupancy -
Each additional person -
Birch, Pine & Oak Cabins:
Private room, bunk beds, shared bath
Family use (1-4 people) -
Each person after 4 -
2 or more families in the same wing -
(unlimited per family)
Cottonwood & Hickory Cabins:
Private room, bunk beds, private bath
Family use (1-4 people) -
Each person after 4 -
2 or more families in the same wing -
(unlimited per family)
Campsites:
Includes water and electric hook up
RV's (1-4 people) -
Air conditioner fee -
Tents (1-4 people) -
Each additional person -
$58.00 per day
$8.25 per day
$66.75 per day
$8.25 per person per day
$47.50 per family per day
$78.50 per day
$9.00 per person per day
$54.00 per family per day
$37.75 per day
$7.50 per day
$26.50 per day
$8.25 per day
Family Fun Day
Sunday, July 9th
$7.00 per person
Families can't go wrong with this fun array of activities (all included): inflatable obstacle course, balloon animals, dunk tank, face painting, carnival games, and yummy food!
Games run 4:00-6:00pm
Food served 4:00-5:30pm
Other Important Policies
Anyone under 18 years of age who attends without a parent must have an adult sponsor at camp and a signed parental permission slip on file in the camp office. The sponsor is responsible for the child at all times.
Our campers' insurance is for injuries only and begins where yours terminates. In the event you have no personal or organizational policy, our policy will provide you with coverage within its limits subject to policy provision.
The use of alcoholic beverages and recreational drugs is prohibited. Tobacco use is prohibited in all Sky Lodge buildings.
If you must cancel, please notify the camp immediately.
Rules for acceptance and participation in camp are equal for all regardless of race, color, national origin, sex or handicap.
Four-legged family members are not allowed in any of our camp buildings. If you are staying in a cabin or motel room, please make arrangements to leave your pet at home for the week. Pets in the camper park must be kept quiet and on a leash at all times. Thanks.
Other important information:
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Our campers' insurance is for injuries only and begins where yours terminates. In the event you have no personal or organizational policy, our policy will provide you with coverage within its limits subject to policy provision.
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The use of alcoholic beverages, recreational drugs, and tobacco are prohibited.
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If you must cancel, please notify the camp immediately. The deposit is non-refundable, but may be transferred to a new registration.
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Rules for acceptance and participation in camp are equal for all regardless of race, color, national origin, sex or handicap.
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Sky Lodge Christian Camp is a ministry of the North Central Conference of the Free Methodist Church.
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