Summer Camp
A group of campers
from New Hope
First Baptist Church
jump off the dock
at Tejas Lake.
Summer
Camp
The most important decision in life is what we do with Jesus Christ.
For a child, this decision will be monumental in shaping
their life and determining who they will be. There are
few events that have a greater impact in their choice
to follow Christ than summer camp.
Photographs by BETHANY, MICHAELA, and GAHN
A compact week of strong
biblical discipleship, worship, and fun,
which is also covered in faithful prayer,
provides a wonderful opportunity for the
Lord to change lives.
Summers at Camp Tejas are
nonstop action from May to August.
Over 5,000 students from 3rd grade to
12th grade attend camp every summer.
We work with student ministries from
churches all over Texas to orchestrate
up to 15 sessions of summer camp at
each of our two facilities. In most cases,
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our guests provide the curriculum and
supervision while we provide support,
accommodations, and specialized recreation.
In the summer, our main facility
accommodates up to 350 guests and the
Meadows Retreat Center sleeps over 150.
Some groups use both facilities together,
while others use one of the two, depending
on their size. We want to provide a place
where students are encouraged in their
relationship with Jesus Christ, where God
can move and lives are chang