WE WANT YOU!
To go to camp with us!
This summer we have a new and exciting camp experience and we hope you will join us! We are
planning an amazing week filled with fun activities. Camp will be a great time to grow in character and
to make good friends! You can look forward to joining other youth groups for some good fellowship
AND terrific Bible study. This is a chance for you to make memories that last a lifetime.
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Who? Excel Middle School & G3 High School Students
What? Ascend Summer Camp 2014: Dynamic Worship, Great Bible Teaching, Epic Games
and Tons O’ Fun -See below for more details
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When? June 28 – July 2
Where? Lake Williamson Conference Center | Carlinville, Illinois
How? To register, turn in the enclosed release forms and & a $75 down payment by April 1st
The TOTAL Cost is $250/student. This includes travel, meals, lodging and camp activities. Camp is being
offered at a discounted rate because we want you with us! The amount and quality of activities offered
makes this an amazing deal for you! If finances are an issue, Please see me, help is available to those
with a genuine need.
At Ascend Camp we will join with Christian students from all over the Midwest! We are committed to
providing the highest quality summer camp with life transforming expository preaching, God honoring
music, small group discipleship and exciting activities for middle school and high school students.
Lake Williamson provides a great venue for our camp with welcoming accommodations, good food and
great activities.
Flip to the back page for more details on our camp speakers and activities!
Any Questions? Don’t hesitate to call! 712-546-6915 - Hope to see you at Ascend 2014,
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Matt
Lake Williamson has a wide variety of activities to choose from:
Team Competitions
Outdoor Pool w/water slide
Beach Front
Zip line into the lake
The Blob & Iceberg
Lake trampoline
Canoes & paddle boats
High Ropes & Rock Climbing
Basketball & Volleyball
Raquetball
Wallyball
Dodgeball
Gym sports
Indoor swimming
Fitness center (for guests 18+)
9 square & gaga ball
Sand volleyball
Tennis
Softball
Football
Obstacle course
Mini-golf
Disc golf
Hiking
Wacky basketball
Horseshoes
OUR SPEAKERS: “The Ricks”
Rick Holland
Rick was born and raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee and became a Christian in high school. He served as a youth pastor in
Georgia, MI, and California and spent 25 years at Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, CA. While at Grace he pastored
Crossroads, the college and singles ministry, and served as the executive pastor under Dr. John MacArthur. In 2005, Rick
founded the Resolved Conference, a ministry that called a new generation to live lives of serious devotion to Jesus Christ. Rick
is the author of Uneclipsing the Son (Kress Bilical Resources, 2011) and has contributed to chapters in other books as well as
articles in theological journals. He regularly teaches at The Master's Seminary and is on the faculty of The Expositor's
Seminary. Currently, Rick is Pastor of Mission Road Bible Church in Prairie Village, KS. He and his wife, Kim, have three sons:
Luke, John and Mark.
Rick Goertzen
Early in his life Rick knew he wanted to serve the Lord in ministry. He has served at churches in Alabama, Louisiana, California
and Kansas, and has taught numerous times in Russia, Brazil and Zimbabwe. For almost 19 years, Rick has been serving at
Grace Bible Church in Hutchinson, KS and they host the Ignite Conference each fall where high school students from the
Midwest come to hear speakers who will encourage their growth in the grace and knowledge of Jesus, igniting a passion for
what God's Word says. Rick regularly teaches at Sterling College and has founded an exciting ministry for college students,
CORE, which aims to establish the foundational CORE of Christ in the believer through the preaching and applying of God's
Word. He has been married to his wife, Kris, for 30 years, and they have three grown children.
Worship
will be led by The Master's College Chapel Band Although the band
members came from diverse backgrounds, they were brought together at The Master's
College with one goal: to provide God-centered music and lead worship during chapel
three times a week. We are excited that they will be leading us in worship at Ascend
Camp.