Category: Camp Culture
Camp Culture | Inside the Cove
by Chelsea Connor Posted May 16, 2018
For anyone who has ever been on Pine Cove staff, even thinking about the classic “Name Game Song” will bring up a familiar feeling of excitement, anticipation, and creative juices flowing. It’s a feeling that never quite goes away. We like to call it serious fun. The Name Game started this week at Training Week, […]
by Kathryn Shoaf Posted Aug 15, 2017
At Pine Cove, we have a cheer for nearly everything: Bible study, lunch, free time, sitting down, club, soup, cleaning, and competition represent only a handful of our chants. We cheer because we are excited about every aspect of camp. But the most important thing that we do at Pine Cove is share God’s story […]
Tags: camp in the city, cheers, gospel
by Mikaleh Offerman Posted Jul 27, 2017
Jenny “Whistle Toe” Sowers graduated from the University of Oklahoma (OU) in 2008 with a degree in language arts education. She served as a summer staffer at the Ranch, and then transitioned into working in registration, and finally came to the Woods in 2012 as the Women’s Director. Whistle Toe guides the girls staff at […]
Tags: interview, profile, resident staff, staff
by Susan Andreone Posted May 3, 2017
When Darlene, a military wife and mom from Fort Hood, Texas, learned that her husband was going to be deployed this summer, she knew it was going to be hard. It was always a challenge to parent five little ones, but when her husband was away, it was especially difficult. She longed to plan a […]
Tags: east texas giving day, giving, ministry to military, project 319, scholarships
by Valerie Morby Posted Aug 16, 2016
Editor’s Note: The following post was written by Michelle Tanzola, a mom who sent her daughter to the overnight youth camp at Pine Cove for the first time this summer! Last year her daughter experienced Camp in the City for the first time. Read about that experience here. If the Olympics gave medals for summer camps, Pine […]
Tags: app, CampLife, counselor, cq, olympics, parent, parenting, parents, staff, summer staff, youth camp
by Hannah Carter Posted Feb 5, 2016
Seven years ago when we started Camp in the City, we never would have imagined taking camp to 100 different locations all over the South. We have the coolest jobs ever! We get to partner with the best churches while providing an awesome camp experience for them and the people in their communities. Nearly 450 […]
Tags: bungee trampoline, camp in the city, day camp, fun, registration
by Bill Hendricks Posted Jul 16, 2015
What should I do with my life? Sooner or later, everyone asks that question. Many never come up with an answer, and far too many come up with the wrong answer. Some pursue things that don’t fit them. Some chase money instead of what matters. Some just settle for any old job that pays. Worst […]
Tags: bill hendricks, bill mckenzie, book review, project 316
by Valerie Morby Posted Dec 3, 2014
Winter Nights is Pine Cove’s first-ever Christmas album! Our desire is that this album would invite our campers, friends, and other listeners in to celebrate the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ with us in a fresh, authentic, and fun way. Come sing along with us as we proclaim the arrival of our King with […]
Tags: album, christmas, music, winter nights, worship
by Meredith Gunn Posted Aug 1, 2014
It is plain to see that Pine Cove has some pretty wacky traditions. What would camp be without the Spirit Stick, count-ems, Christmas in July, and theme nights? Allow me to answer: boring. But my personal favorite tradition, and one that is quite specific to Pine Cove is our use of camp names. Having attended […]
Tags: camp names, summer staff, tradition
by Meredith Gunn Posted Jul 16, 2014
The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. Psalm 145:18 Ask any counselor, and they will tell you just how nerve-wracking stepping into your cabin on Sunday afternoon for the first time that week can be. Questions like “what if I don’t get along with […]
Tags: lessons, life change, prayer, shores, story