Category: Inside the Cove
Camp Culture | Inside the Cove | Summer Staff
by Isabel Garza
With Star Wars Day (May the 4th!) just around the corner, we decided to dig up some favorite camp names from a galaxy far, far away! From hilarious Chewbacca-inspired twists to clever Skywalker spin-offs, these Star Wars-inspired camp names are guaranteed to strike back with laughs. Favorites like Han Swolo, Wookiee-Pedia, and the many Darth […]
Tags: camp names, Star Wars
by Emma Hancock
When Michael first accepted an offer to work as a boat driver at the Shores in 2008, he had no idea all of the ways God would use Pine Cove to shape his story. From lessons he learned in the Forge to the way he met his wife and the story of his closest friend […]
Tags: full time staff, staff profile
Inside the Cove | Prep for Camp
Last month’s Spring Preview Days at Pine Cove Silverado and Towers did not disappoint! Families gathered in Columbus and Tyler, Texas to get a taste of camp life, meet our awesome staffers, and jump straight into the fun. Seeing Pine Cove come alive in the spring never gets old—it just makes summer feel that much […]
Tags: inside the cove, preview days, recap, silverado, towers
There’s just something about a good children’s book and the way that its colors, characters, and plot can stick with you—even into adulthood! The rhythm of the words, the turn of a page, the voice of someone you love bringing the story to life… it all has a way of shaping us long after story […]
Tags: books, inside the cove, kids books, staff favorites
Whether your family celebrates Easter by hopping over to a local egg hunt, with worship at a sunrise service, digging into some Easter bunny candy, or gathering around the table for a feast fit for a king, we’ve got the perfect list of camp names to match the season. Spring has sprung, the Easter Bunny […]
Tags: camp names, inside the cove
God of open skies and whispering pines, Lord of still waters and the hands that serve, Father of joy and every good gift— I come to You in this place. At Pine Cove— throughout the woods, across the hills and lakes, the stained glass of host churches— I am surrounded by beauty, I remember that […]
Tags: inside the cove, liturgy
by Pine Cove
Haven’t been around camp in a while? Camp trends have changed more than you might think. Slush Puppies are a thing of the past, and even Chacos have taken a back seat! Check out a few of the differences we’ve noticed—from back then to what’s trending now. Fashion Then: Thick knit polos were the name […]
Tags: inside the cove, throwback
Camp has a way of bringing people into your life who tend to stick around. Sometimes it’s a spouse. Sometimes it’s lifelong friendships. For the Barnholdts, it was both! Before they even knew it, God had been weaving Gabby and Alex’s stories together. Somewhere in the stitching, He threaded Pine Cove right through the middle—turning […]
Tags: inside the cove, staff profile
Whether it’s the song playing over the loudspeakers as you drove through the gates for the very first time, the ones you scrubbed dish after dish to, your favorite silent disco anthem, or that one Club song that felt like an “Ebenezer” moment—music has a way of sticking with us. We wanted to know what […]
Tags: alumni, songs, throwback
by Pine Cove
When Craig and Carrie Langemeier first arrived at Pine Cove back in 1995, they had no way of knowing they’d still be serving at camp 30 years later! Craig spent many years as director of the Ranch youth camp and the Woods family camp, and now serves as Pine Cove’s President. Join “Dutch” and “Dutchess” […]
Tags: anniversary, craig and carrie langemeier, staff profile, transformed