Category: Inside the Cove
Inside the Cove | Staff Profile
Growing up immersed in the world of Christian camps, Josh ‘Prankster’s Paradise’ Bice developed a passion for camp ministry that led him to Pine Cove, where he is currently the Woods family camp director! Josh has journeyed through various roles at Pine Cove, from camper to full-time staff, all while growing in his love for […]
Tags: josh bice, shores, staff profile, woods director
It is our greatest pleasure to introduce you to the newest additions to our Pine Cove program staff! They’ve traveled from all over to join our Towers, Outback, and Ridge teams. They’re sharing their seriously fun stories of how they got their camp names, some of their favorite things, and their passion for sharing the […]
Tags: chimney point, full time staff, new staffers, outback, Ridge, towers
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Fall comes with football, pumpkin-flavored everything, and, in the Pine Cove world, recruiting! Our full-time team is busy traveling across the country to find the best staffers for Summer 2025. All of that travel pairs perfectly with road trip games! Read below to find your new favorite, and try it the next time you’re in […]
Tags: games, road trip, staff favorites
With the leaves getting crunchier and mornings growing frostier, we thought it’d be fun to take a dip into our archives to find some fall-inspired camp names! While their “namers” may not have had autumn on their minds when they came up with these seriously fun turns of phrase, we still enjoyed sifting through years’ […]
Tags: 2024, camp names, fall, fun, name game, summer staff
The Woods is nearing its 60th birthday, so it was time to make some much-needed improvements to this much-loved camp! In addition to a new covered sports court and field house, we were able to transform our existing pavilion into an adventure center! If you’re asking yourself, “Self, what’s an adventure center?”, that’s actually a […]
Tags: construction updates, family camp, woods
While fall can be a bummer for us (we’re still getting used to summer being over and our campers being gone!), it does have its share of things to look forward to. On our list: cooler temperatures, the return of football season, and—most importantly—being able to cook so many cozy foods! From new favorites like […]
Tags: Fall Recipes, recipes, Winter Recipes
Inside the Cove | Staff Profile
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With a deep love for family (especially her newborn nephew), a passion for live music, and a knack for bringing people together, Julia “Dovey” Sayles is ready to make you feel like a part of the Springs family. Get to know the Springs Associate Director as she shares stories from her time at Pine Cove […]
Tags: dovey, julia sayles, ranch, springs, staff profile
One thing there’s no shortage of right now? Content! Everywhere you turn, there are lists of podcasts to listen to, apps to download, and books to give your attention to. It can be hard to cut through the noise and even know where to start! The good news is that your friends at Pine Cove […]
Tags: 2024, recommendations, resources
When Pine Cove’s official Instagram account was created 12 years ago, there’s no way we could have known the amount of serious fun awaiting us. Not only did we share thousands of photos and videos and stories during those years, but a huge number of you joined us along the way! In fact, we recently […]
Tags: celebration, inside the cove, instagram, social media
Inside the Cove | Summer Staff
This summer more than 2,500 (let’s count ’em!) college staffers helped make camp Christ-centered, others-focused, and seriously fun! These awesome staffers represent a wide variety of colleges and universities from all across the southeast United States—and beyond. Each year we like to see how those schools stack up against each other for a little “comp-etition, […]
Tags: recruiting, summer staff, top 10 schools