Ponderosa
High School Camp
Summer 2021 Registration open
Why choose Ponderosa?
The gospel isn’t merely one ingredient in our programming mix. It’s the reason for everything we do.
Creative Theme
Recreation
Dynamic Worship
Activities
Local Ministry
Amazing Location
2021 COVID Update
Amidst the many difficulties and challenges of this past year, we are hopeful and excited about what the Lord has in store for 2021. We are working and planning towards summer 2021, and we are glad to announce that registration is open.
As we get closer to the start of camp in the months to come, we’ll keep you informed on the specifics of our COVID-19 related safety modifications and protocols designed to keep you and your students safe here at camp.
While we all continue to face the challenges and difficulty of navigating and planning for an unknown future, we place our trust in the Lord, and the Truths we find in His Word, knowing that He Sovereign. And we pray that Jesus would bring a renewed refreshment to your soul this year, as we look forward to seeing you here at Hume this summer.
Let’s Get You Signed Up!
Info on this year’s theme, links to sign up, and a few FAQ.
Pricing
Deposits are transferable and refundable
in the case of a canceled event
Camp Dates
Music/Worship
Caity Jean Ardavanis
As a worship leader, Caity Jean Ardavanis’ heart is that the students would understand the truth that they are singing. She is passionate about communicating the gospel through song, word, and deed. She is eager to use God’s Word to share that we do not worship God solely through songs and melodies, but by offering our bodies as living sacrifices, holy and acceptable to Him. This is our true and proper worship (Rom.12:1). Leading worship alongside students is one of her greatest joys.
About the Ponderosa Theme
This summer we will be looking at the character of God through the eyes of Moses, the man who spoke to God “face to face.” Moses understood that God’s love for His people cannot be separated from His holiness, nor His holiness from His justice, and that His sovereignty cannot be divorced from His goodness and eternality. Cultural relativism today often influences us to define God using our own imaginations; we create a god according to our image, rather than recognizing that God made us in His. But the one true God who “is the same yesterday, today, and forever” reveals to us the beauty of His character within His word.
Theme Verse
And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.” Moses bowed to the ground at once and worshiped.
Super Spirit Day
Denim on Denim
Team Colors
Pomegranate
Mustard
Teaser Video
FAQ
Ponderosa can seem pretty surreal at first—one thousand campers, epic team competitions, cinematic camp themes, balcony-shaking music, and virtually endless activities, all at 5200 feet elevation in the national forest. But once you settle in you’ll realize that Pondy is actually very real—breakout groups with your peers and youth pastor, sunrise worship by lake, and a thousand simple moments where you notice the Gospel at play in your heart and all around you.
Ponderosa truly is the best of both worlds where you can escape the regular routines of life while rediscovering all the things that a life in Christ provides.
IMPORTANT
Some older mapping services will suggest you take the 245. It is a curvy, winding road that will take you at least an additional hour. DO NOT take 245!
What to Bring
- Bible
- notebook
- pencil/pen
- flashlight
- sleeping bag
- pillow
- toiletries
- warm and cool clothes
- jacket
- modest one-piece swimsuit (no tankinis)
- a towel for swimming and showering
- a water bottle
- $60 recommended spending money
What NOT to Bring
- Drugs (unless prescribed by a doctor)
- alcohol
- tobacco
- fireworks
- firearms
- electronic devices
(Remember: Girls no bare midriffs or spaghetti straps; guys, no sagging.)
Yes!
Here’s how you’ll need to address your letter/package:
Ponderosa – (Camp Dates)
(Camper Name) – (Church registered with)
64144 Hume Lake Rd
Hume, CA 93628
For example:
Ponderosa – June 15-21
Johnny Smith – ABC123 Church
64144 Hume Lake Rd
Hume, CA 93628
IMPORTANT: Please send five days prior to desired delivery date!
For each week of camp, check-in begins Sunday at 2:00 PM for churches and at 3:00 PM for individuals.
Sunday afternoon is a great time to get your swim test done. Dinner begins at 5:15 PM and the counselor meeting begins at 6:00 PM (in Memorial Chapel).
Camp ends Saturday morning after breakfast.
IMPORTANT: Individual campers must be picked up by 9:00 AM.
Questions?
Contact our Hume Information team
info@hume.org • 1 (800) 965-4863
