Echo Ranch Bible Camp

We had back to back retreats last week with over a hundred guests for each! We love retreat season because we get to see new families enjoy camp and reconnect with friends of camp.

Retreaters, what’s your favorite part of being at camp for the weekend? 🐴🌯🥾

We just sent out our monthly camp newsletter! In this edition: why August is a month of changes; some testimonies from our last week of camp; an exciting upcoming remodel; and more! Click here to read.

If you didn't get this newsletter in your email inbox but you would like to, there's a link to join our mailing list on the Contact Us page of our website. (echoranch.org/contact-us)

ERBC Echoes - August As the month of August begins, so do a lot of transitions! For some, it may be that the summer months and vacations are coming to a close as we head into another fall season. Maybe for you, a new school year is starting, whether you yourself attend, your children, or someone close to you. For us her...

The Girl Scouts are here for an awesome weekend!

Our summer staff are now home after their summer of serving the Lord here at camp. All summer long, they were at the forefront of the ministry, hearing the campers stories, praying for them, and sharing the gospel. Many of the summer staff who came to serve on the maintenance team, horse wrangling team, or kitchen crew jumped into counseling so that more youth can come to camp. God provided an amazing group of summer staff to join us this summer and we are sad to see them go.

A lot of them are either going back to school, jobs, or figuring out what’s next. The transition back to home life or school life can be challenging and our staff is praying that they continue to transition well and to rely on the Lord in all that they do.

Will you join us in praying for them?

Hey Senior High campers (from Senior High 1 or 2)! We already miss you! We're having one last hangout with our summer staff at Auke Rec next week and we're inviting you out to come see them one more time before they head home.

We'll be at Raven shelter from 7:00pm to 9:00pm, but you can come and go as you please. Come have some s'mores, play some games, and hang out with us to cap off our summer of camp!

Many games have been played on our sports field! Can you guess which ones these are?

Here we are. The last camp of 2024! Senior High campers ran through dodge balls and pool noodles to get to the castle to find a coin for our last storm the castle of the 2024 season.

Can you guess which puppet is the most loved by our c**t campers?🐨🐧🐤🦖🐷

We just sent out our monthly camp newsletter! In this edition: recaps of the last several weeks of camp; a glimpse into our theme for the second half of the summer's camps; an update on construction going on at camp; and more!

If you didn't get this newsletter in your email inbox but you would like to, there's a link to join our mailing list on the Contact Us page of our website. (echoranch.org/contact-us)

ERBC Echoes - July You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water. I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory. Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. I will praise you as....

So many smiles on the sports field last night!🙂 Our C**t campers this week are having a great time.

This week has been so filled with fun that we almost forgot it was down pouring the first three days! 🌧️🌧️
What do you like to do when it’s raining out?

Today both of our camps are leaving today! We are super sad to see them go but not before we play a few last games!

Our campers know how to play in the rain! But we expected that from these awesome Southeast Alaska kids.

At our Haines day camp, archery is one of the highlights along with Gaga Ball and Nine Square!

What’s your favorite thing to do outside?

It’s Bronco week!!! Not only do we have our Haines day camp happening this week, but we have 106 campers at our base camp for Bronco camp!

We had a great day at out first day of day camp in Haines!! We're looking forward to four more great days together. If your child missed today, it's not too late to join us for the rest of the week! You can register each morning at the Pool in town, or at camp.

Here are a few more details about registration, dropoff, and pickup:

- We offer transportation to and from camp, meeting at the pool. If you would like to take advantage of this, dropoff will be at the pool from 8:30-8:55am in the mornings, and pickup will be 3:10-3:20pm at the pool in the afternoons. Alternatively, you can drop off your camper at Echo Ranch Haines from 9:00-9:15am and/or pick them up from 3:00-3:15pm.

- The cost is $30 per day, or a discounted total of $120 if you would like to sign your camper up for all five days. (There were some misprinted flyers distributed earlier that said the cost was $20 per day, but it is actually $30. Apologies for the confusion!)

- We will provide lunch each day as well as a morning and afternoon snack, and on Friday campers will receive camp t-shirts and devotionals to take home. (If your child cannot attend on Friday but you would still like to receive these, please let us know and we can arrange that.)

- You can register and pay in-person at the pool in the mornings from 8:30-8:50am or at camp from 9:00-9:20am.

Feel free to reach out to us with any questions! Can't wait for another day tomorrow!

Day one of Haines Day Camp this week and we have 59 campers! Today we played Storm the Tower which is our Haines version of our game Storm the Castle where they have to try making it to the bell tower to ring the bell without getting hit by a ball or pool noodle.

We’re excited to see what tomorrow brings!

Happy 4th of July from Echo Ranch Bible Camp!!🇺🇸

Being in the parade is a summer highlight for us and we hope you enjoyed seeing us at the parade as much as we loved seeing you all!

Hey Haines families! Our annual summer day camp at Echo Ranch Haines starts a week from tomorrow! From Monday, July 8 through Friday, July 12, we'll have day camp from 9am to 3pm for kids ages 5-14, full of activities like field games, 9-square, archery and hatchet throwing, zipline, and two engaging chapel sessions each day. We've had a great time the past few years and we're so excited for this year!
Here's a few more details to help you get ready:

- We offer transportation to and from camp, meeting at the pool. If you would like to take advantage of this, dropoff will be at the pool from 8:30-8:55am in the mornings, and pickup will be 3:10-3:20pm at the pool in the afternoons. Alternatively, you can drop off your camper at Echo Ranch Haines from 9:00-9:15am and/or pick them up from 3:00-3:15pm.

- The cost is $30 per day, or a discounted total of $120 if you would like to sign your camper up for all five days. (There were some misprinted flyers distributed earlier that said the cost was $20 per day, but it is actually $30. Apologies for the confusion!)

- We will provide lunch each day as well as a morning and afternoon snack, and on Friday campers will receive camp t-shirts and devotionals to take home. (If your child cannot attend on Friday but you would still like to receive these, please let us know and we can arrange that.)

- You can register and pay in-person at the pool in the mornings from 8:30-8:50am, or you can register online. Go to www.echoranch.org/haines to find the link to register!

Feel free to reach out to us with any questions. Can't wait to see you next week!

Did you know we have two camps happening this week?!

We have over 70 c**t campers playing lots of games and doing tons of activities while we also have 11 students here for Passage Camp which is our theology camp for high schoolers who want to further their knowledge in scripture and grow in their faith.

TWIN TUESDAY!

Our c**t campers arrived today and we noticed that many of the campers came twinning!

Hey families of C**t 2 campers! Don't forget that C**t 2 starts on TUESDAY and goes to Friday! Dropoff will be 8:00-8:45am on Tuesday, 6/25, and pickup will be 5:00-5:30pm on Friday, 6/28, all at the Echo Cove parking lot.

We're excited for another great week of camp, and we look forward to seeing you on Tuesday morning (not Monday 😉)!

CRUUDD WARRR!

Last night we threw lots of food at each other on the beach. It’s a big highlight for our middle school campers and tons of fun!😊☀️

We just sent out our monthly newsletter! Read it here to see some snapshots from summer camps, some history from the 80s, and some very exciting news!

If you didn't get this newsletter in your email inbox but you would like to, you can sign up to join our mailing list on the Contact Us page of our website.

ERBC Echoes - June Have you ever stayed up all night talking to someone? I remember back when I was a counselor at Echo Ranch spending weekend nights hanging out in cabins with fellow counselors, talking for hours in the dark about every topic imaginable, sometimes until the summer sunrise would start to light up the....

The sun is out and so are we! Seems like there’s campers at the beach every free time this week and we don’t blame them. What’s your favorite way to enjoy the sun?

Yesterday was the start of a fun-filled Maverick week with our middle school campers! Their counselors are excited to hang out with them and get to know them this week as we do games, eat yummy food, and participate in chapel!

Will you join us in praying for our counselors this week as they get to know their campers and share the gospel with them?

We have 115 campers this week and they’ve been having a blast! Along with horses, two of the most beloved places at camp by our Bronco campers is the trading post and the zip line!

Back from Senior High camp and wondering how to keep up the spiritual growth you experienced? We have a page of resources on our website to help you keep pursuing God throughout the year - because like we say all the time, camp is definitely not the only place God is at work, and a relationship with Him takes investment year-round.

Go to echoranch.org/spiritualresources to find a list of churches and youth groups around southeast Alaska you can get plugged into, resources to help you read your Bible, reliable sources to find answers to tough questions, and more! We hope these resources help you take the steps you need to keep your faith thriving all year long.

Hey parents of Senior High 1 campers! Just a reminder that at pickup on Saturday, we will be doing authorized pickups, meaning we will be REQUIRING IDs, so make sure you bring yours!

Pickup is from noon to 12:30pm at Echo Cove (where dropoff was). We'll see you there - after we enjoy a couple more fun-filled days of camp!

This week for Senior High Camp the stakes are high for our week long competition! Each cabin is tasked with caring for a watermelon and if left unattended… another cabin has the opportunity to smash it!

Currently only one watermelon has been smashed but there’s still plenty of time for more chaos to occur.