Weekend retreats for confirmation-age youth, each one built around the Lord’s Prayer, the Ten Commandments or the Creeds. 5 sessions · November 2026 – November 2027.
Sooner or later every confirmation class comes to the Lord’s Prayer, the Ten Commandments and the Creeds. Faith Alive builds its weekends around them.
Confirmands learn by doing. They share cabins with caring counselors, worship in creative ways, and fill the rest of the weekend with crafts, songs, games and a campfire. One congregation’s confirmands came home and taught their whole church the motions to the Apostles’ Creed they had learned here.
Pastors and youth leaders, Faith Alive works alongside the confirmation program you already run, and it’s a good fit if you’d love to take your group on retreat but don’t have enough middle schoolers to fill one on your own. Bring the youth you have and they’ll share the weekend with confirmands from other congregations. Adults are welcome to come too.
Activities
Experiential learning
Creative Worship
Games
Crafts
Music
Take a look around.
Choose the pricing tier that fits your family.
Every participant receives the same camp experience, regardless of tier selected. Choose the level that best fits your family's financial situation.
RATE
TIER I
TIER II
TIER III
Fall 2026 Youth
$215
$245
$285
Fall 2026 Adult
$115
$155
$195
Spring 2027 Youth
$225
$262.50
$300
Spring 2027 Adult
$150
$187.50
$225
Every rate comes in three tiers, explained below. Choose the one that fits.
Tier I
Partially Subsidized
Most affordable
Our historically subsidized rate
Made possible by gifts from donors and churches
Helps make camp possible for more families
Best for families seeking the most affordable option.
Recommended
Tier II
Direct Cost
Standard rate
Covers the direct cost of camp
Program costs and food
Staff and camp administration
A good fit for most families.
Tier III
True Cost
Supports the mission
Reflects the fuller cost of camp
Includes deferred maintenance, insurance and utilities
Register online, and a $50 deposit holds your spot. If anything in registration trips you up, we're at 828-209-6302.
Do you have to be Lutheran to come?
No. We're a ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and we welcome everyone the way God welcomes everyone, whatever your background, your family or your circumstances.