Summer camp at every NovusWay camp

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Elementary

Kindergarten–6th grade

Day Camps

A Lutheridge camper in a Lutheridge sweatshirt flinging her arms wide under the pavilion

Day Camp

Camp all day, home every night: pool, archery, canoes, the climbing wall and hikes.
PreKamp campers splashing around a kiddie pool on the lawn on water day

PreKamp

Half days at camp for little ones: songs, crafts, games, a water day and a Bible story.

Overnight Camps

Campers cheering together outside the pavilion at Lutheridge

Pioneers

A full week of camp, with a counselor who stays with the cabin the whole time.
Luther Springs campers sing with hand motions outdoors under the pines

5th Grade Horsebackers

A day at a family ranch: riding lessons, a trail ride and feeding the animals.
A camper in a red helmet crossing a log on the high ropes course

Climb High

The indoor wall, the challenge tower, then a day on a high ropes course nearby.
A cabin group of young campers in life jackets holding their paddles up beside the canoe racks at Luther Springs

Discoverers

Canoes, archery, the pool and the challenge course, with faith formation outdoors.

Mini Camp

A first camp made for the youngest: smaller groups, earlier bedtimes, more rest.

Pathfinders

A first week at Lutherock: Grandfather Mountain, rafting the Watauga, a night out.
A young camper shooting out of the yellow water slide into the Lutheridge pool

Pioneer Sampler

A shorter first taste of overnight camp, for anyone not sure about a whole week.
A camper smiling in a red kayak out on the water at Luther Springs

5th Grade Kayakers

A day kayaking Silver Springs, with a picnic lunch after.
Two campers paddling a canoe on the Lutheridge lake

Crazy Cool Campout

A night in tents, a waterfall hike and a dinner they cook over the fire.
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Middle School

5th–9th grade

Overnight Camps

Three teenage campers in caps smile beside a mossy rock ledge on a Lutherock Blue Ridge Expeditions trip

Blue Ridge Expeditions

A taste of everything Lutherock does: caving, Cross Rock, the Sky Park, the Nolichucky.
Cave & Wave campers in helmets and muddy clothes giving thumbs up outside the cave

Cave & Wave Explorers

A day inside Worley's Cave, a day of whitewater and a night camped out.
Night Owl campers out on the field after dark, one giving a thumbs up

Night Owl Explorers

Camp on a later clock: sleep in, stay up, and watch the sunset from Bearwallow.
A camper in a helmet riding a mountain bike across the field

Bike & Hike Explorers

Mountain biking lessons, a trail in Dupont State Forest, then a hike into Pisgah.
A camper riding a zip line high above clear blue-green water

Ropes & Zips

Zip lines through the canyons at Canyon Zip, then a tubing day at Ichetucknee.
A camper in a red helmet riding the zip line across the field at Lutherock

Zip & Raft: Middle

A canopy tour in Blowing Rock, the Sky Park zip, and a day rafting the Nolichucky.
Three River Explorers campers paddling a canoe on the Lutheridge lake

River Explorers

Tubing the French Broad, and campers choose their own activities all week.
A Whitewater Backpack group of campers with their packs on, ready to set out from Lutherock

Whitewater Backpack: Middle

Backpacking the Appalachian Trail, a night by the Nolichucky, then class III–IV rapids.

Wild Waters Explorers

A canoe trip with a night beside the water, then a day of whitewater rafting.
A counselor helping a camper up the pole on the high ropes course

Parkway Peak Explorers

Two summits near the Blue Ridge Parkway and a night camped above 5,000 feet.
Sky Explorers campers in harnesses and orange helmets at the high ropes course

Sky Explorers

A day on a high ropes course: bridges, cable walks and climbs up to 25 feet.

Horseback and Stabling

Days at a horse ranch learning to ride and care for horses. Every level welcome.
A line of campers in bright kayaks paddling a clear, spring-fed river under cypress and palms

River Rat Ramble

Tubing Ichetucknee, kayaking Silver Springs and a night paddle among the bioluminescence.

Confirmation Weeks

Campers sit on a grassy hillside at Lutherock for outdoor worship, facing a leader who stands among three wooden crosses

CAMPfirmation

Confirmation for church groups: daily group time, Cross Rock, ropes and the zip line.

Journey of Faith

Confirmation taught by Rev. Maryanne Kehlenbach, with a day tubing at Ichetucknee.
Kairos campers singing arm in arm during worship

Kairos Confirmation Camp

Confirmation with a keynote speaker, the Kairos musicians and small groups.
Teen campers sitting together on a rock outcrop above the mountains

Campfirmation

Confirmation taught by pastors, through the seasons of the church year.

More Weeks

A camper painting the trim of a church building on a Luther Springs servant camp service project

Missouri Synod Servant

Service projects in the community and around camp, for Missouri Synod groups.
Two campers silhouetted on the covered dock against a blazing orange sky over the lake at Luther Springs

Gators

Stay up late, sleep in, and end the week with worship on the dock at sunrise.
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High School

8th–12th grade

Overnight Camps

A youth service team in matching shirts standing behind a pile of storm debris they cleared

Disaster Response Mission Week

Rebuilding Florida communities hit by hurricanes, with a beach day to finish.
Four Leadership Lab teens in tie-dye shirts, one holding a guitar, grinning outdoors at Luther Springs

EQUIP Leadership Lab

Learn to lead, then do it: games, songs and worship for the younger campers.
A camper in a helmet and harness clipped in on the high ropes course

Parkway Peak Mountaineers

Camp below Mount Mitchell, then hike to the highest point east of the Mississippi.

Zip & Raft: High

The Blowing Rock canopy tour, the Sky Park and a day on the Nolichucky.
Appalachian Adventures - Lutherock

Appalachian Adventures

Worley's Cave, the Nolichucky, Cross Rock and the Sky Park, for first-timers and regulars.
Rock & Raft campers in helmets and life jackets with their rafts at the river

Rock & Raft Mountaineers

Climbing and hiking at Lutherock, a night camped out and a full day of whitewater.
A camper riding a zip line high above clear blue-green water

Ropes & Zips

Zip lines through the canyons at Canyon Zip, then a tubing day at Ichetucknee.
Cave & Wave campers in helmets with headlamps lined up inside the cave

Cave & Wave Mountaineers

Worley's Cave, a whitewater day and a night out, with leadership as the point.
Backpackers walking single file along a grassy mountain bald under a blue sky

Whitewater Backpack: High

A longer stretch of the Appalachian Trail, a night by the river, then class III–IV rapids.
Three Night Owl campers smiling together outside at night

Night Owl Mountaineers

The late-night week, run during camp's Fourth of July and Christmas in July themes.

Wild Waters Mountaineers

A canoe expedition with a night by the water, then a whitewater day.
Two campers silhouetted on the covered dock against a blazing orange sky over the lake at Luther Springs

Gators

Stay up late, sleep in, and end the week with worship on the dock at sunrise.

Road Trip: Charleston

A drive to Charleston, nights on the Isle of Palms, a service project and the beach.

Horseback and Stabling

Days at a horse ranch learning to ride and care for horses. Every level welcome.
A line of campers in bright kayaks paddling a clear, spring-fed river under cypress and palms

River Rat Ramble

Tubing Ichetucknee, kayaking Silver Springs and a night paddle among the bioluminescence.
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Families & Adults

All Ages

Overnight Camps

Two volunteers sorting donated clothing during a service week at Lutheridge

Appalachian Impact

Serve neighbors still rebuilding after Hurricane Helene, then an adventure day.
A youth service team in matching shirts standing behind a pile of storm debris they cleared

Disaster Response Mission Week

Rebuilding Florida communities hit by hurricanes, with a beach day to finish.
Grandparents with their two grandchildren at Lutheridge Grands Camp

Grands Camp

Camp for a grandparent and a grandchild: mornings apart, afternoons together.
Families laughing together on benches on the lawn at Lutheridge Family Camp

Family Camp

A camp week you do together: mornings apart, then canoes, crafts and campfire songs.

Family Camp

Days in the mountains together: the ropes course, the zipline, the creek walk.
A Summershine camper in a Lutheridge 75 years shirt and her counselor giving peace signs

Summershine

A full week of camp for teens and adults with developmental disabilities.
A choir in red shirts sings in a timber-roofed hall at Lutheridge during Music Week, flame-colored streamers hanging above

Music Week

Choral, handbell and organ instruction for adults, ending in a hymnfest.
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