Highland Lakes Baptist Camp

Greetings, one and all, from Highland Lakes—Your Camp and Conference Center! Last summer at Highland Lakes was…lonely. We missed all the excitement of students, counselors and pastors from across the state coming and experiencing ways to Discover, Develop and Deploy a Transformed Life in Christ; but…last year is BEHIND US, and we LOOK FORWARD to […]

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Don’t worry, no strained attempts at poetry this time… So, here it is August, and the camp season that never began is officially over. Now we begin Retreat and Conference season! As of this writing (July 24), COVID is still very much a factor. The CDC and ISDH and the governor have continually readjusted and […]

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That is our unofficial mantra for the summer. Summer at Highland Lakes is quite different when you have no camps or guests around! However, be assured that Director of Operations Rick Porter, Office Manager Sarah Wickersham and myself are quite busy.

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Equipping your student for a life well-lived. What are some things you can do? Do you want to make certain that the student you have who is either getting ready to graduate high school or attending college will make large amounts of money this summer? Do you want him/her to spend hours at a time […]

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What an exciting time to be involved in all that is happening at your camp and conference center, Highland Lakes! The camp season is over (we saw an increase of 11 percent in attendance over last year!),

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HEY – IT’S SPRING! And you know what that means…summer camp season is right around the corner! So let me ask you to consider the concept of five days. A lot can happen in five days. Obviously, we all know that a lot can happen in six days…the world and everything in it was created […]

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“But the ones sown on good ground are those who hear the word, welcome it, and produce a crop: 30, 60, and 100 times what was sown.” Mark 4:20 We sometimes jokingly refer to Dave Wilson and his reference of Highland Lakes being “Holy Ground.”  But realistically…he was and is spot on. This is Holy […]

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Just One Thing… “Live your life in a manner worthy of the gospel of Jesus Christ” Philippians 1:27 was the focal verse and the overall theme for 2018’s Integris! SCBI MENistry Men’s Conference. Attended by over 170 men from across the state, this year’s retreat and conference provided an opportune time for men to fellowship, […]

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What a tremendous summer we had here at Highland Lakes! Thank you to all who have been praying for the camps; thank you to all of you who volunteered in one form or another at Highland Lakes to help us get ready for the camps; thank you to all of you who helped sponsor students […]

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