S.I.L.A.S. Camp
Spirit Inspired Leadership and Service
We are so excited to kick off our SILAS camp for summer 2025! SILAS, which stands for Spirit Inspired Leadership and Service, is a program for any current high school students who want to grow in their leadership and get a taste for what it is like to serve on summer staff at Riverside. This is perfect for students who love coming to Riverside and want to develop further in their Christian walk as a disciple of Christ by serving and growing in leadership with the power of the Holy Spirit. We want to help equip the next generation of Christian leaders! This is much different than our high school week. This camp is two weeks long and will have more responsibilities in helping and serving around camp while still participating and getting to eventually facilitate different aspects of programming during a camp week. While there will still be plenty of fun to be had, there will be less free time and games during SILAS camp. Instead, this will be a time of serving, growing, and learning what it is like to be on staff at Riverside in a small group. SILAS is a great opportunity for students who may want to be a junior cabin leader or cabin leader in the future at Riverside.
Can I still register for High School Camp? YES, you can! High School Camp takes place on our 7th camp week of the summer (July 20-25) and S.I.L.A.S. takes place for the two weeks following (July 27-August 8). A highlight of this S.I.L.A.S experience will be the opportunity to work alongside our summer team for our favorite weekend of the year - the Riverside 5K & Quilt Day (August 2). Additionally, our S.I.L.A.S. campers get to help us wrap up the summer of camp, celebrating with our team on August 8 as we say goodbye to our last week of campers and give thanks for the incredible way God moved in and through hundreds of campers all summer long!
Who: Current 9th-12th grade students (entering 10th grade in the fall through just graduated from high school) who want to grow in Christian leadership and service.
What: SILAS camp is a great taste of what working at Riverside is all about. You will serve behind the scenes, grow in your faith, and develop yourself as a Christian leader. Check out the bottom of this page for more details.
Where: Riverside of course!
When: July 27-August 8 **Keep in mind, this is a TWO WEEK camp!
Why: Because Riverside is an incredible place to grow in leadership, serve in new ways, and experience the Holy Spirit!
How Much: $600 (There are no discounts offered for SILAS camp)
Other Info
Horseback Riding and Paintball: We will incorporate these experiences into our activities for the S.I.L.A.S. campers. No need to sign up for them as "extras"
Camp Store: You will plenty of opportunities to visit the camp store during your time at camp. We encourage families to deposit money into the Camp Store account during registration (or at anytime leading up to your S.I.L.A.S. Camp).
What will we do each day?
That's a great question! Each day will be a little different. You will still have Bible study, God time, devotions, and worship just like a normal week of camp, but you will also have intentional times of learning how to grow in prayer and listening to the Holy spirit, how to have a conversation with adults, peers, and kids, how to write and lead a short devotion or Bible study, how to grow in Christian character, and how to share your own story with others. SILAS campers will also help by serving behind the scenes in the dish room and cleaning around camp as well as learning how to help lead free time activities! You will still get to participate in the prayer service and see the mime on Thursday night. There will be team bonding and fun as a cabin every day too. We hope this is a life-changing couple of weeks that helps mold you into the image of our Lord Jesus Christ more and more!