2025 Summer Retreat Dates:

Summer Retreat 1: June 23 - 28

Summer Retreat 2: July 7 - 12

Are you a youth leader looking for a camp to bring your students to? Check out our Summer Retreat! This 5-night, 6-day retreat will allow your youth leaders to join in on the fun of our Ridge Haven Summer Camps alongside your students.

Join us for an action packed week, filled with summer camp favorites! Ridge Haven will provide the meals, programming, activities, worship and talks, allowing you to enjoy all the benefits of spiritual rest and renewal experienced on youth retreats. Youth leaders can focus on relationships and fellowship with their students—without the worry of creating games and other activities to keep students engaged. Ridge Haven's qualified and fun summer staff will focus on creating spaces to allow youth to engage, so you can focus on the important discipleship aspects of youth ministry.

  • Enjoy games like Bubble Soccer, Juggernaut, Battle Ball, and more!

  • Explore our vast campus during a hike

  • Get geared up for our popular Mission Impossible Event

  • Go down our Wet Willy slide or any of our numerous lake activities!

  • Enjoy times of devotion and worship led by Ridge Haven staff

2025 Brevard Summer Retreat Speakers

June 23 - 28: Alec Cotton

Alec grew up in Connecticut and Florida before attending Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, IL, where he confirmed a call into ministry. He is married to Riley, his High School sweetheart, and they have two kids: Miles (born 2017) and Marlee (born 2020). He attended Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary and served for 8 years as a student ministry director and assistant pastor at Christ Church Presbyterian in Jacksonville, FL. Having been around the awesome people of RUF for a while, and feeling a deep desire to minister to college students, the Cottons took the call to App State in 2023.

July 7 - 12: Jacob Virtue

Jacob is the Senior High youth pastor at Mitchell Road Presbyterian Church in Greenville, SC.

Ready to Book?

Please call our office at (828) 862-3916.

Have something else in mind?

Youth Groups also have the option of Service Project Camps, which are designed for those looking for a service element during their week of camp. Find out more.

For questions regarding Summer Retreat, call us at 828-862-3916.
Office hours are 9:00 am - 5:30 pm (Monday - Friday).