New Crestridge Flag

Posted by Karah

Flags represent a community of people, where they come from, and what they stand for.  This summer, Crestridge has received its own  special addition to fly proudly at camp. Given to us and made by hand by one of our own lovely camp nurses, Monica Kidder, the flag sports camp’s symbol and colors. We are happy to have a place like Crestridge where we can grow in the Lord, and make lasting friendships that build up the body of Christ.  Whenever you think about Camp Crestridge or see the waving flag this summer, give thanks to the Lord for blessings such as camp, friendships, and creation. We are getting so excited for the summer to start, and we are just about ready to have all of you here! See you all very soon!


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Meet the 2011 Cherokee Village Director!

Posted by Karah

Say “hello” to the lovely Ashley Sutherland! Ashley is from Greenville, South Carolina, and she just graduated from Clemson University with a degree in Marketing. This will be Ashley’s third summer at Crestridge. Serving as a counselor her first two summers,  she is back this summer to lead and serve the sweet Cherokees as the Cherokee Village Director. Ashley is very excited to get to know all of her campers, meet the new girls, and see the growth of her returning girls. Keep Ashley in your prayers as she kicks off her life as a college grad and prepares  to come serve all the young ladies and staff at Crestridge.


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Say “Hi there” to the 2011 Choctaw Village Director

Posted by Karah

Say “hello” to Katie Correll! Katie is from good ol’ Memphis, Tennessee and is currently studying Earth Sciences at the University of Memphis. This will be Katie’s third summer at Crestridge.  Her first two summers, she was a counselor in the Choctaw Village. This summer, Katie will be serving the lovely Choctaw’s as the Choctaw Village Director! Katie loves geocaching at camp, and loves being in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains.  She is really excited for planning activities, and is looking forward to serving her campers along side of her staff! Be praying for Katie as she is finishing up her classes, and as she prepares to come lead the lovely Choctaw Village this summer!


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New Addition to the Crestridge Lake

Posted by Sharon

That’s right campers, get ready for a new addition to the Crestridge Lake this summer!  You might be wandering…what else could we possibly add?  Well, we have replaced the ancient cement docks with bigger, floating docks!  You now have the option to walk out to a new swim platform without getting wet, or you can swim to the new platform.  Take your pick!  We are excited to see campers swimming in the lake again, it’s too empty right now.  Check out the pictures below:

4.5 weeks till the first session begins!!!!  We’ll see you soon!


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Say “Hello” to the 2011 Chickasaw Village Director

Posted by Karah

Jessica Crosby, also most commonly known as “Crosby”,  has been at camp for three years.  First as a JET, and then the following year as a counselor. She holds a dear place in her heart for Crestridge, and she can’t wait for this summer when she will lead as the Village Director for, in her words… “the best village,  the Chickasaws!” Crosby is  currently studying at the University of South Carolina . She is most looking forward to camp-wide and village activities and getting to spend time with all her amazing campers! Keep Jessica in your prayers as she finishes up classes this semester, and prepares to come serve her campers and staff this summer!


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Meet the 2011 Chippewa Village Director!

Posted by Karah

Ansley Harper is from Jacksonville, Florida, and is studying nursing at Liberty University. She has been coming to Crestridge for eleven years, and will be making it twelve this summer serving as the Director for the cute Chippewa village. Ansley is ready to be in the beautiful NC mountains and can’t wait to see how the Lord impacts the lives of her campers. Not to mention, she is stoked about dressing up in hilarious costumes for playing funny games, and she has been waiting since her last summer to go on the blob! Be praying for Ansley has she finishes off her school semester and prepares to come lead and serve our Chipps!


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January Secret Assignment Winner

Posted by Karah

It has been busy the past month here at camp! Camp conferences, traveling and recruiting new staff, designing and choosing new camp attire…there’s tons of exciting camp preparations going on. In the midst of it all, we  loved watching your video entries for the January secret assignment. We asked you gals to submit videos of you and random friends singing your favorite song or cheer in a public place. The decision has been made, and we picked our winner.

The Knowles and the Myers bring  Crestridge pride to Disney’s Hollywood Studios, shouting ” Pride of the South” for all to hear! They sound great!

Some very honorable mentions are Kierstin Haddock also singing “Pride of the South ” with two very awesome guys from her campus ministry. Way to step up dudes and represent the ladies with no shame.

We have enjoyed doing all the secret assignments the past few months, and really liked getting to see all of you bring camp into your everyday lives! As  it gets closer and closer to summer (it’s already about March! Can you believe it?)..we will have new and fun videos  and information to give you to get you pumped and ready for camp! It’s getting closer, so get excited!


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Reminiscing…

Posted by Sharon

After Christmas, about 25 Camp Crestridge Staff got together at camp to reminisce about the summer of 2010.  The reunion involved going to Fun Depot, playing in the snow, eating some good food, playing games, laughing, remembering what God did in our lives through camp and remembering all the fun we had with our campers.  It was a great time to be together.  Thanks to all you staff who came!

Visit our Facebook Fan Page to see more pictures!


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Merry Christmas from the Camps

Posted by Karah

We know that every family has their own set of traditions, so we wanted to share some camp Christmas traditions. Most of you know all about our summer traditions, but what if camp had traditions in the off-season? You are being shown a never-before-seen look into our reading of “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas”. We would enjoy hearing what some of your family traditions are. You can share them by commenting here, or you can write on our facebook wall (http://www.facebook.com/CampCrestridge ). From all of us here at camp, have a Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year.

Merry Christmas from the Camps from Ridgecrest Summer Camps on Vimeo.



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3 Useful Tips To Remember about Snow

Posted by Sharon

As you may have seen, we got a few inches of snow here at Camp Crestridge.  Winter is always more enjoyable when you have snow.  Since some of you have not been in snow, we figured we would give you a few tips about experiencing snow.

If you want to see pictures, check out Camp Crestridge on Facebook.


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