ARIZONA YOUTH CAMP

Thank you for considering Granite Hills Retreat & Conference Center as your summer destination for your students to encounter God together.

We believe youth camp is essential! We started meeting in 1939, and we haven’t missed a summer since. We have a rich history with countless stories of how God has moved in and through the lives of students for over 80 consecutive summers, but we continue to believe our best days are ahead of us!

The value of youth camp is more than great programming, an affordable price, or top-notch speakers and worship teams. We believe the true value of Arizona Youth Camps is in how we approach ministry through intentional relationships and our leadership’s strong conviction to make ever opportunity for students to be transformed by gospel-centered teaching and a true encounter with Jesus. We will unapologetically seek all that God has for us every camp as we pray for students to be saved, set free from sin, found new in Christ, baptized in the Holy Spirit, called into ministry, and set on a course to grow as spiritually mature Christ-followers.

ONE MOMENT WITH JESUS CHANGES EVERYTHING

Our four-day/three-night schedule provides a wide spectrum of activities in a safe environment for students to grow relationally, physically, and spiritually. Every moment in the schedule is strategically thought out and prepared for you and your leaders to facilitate these moments of growth with your students.

From the worship experiences, panel conversations with leaders, student-led small group devotions, fine arts electives, tournaments and head-to-head team competitions, there is still enough breathing room for free time and moments to process all the ways God is working at camp.

Whether you have seasoned leaders or rookie leaders, our leadership team will honor you and is prepared to serve the vision God has entrusted you for your students. We host a life-changing summer internship for prospective leaders in the church to gain exposure in ministry. One of our favorite aspects of youth camp is investing in the leaders that come with students and witnessing the leadership development that takes in just a few days together. Most activities throughout the day are designed for leaders to experience transformative moments with their students, but we do have key moments to practically and spiritually pour into youth leaders and pastors.

WHAT IS INCLUDED WITH REGISTRATION?

• All worship gatherings and spiritual formation moments

• All programmed activities, team competitions

• All elective tournaments: basketball, volleyball, ping-pong, carpetball

• All Fine Arts electives: music, drama, dance, photography, short sermon

• Dorm housing for 3 nights (we can’t promise you sleep)

• 8 tasty meals (seriously, this isn’t your typical camp food)

• Access to climbing tower, giant swing, ropes course, swimming pool, archery

The value of a camp experience is not defined solely by a price number. We’re located in one of the most desirable locations in Prescott, easily accessible off of Iron Springs Road near downtown – a safe community, close in proximity to a hospital and fire station, large outdoor swimming pool, and newly constructed giant swing, high ropes course, and climbing tower. Every camp we offer can accommodate most schedules during busy summers, small camp sizes (400 or less) offer more access to experienced youth leaders/worship leaders/pastors who teach, inspire, and truly care about the spiritual growth of each student. Our camps offer the unique experience of learning from multiple Fine Arts categories, developing a skill in these areas with purpose for ministry. Most importantly, our camp environment is unashamedly rooted in the person and teachings of Jesus Christ.

We try our best to offer an affordable camp experience without sacrificing excellent food services, recreation, and programming. We are generous in blessing our camp speakers, leaders, and worship teams. We bring in special guests around the nation who want to keep coming back because they love the culture of our Arizona Youth Camps. Out of state churches and and non-denominational churches have joined our youth camps because they know our camp is affordable compared to other camps, and they know their students will encounter God. Our camp prices are still an exceptional value when compared to other Christian camps in the area.

DISCOUNTS & SCHOLARSHIPS

Our Ministry Network is committed to keep the price of camp as low as possible, being sensitive to the fact that our target market will always be students from low-income families. We have chosen to offer youth pastors/spouse free registration and dorm leaders a significant discount as an investment in our leaders. For student campers, we offer an early-bird discount at the lowest rate possible. There are no other discounts or scholarships offered. We do this so that church groups can set their own prices and build in a financial aid/scholarship system within the church. Our prayer is that every student would be able to experience youth camp and that finances would not be the issue that keeps them from this experience.

Please contact our office at 602-343-4004 to speak with Brea Graff if you have questions about your next steps in registering for youth camp.

REGISTRATION

Regular: $100 deposit DUE March 16, 2023
Last Chance: $100 deposit DUE May 11, 2023

** Deposit applies to each attendee and secures their registration spot. Deposits are applied to the full price of camp and must be paid by the deadline to hold spots. Deposits are non-refundable but are transferrable to another student. After the last chance deadline, spots with deposits that are not paid in full are released.

We know there are a lot of great camps to choose from, so we are grateful you would consider joining us in 2023. We look forward to another great year of God encounters that are gospel-centered, spiritually empowered, and personally responsible to the great commission!

The best is yet to come!