2023 Summer Family Camp: Week 3
About this retreat
Wouldn’t it be great to have a break from cooking meals, cleaning the dishes, and entertaining your tribe? Could you imagine some time away that allowed for quality time with your spouse, spiritual renewal, and bonding time with the whole family? Wish you could get away for a week-long retreat, but you just can’t take the time to plan and coordinate it all?
Forest Home Family Camp strives to be the experience your family needs to reconnect, rediscover, and relax. Best of all, we have it all planned out for you!
In a picturesque mountain setting, your family will be engaged by dynamic speakers to challenge your spiritual walk. Your children will be loved and taught in fun, age-specific programs throughout the day and tenderly cared for in your cabin in the evening by your family’s very own Child Care Assistant. (No, you’re not dreaming! A personal babysitter all week long!) You will finally be able to sit down during dinner to enjoy seventeen hot, delicious meals prepared by our skilled staff and take that much-needed break from the chores. All of the major perks of a Summer Family Retreat are condensed into one spectacular all-inclusive week away at Forest Home.
When we say all-inclusive, we truly mean it. Your stay will be Sunday to Saturday – six whole days! For approximately $200 per day (depending on housing) you will get 3 full meals each day, all the fun activities and programs, daily worship, engaging Bible teaching and enlightening workshops. Guess what – the child care is included in the price too!
Yes, you read that right.
Whether you feel like plunging down the Zip Line or journaling in the chapel, going for a hike or indulging in a milkshake, Forest Home offers a unique blend of experiences for your whole family to make memories that will last a lifetime. Love to swim? We have pools and a lake. Got a competitive streak? Challenge your kids to a round of miniature golf or horseshoes. The possibilities are endless!
A unique feature that distinguishes Forest Home is those all-inclusive rate packages. This really means that you won’t pay extra for meals, meeting space, and recreation. Pay once. Enjoy for a week. Remember for a lifetime.
Speaker: Daniel Bentley
Speaker: Paul and Virginia Friesen
Worship: Lucas Silva
Host Pastor: Jared Burke
Speaker: Daniel Bentley
Daniel Bentley is blessed to serve the Maranatha family through Bible teaching, worship ministry, and staff oversight. He is married to Jill and together they have four children: Benjamin, Quinn, Andrew and Haddy.
Speaker: Paul and Virginia Friesen
Drs. Paul and Virginia Friesen were married in 1976 and are the parents of three young women, two of whom are now married to wonderful, Godly men. They have been involved in Family Ministries for over 40 years through family camps, church staff positions, speaking, consulting, and writing. In 2003, they founded Home Improvement Ministries (www.HIMweb.org), a non-profit organization dedicated to equipping individuals and churches to better encourage marriages and families in living out God’s design for healthy relationships.
As the lead resource couple at Home Improvement Ministries, the Friesens regularly speak at marriage, men’s, and women’s conferences in the US and internationally, as well as local family and parenting seminars, and have an ongoing ministry with professional athletes. Paul and Virginia both have Doctorates in Marriage and Family Therapy from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.
The Friesens have authored over ten books and curriculums on parenting and marriage, including Letters to My Daughters, In Our Image, Raising a Trailblazer, Before You Save the Date, and most recently, The Marriage App.
Paul and Virginia’s greatest joy in life is knowing that their children are walking in the Truth.
Worship: Lucas Silva
Lucas Silva is the JR. High Pastor and Worship Leader at Marantha Chapel. He is passionate in encouraging and pouring into the next generation of students through worship and preaching gospel. Him and his wife Madeline both serve at Marantha Chapel.
Host Pastor: Jared Burke
Jared Burke is the pastor over fellowship and serving at Maranatha Chapel in San Diego, his great passion is seeing the body of Christ grow through fellowship and serving God in the use of there gifts. Jared serves with his wife Jessi at Maranatha and they have three children: Owen, Asher and Finley.
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HOUSING
Note* : All housing is shared for this event.
Cedar Ridge:
Luxurious hotel-style lodging completed in 2018, includes air-conditioning, kitchenettes, room layouts for families of all sizes, cozy common areas, private bathrooms and linens .
New Premium Housing:
The newest and most centrally located cabins in camp with air-conditioning and great amenities. Two furnished bedrooms, one bathroom, mini fridge, a king, twins and bunk beds.
Grace House:
Beautiful two story home in a private location. Premium, furnished housing with full kitchen, common area, and five furnished bedrooms with queen & single beds in each room. Private bathrooms with full linens provided.
Preferred:
Mixture of queen, double, twin, and bunk beds with private bathrooms. Full linens provided.
Standard:
Queen and bunk bed housing with private bathrooms. Bed and bath linens not provided.
RATES
Note* : All Housing is Shared| Age | Standard | Preferred | New Premium Housing | Grace House | Cedar Ridge Studio* | Cedar Ridge 2bd/1ba* | Cedar Ridge 2bd/1ba w/ Living Space* | Cedar Ridge 2bd/2ba w/Living Room Space* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult | $1,165 | $1,305 | $1,465 | $1,599 | $1,425 | $1,599 | $1,649 | $1,859 |
| 9-17 Years Old | $705 | $759 | $919 | $949 | $855 | $949 | $989 | $1,119 |
| 3-8 Years Old | $565 | $599 | $759 | $769 | $685 | $775 | $789 | $895 |
| 0-2 Years Old | FREE | FREE | FREE | FREE | FREE | FREE | FREE | FREE |
Payment Guidelines:
* All deposits are non-refundable and due at the time of registration
* All [Cedar Ridge] units have a minimum occupancy requirement of 2-5 guests per room
* A $750 per person upcharge will be added for booking below the minimum in Cedar Ridge
* Cedar Ridge Studio: 2 guests minimum
* Cedar Ridge 2-bedroom, 1-bath: 3-4 guests minimum
* Cedar Ridge 2-bedroom, 1-bath with Living space: 4 guests minimum
* Cedar Ridge 2-bedroom, 2-bath with Living space: 5 guests minimum
* All Premium housing units have a minimum occupancy requirement of 3 guests per room
* A $700 per person upcharge will be added for booking below the minimum for Premium housing
Payment Deadlines:
• All payments made for Summer 2023 are non refundable starting October 1st 2022
• The full balance is due no later than May 1st
• At the discretion of Forest Home, prices are subject to change at any time
• If you are a church or group and have a signed agreement, please refer to your contract for payment guidelines