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2025 Year End Letter

“Your faithfulness continues throughout generations.” – Psalm 119:90a Dear Friends of Thousand Pines, As I look back over the past year, I am constantly reminded of God’s faithfulness. We kicked off 2025 with our Winter Camp, centered on the theme “Rhythms: Keeping in Step with the Spirit” from Galatians 5:25. This passage filled camp for over six weeks and blessed both campers and staff as we were reminded of our need to keep in step with the Spirit while serving our gu

Mike Encoe

Dec 11, 20252 min read

Eyes to See, Ears to Hear - Year End Appeal

But blessed are your eyes because they see , and your ears because they hear . Matthew 13:16 At Thousand Pines, worship is at the heart of everything we do . In our two main chapels, Whittier and Jensen, thousands of campers gather each year to encounter God and make life-changing decisions. During our 2025 Program Summer Camp alone, 62 campers gave their lives to Christ for the first time and nearly 500 rededicated their faith in these very chapels. Jensen Chapel Whittier Ch

John Whisner

Dec 8, 20252 min read

OCTOBER 2025

Summer at Thousand Pines overflowed with joy and the unmistakable work of God. We finished the season with one of the best staff teams we have ever had, people who served with passion and helped campers see, know, and experience God in deep and lasting ways. Their faithfulness set the tone for the year ahead, and it shows. Next summer is already filling quickly as groups line up to return for another encounter with God in these mountains. Fall carried that same spirit of rene

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Mike Encoe

Oct 20, 20252 min read