Junior High campers (rising 6th - rising 9th graders) will enjoy solid biblical teaching and meaningful times of worship and discipleship. This is a wonderful opportunity for campers to grow in their faith.

Campers are also able to develop relationships and team skills while enjoying lots of fun and adventure. Activities will be facilitated by our amazing Event Staff throughout the week for an unforgettable summer experience. You can find activities for our Brevard campus here and our Cono campus here.

All of this will be experienced under the care of our well-trained and highly screened summer staff whose goal is to be the "facilitators of fun" while living out the truths of the gospel.

Junior High campers can also attend Service Camp and Great Adventure Camp!

2025 Brevard Junior High Camp Speakers

May 26 - 31: Zac Martin

Zac grew up in Clanton, AL and came to know Jesus through the ministry of his parents and Bethsalem Baptist Church. He earned his B.A. at The University of South Alabama in 2016. After graduation, he joined our staff in January of 2017 and began his seminary training at Birmingham Theological Seminary. He graduated seminary in 2024 and was ordained in February of 2025. He has been married to Kaley, a professor at the University of Montevallo, since 2016. They welcomed their first son, Henry, in January 2023. Zac enjoys lawn care, Mexican food, the Cleveland Browns, and time with friends/family. 

June 2 - 7: Tim Pitzer

Tim is the Next Gen Pastor at Mitchell Road Church in Greenville, SC. He is married to his wife of 12 years, Stephanie, and they have four girls, Ruthie, Clara, Iris, and Abigail. Tim is passionate about preaching and teaching the gospel and seeing students lives changed by the power of the gospel. When not at church or Ridge Haven, Tim can be found riding his bicycle around the upstate or on the hunt for good coffee!

June 9 - 14: Archie Moore

“Uncle” Archie Moore is Ridge Haven’s Chaplain, and has been a speaker to campers at Ridge Haven for over 30 years. Archie has 50 years’ experience in pastoral ministry in Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina, including 20 years pastoring Greenwood Presbyterian Church in Greenwood, South Carolina. He is married to his precious wife Glenda, and they are tremendously blessed with five adult-aged children and nine grandchildren!

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.

July 28 - August 2: Dave Latham

Rev. Dave Latham was born in Charleston, SC but was raised in Greenwood, SC. He graduated from Presbyterian College in Clinton, SC with a business management degree in 2003 and later completed his M.Div. from RTS Charlotte in 2010. After seminary, he planted RUF at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, VA and was a campus minister from 2010-2015. After his time in Virginia, Dave moved back to Charlotte and served as the Director of Admissions at RTS Charlotte and also as an Assistant Pastor at Uptown Church. In April of 2019, Dave began serving as the Senior Pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church and served until May of 2024. In June of 2024, Dave took a new role as the Chief Admissions and Communications Officer for Birmingham Theological Seminary but remained on staff at Grace as the Assistant Pastor of Music.

He met his wife, Rebecca, at Camp Greystone and they have been married since 2003. Rebecca graduated from Ole Miss with a degree in Geological Engineering and later earned her Masters Degree in Geological Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines. They have 2 children- Stokes and Ellie-Grace who both love being outside and reading books. Dave enjoys playing golf, fly fishing, listening to bluegrass, and smoking BBQ to share with friends.

August 4 - 9: Travis Hutchinson

Travis currently lives in Providence, RI and is the RUF Campus Minister and Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design. His first time at Ridge Haven was as a camper during the summer of 2001 for Family Camp. Since that time, he has spent three summers on staff at Ridge Haven—one as a counselor (2013) and two as a Camp Director (2014, 2019). He also currently serves on the board of Ridge Haven. When he’s not spending time with students on campus, he enjoys traveling, spending time with friends, and running/biking/swimming.

Want to see what camp at Ridge Haven is like?

Check out photos from our past Summer Camps!

Questions?

For questions regarding Junior High Camp, call us at 828-862-3916.
Our office hours are 9 am - 5:30 pm (Monday - Friday).