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Cameron Coulter
Katherine, Nika and Cathy
high school campers from
Hope Christian Fellowship
in San Gabriel:
“ It feels cozy to be here…and
exciting. Chapel gets us back
on track – worship is energetic,
and we connect better with
Alpine
does
an
awesome
job
each other because we are
“
not all on our phones. ”
of creating an environment of intimacy.
They cater to the churches’ needs: while
they do the big production well, they
still have the ability to get to know
Kassidy
each group’s people and
part-time
personalities and to tailor their
cook at Alpine:
programs as needed. ”
“ I know that the
maintenance guys
have a morning
devotional, and in
the kitchen, we
often start out with
prayer. Alpine for
me is a community
Rabbi Robert Bloch , leader of long-time
of faith. ”
guest group, Beth Shalom, a Messianic
Jewish community of believers:
youth pastor at
Life Covenant Church
in Torrance:
“ ‘The Beauty of God’s Creation’…in Judaism,
Theo Wilson , Youth pastor at
Community Covenant Church in El Cajon:
“ I continue to be impressed by the heart,
mission and leadership of Alpine. They show
their care about the success of the local church
through intentional relationship. Their program
team does a great job of providing resources
prior to retreats and
for follow
up. ”
we have a saying about the Sabbath: “The
Sabbath has a flavor of Paradise about it.”
In the same way, Alpine has that flavor as
we close out the distractions of this world
to focus on God. Our youth group loves
Alpine and has for years. Every year we
are amazed with God’s faithfulness, how
he empowers our group to become better
equipped as followers of Yeshua (Jesus). ”
Ryan Tan , volunteer counselor with
Radiant Ministry from Irvine Canaan
Christian Community Church:
“ Everything that is done here is so
intentional. The speaker, games,
group activities…all of it is
connected and supports the
theme. When you consider
what we experience here,
the cost is minimal. ”
Erin Dougherty
Associate Pastor at Clairmont Covenant Church:
“ Alpine has a feeling of “home” for many of our
2
students. It is small enough that they don’t feel
lost in a crowd and the campus and staff are so
welcoming that students quickly settle in to a level
of comfort. ”