HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
There will be no Wednesday night meal or service on November 26th.
We hope you have a special Thanksgiving, making amazing memories with those you love.
Have a great Christmas!
There will be no Wednesday night meal or service held on December 17th. We hope you have an incredible holiday spent with those you love.
Happy New Year!
There will be no Wednesday night meal or service held on Wednesday, December 31st.
We hope you can ring in the new year surrounded by those you love.
6th-12th Grade! Invite a friend you know and come out to Joy for a great night around the fire.
Good friends, good snacks. See you on October 19th, 6pm!
Camp Cost: $389 / $100 Deposit due by January 31 (non-refundable) Balance Due by May 24th
Cancellation Policy: Any cancellation after May 1st will be subject to a $75 fee
Camp Dates: Monday July 21st - Friday July 25th
Camp Location: Lake Yale Baptist Conference Center, Leesburg, FL
Camp Speaker: TJ Gillam
Worship Leader: Firm Foundation
Packing List Download
Daily Schedule Download
Monday July 21st
Meet at Joy by 7:30am to load our bags on the bus. We will pray together and leave out no later than 8am. We will stop for lunch (fast food) along with several restroom breaks. Bring spending money for lunch!
Friday July 25th
We plan to be on the bus and leaving the camp by 10:30am. We will stop for lunch along the way so don’t forget spending money. ETA is between 5-6pm.
The Food
The kitchen staff at Lake Yale prepares meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner each day. Meals are served in the Magnolia Dining Hall. A gift shop with some snack items is also available from 3-5 p.m.
The Rooms
Lake Yale has Hotel style rooms with private bathrooms. Most rooms sleep 3 people with 1 full and 1 twin size beds. Some rooms may include a king size bed and a rollaway.
Linens are provided for our group by the Conference Center.
*Please note: These rooms will require some camp students to share beds.
Free Time Options
There’s a variety of activities to enjoy including basketball, bazooka ball, ropes/challenge course, kayaks, volleyball, canoes ($10/day), disc golf (bring your discs!), hammocks, and a swimming pool.
Here is a document that shows our available free time options. Free time at camp is from 3-5pm
Each day we will schedule 1-2 FTO for our group as a whole for anyone who wants to join. Talk to Sean about options you would like.
Our students are going to youth rec. camp in July and are ready to bake some delicious treats to help pay their way!
We hope you’ll stop by our table in the foyer after the morning service on July 13th. We will have all sorts of homemade treats.
Sunday, July 13, 2025
12:30pm-1:30pm
The Church of Joy
3080 Georgia 362
Williamson, GA 30292
Camp Barnabas is a ministry in southwest Missouri dedicated to providing a unique Christian summer camp experience to individuals with special needs, their siblings, and youth from across the United States.
Cost: $295 per student (plus flights)
Deposit: $100 due by March 1st (nonrefundable)
Location: 901 Teas Trl, Purdy, MO 65734
Travel Plans:
Saturday June 20th
* Flight info TBA
Friday June 20th
Pack up and leave camp by 11am
*Flight info TBA
Counselors
Age: 15+
Counselors are our greatest need each year. These incredible individuals experience the week side-by-side with their Camper while providing unconditional love and care for all of their needs during the week.
Barnstormers
Age:13-14
Barnstormers have a servant’s heart and a great work ethic. They keep the camp in tip-top shape by serving food and tidying up during the week. Barnstormers enjoy building relationships with their bunkmates and creating lasting memories. Depending on the camp need, a barnstormer may be asked to move up to a counselor position.
This is the only time of the year that the word 'butt' is totally appropriate for church.
Your Refuge Youth Ministry students are going to summer camp and they need your help!
Our Smoked BBQ Pre-sale begins on April 23rd. Use the sign up sheet in the foyer to reserve your smoked boston butt. This makes a meal for you and your family on a Sunday Afternoon... then Sunday night... then Monday night... then Tuesday night. It’s a lot of pork!
Butts are $55/ea and pickup will be on Saturday May 24th here at JOY. Thank you for your support!
The deadline to reserve your bbq is Sunday May 18th.
Contact Josh Carpenter with any questions.
Saturday, May 24, 2025
12:30pm-3:00pm
The Church of Joy
3080 Georgia 362
Williamson, GA 30292
Help send your Refuge Youth students to summer camp this year!
We are hosting a casserole sale at Joy, after the service on Sunday, March 23rd.
Are you an expert casserole maker? Are you an expert casserole eater? We need casseroles to sell and folks to buy them! Buy your ‘easy to bake’ lunch/dinner at JOY and support our summer camp fund. Everyone wins! Especially your appetite.
Contact Josh Carpenter with any questions.
Sunday, March 23, 205
12:30pm-1:30pm
The Church of Joy
3080 Georgia 362
Williamson, GA 30292
Our students are going to youth rec. camp in July and are ready to bake some delicious treats to help pay their way!
We hope you’ll stop by our table in the foyer after the morning service on February 23rd. We will have all sorts of homemade treats.
Sunday, February 23, 2025
12:30pm-1:30pm
The Church of Joy
3080 Georgia 362
Williamson, GA 30292
Our Refuge Youth Ministry students are headed for mission camp in June. Help them pay their way to camp by taking advantage of a Parent’s night out at Joy!
Our Refuge students, along with adult leaders, will keep your kiddos entertained for several hours with a jump house, games, pizza, snacks and a movie.
Just make a donation to their camp fund and everyone wins!
Hey 6th-12th grade students, we’re going to Winter Jam! This is one of the best concerts of the year. For how much? 60? 80? No! Try $15! Go clean your mom’s car and make your ticket money.
We will be leaving Joy on Saturday February 8th at 2pm. EAT LUNCH BEFORE YOU COME!
It’s at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta so we have a bit of a drive. We need to get in line for decent seats.
You will need extra $$ for food at the venue. We will not be able to bring dinner in.
The show starts at 6pm and has gone as long as 10pm in the past.
We may not arrive back home until 12am. It’s a long day but so worth it! Sign up in the youth room.
Happy New Year!
There will be no Wednesday night meal or service held on January 1st.
Note this cancellation: We will not be having Sunday Night youth for the month of December.
Have a great Christmas day!
There will be no Wednesday night meal or service held on December 25th. We hope your home is filled with smiles, laughter and plenty of hot chocolate.
Note this cancellation: We will not be having Sunday Night youth for the month of December.
Have you ever torn apart a saran wrap ball that’s so heavy it could crush a small person?
Make sure to join us on December 8th at 6pm for the best Refuge Christmas party since the last Refuge Christmas party.
Have a great Christmas!
There will be no Wednesday night meal or service held on December 18th. We hope you have an incredible holiday spent with those you love.
Note this cancellation: We will not be having Sunday Night youth for the month of December.
Note this cancellation: We will not be having Sunday Night youth for the month of December.
Note this cancellation: We will not be having Sunday Night youth for the month of December.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
There will be no Wednesday night meal or service on November 27th. We hope you have a special Thanksgiving, making amazing memories with those you love.
Judgment Journey is an experience you will never forget!
Since 1997, Faith Baptist Church in LaGrange creates a walk through experience of End Times events as recorded in the book of Revelation. These events are creatively interpreted (similar to the "Left Behind" books and movies), and presented in a 45 minute multi-sensory presentation.
Judgment Journey was never intended to be a "scary" event. But there is disturbing content as the experience is built upon the idea of a raptured church and a time of tribulation and great trouble upon the earth. Please consider this when making the decision to send your child.
Our 6th-12th Grade Youth will be traveling to Lagrange on the evening of October 25th. We will arrive 30mins prior to our "walk-time".
For more information visit: www.judgmentjourney.com
We will be hanging out late for anyone who can, playing some games, eating some junk food…
Have you been told you spend too much time gaming? It’s probably true, but on October 5th we’re going to celebrate your bad habit.
Refuge will be hosting an FPS gaming tournament at Josh’s house on Saturday October 5th at 6pm.
(if you don’t know what “FPS” means, this probably isn’t the event for you)
There will be a $5 buy in on the Tournament (entry not required to come to event). Winner takes all.
Don’t worry, we’ll have plenty of pizza and Mountain Dew. A gamer needs their fuel.
Wear some clothes you don’t mind getting colorful and messy because the color war has no respect for your wardrobe.
We’ll have color powder, color water, color slip n’ slide - Its going to be a wild mess.
Let’s play games like: Slip n’ Slide races, Color Sponge Dodgeball, Capture the Flag, Relay Races and of course the all out Color War. Don’t miss out!
* All color used is listed as washable but we make no guarantees about clothing.
Do you know what's better than playing Ultimate Frisbee? Playing Ultimate Frisbee in the dark!
Join us for a night full of glow sticks and Ultimate Frisbee! This event runs until 10pm so make sure your parents are aware.
Wear closed toe shoes and some old clothes that you don't mind getting grass stains on.
Note this cancellation: We will not be having Sunday Night youth for labor day weekend
There’s nothing like a summer night spent in the pool with your Refuge Youth fam! Meet us for a pool party on August 25th.
We’ll grill some food, play some games and belly flop our way to misery.
Make sure to bring a towel. Swim shirts and shorts are required for everyone.
6th-12th Grade Students
Contact Josh for location details
The whole church.
Hundreds of nerf bullets.
This is the nerf-pocalypse on August 23rd.
Grab your favorite nerf gun or use one of ours to blast your way to victory against all your friends.
Team Deathmatch, Find the Cure, Infection - We’re doing it all.
Snacks and drinks will be available.
*standard blue nerf bullet ammo is available, if your nerf gun requires special ammo, you will be responsible to bring/keep up with it at the event
6th-12th Grade Students
6th-12th grade girls, meet up at Joy on Friday night August 15th from 6-8pm for a cake party. Decorating, eating, lots of talking and laughing. Bring a friend with you!
Note this cancellation: We will not be having Sunday Night youth due to the youth mission camp
Camp Barnabas is a ministry in Southwest Missouri dedicated to providing a unique Christian summer camp experience to individuals with special needs, their siblings, and youth from across the United States.
Cost: $295 per student
Deposit: $100 due by March 1st (nonrefundable)
Location: 901 Teas Trl, Purdy, MO 65734
*STUDENT PARTICIPATION IS REQUIRED TO RECEIVE CAMP FUNDS
Travel Plans:
Saturday July 27th
Leave Joy by 4am (come at 3:30 to load bus)
12 hr drive, plus bathroom breaks and fast food stops (we will likely get food to go)
Friday August 2nd
Pack up and leave camp by 11am
Arrive home between 1:30-2am
Counselors
Age: 15+
Counselors are our greatest need each year. These incredible individuals experience the week side-by-side with their Camper while providing unconditional love and care for all of their needs during the week.
Barnstormers
Age:13-14
Barnstormers have a servant’s heart and a great work ethic. They keep the camp in tip-top shape by serving food and tidying up during the week. Barnstormers enjoy building relationships with their bunkmates and creating lasting memories. Depending on the camp need, a barnstormer may be asked to move up to a counselor position.
Dates: June 6-10
Location: Covenant College, Lookout Mountain, GA
Camp Speaker: Chad Poe
Camp Worship: People of Earth
Camp Theme: Total Surrender
2024 Packing List
2024 Daily Camp Schedule
Thursday, June 6th
Leave Joy by 10am (arrive by 9:45 to load bags)
We will stop for fast food along the way (3hrs to Lookout Mtn)
Monday, June 10th
Leave camp by 11am
We will stop for fast food along the way
Arrive home by 3pm
“How much spending money should my student have?” Whatever they have, they will spend! We will be eating a fast food lunch on both travel days. The camp offers snacks, drinks and all kinds of swag.
Concerned about overspending or lost money? Consider the Generate Camp Bucks Program. You can send your student camp gift cards in real time to control spending.
