First Slavic Baptist Church
- When
- August 2–6, 2026
- Where
- Camp Wayfarer · Flat Rock, North Carolina
- Ages
- 7–16 yrs
“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
Matthew 6:19–21
The camp verse. Everything the children do this week comes back to it.
What the week teaches
Four days, four lessons. Each morning the whole camp takes one idea, and the groups carry it through the day. Every day has its own dress-up theme too, so pack for it.
Day 1. Heavenly Treasure
“Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”Matthew 6:21
Our greatest treasure is the Creator of every treasure in heaven and on earth. When God is that treasure, life has meaning.
Dress-up themeDays of creation
Day 2. Godly Connections
“Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.”James 4:8
God does not give you the people you want. He gives you the people you need: to help you, to teach you, to love you, and to make you who you were meant to be.
Dress-up themePairs day (come as a matching pair or group)
Day 3. Moral Compass
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.”Matthew 22:37
True values are the ones that bring you closer to God.
Dress-up themeTime travel (past and future)
Day 4. Communication
“Let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger.”James 1:19–20
Good communication turns confusion into understanding.
Dress-up themeCrazy hair day and good deeds
The week, day by day
The camp team films every day. Here is last year in full: the video and photographs from each day. More years are on our YouTube channel.
CrossroadsLast year’s theme · 2025Who is with your child
Every child joins a group by age and gender, and each group keeps the same leader all week.
Girls
- 7–8yrsInna Koval
- 9–10yrsPolina Chubari
- 11–12yrsNastya Brayson
- 13–16yrsEmilia Shishkovskiy
Boys
- 7–8yrsMikhail Koval
- 9–10yrsPasha Zadiran
- 11–12yrsMark Komlev
- 13–16yrsMark Gidenko
And looking after the whole camp
A registered nurse, trained lifeguards at the lake, and security on site for the full week.
- Nurse
- Vika Kioroglo
- Lifeguards
- Joseph Vysotsky
- Security
- Igor Shishkovskiy
- Kitchen
- Lyuda Godnyuk, Oksana Popovich
- Worship
- Melanie Shmakov
- Sports
- Vitalik Klimenko
- Arts & crafts
- Angie Belozerov, Daniel Maryanov
- Registration
- Yana Staroverova
The practical part
- When
- Sunday, August 2 to Thursday, August 6, 2026Four lesson days. Arrival and pickup times below.
- Where
- Camp Wayfarer1 Red Bird Song Rd, Flat Rock, NC 28731Open in Google Maps
- Who it is for
- Children ages 7 to 16Grouped by age and gender, from 7–8 up to 13–16.
- Arrival
- Sunday, August 29:00–11:00 AM
- Pickup
- Thursday, August 6before 10:00 AM
- Cost
- $425 per childChurch members pay less. Ask the camp director.
Who to call
- DirectorDaniel Tsiro(704) 577-7684
What to pack
Bring
0 of 13 packed
Leave at home
- Phones, tablets, laptops, and any other electronics
- Expensive clothes or jewelry
- Cash
We cannot be responsible for items your child brings to camp.
Send your child to camp
Registration is one form, and spots fill in the order they arrive.