Get ready for a week of non-stop fun, great memories with friends, and growing closer to God at Kidventure Summer Camp!

This overnight camp for rising 4th–6th graders is designed to give kids an unforgettable experience filled with adventure, friendship, and meaningful moments of faith. Throughout the week, campers will enjoy exciting activities like the giant swing, zipline, lake and boating, ball courts, and climbing wall.

Each day also includes chapel sessions and group time where students will hear and discuss Biblical truths in an engaging environment that encourages them to think deeply about faith and how it applies to their lives. From games to meals to worship, every part of the week is intentionally designed to help kids have fun, build friendships, and grow in their relationship with God.

We can’t wait for your child to experience a week of adventure, faith, and community at Look Up Lodge!

Camp Details:

Who: Kids, grades 4th–6th (as of the 2026-27 school year)

Dates: August 4 - 7, 2026

Location: Look Up Lodge -Travelers Rest, SC

Travel: We’ll travel together from Lake Forest

Cost: $300

Payment Schedule

• $100 non-refundable deposit due March 1
• Second payment of $100 due May 1
• Final payment of $100 due July 1

Registration Closes: May 15

Questions? Reach out to Angie at aclayton@lakeforest.org

6th–12th graders, who’s ready for a summer camp experience that could change everything?

This summer, we’re heading to Chattanooga, TN for a week packed with fun, friendships, and meaningful moments with Jesus.

At Generate Camp, students experience high-energy worship, world-class speakers, and intentional small group time designed to help them grow deeper in their faith. Add in camp-led activities like basketball and volleyball tournaments, pool time, and hanging out with friends, and you’ve got a week students won’t forget!

We truly believe summer camp can be a landmark moment in a student’s life. It’s a chance to step away from everyday distractions and be propelled forward in faith through worship, teaching, discipleship, and a whole lot of fun - experiences that continue to shape students long after camp ends.

Camp Details:

Who: All youth, grades 6th–12th (as of the 2025-26 school year)

Dates: June 15–19, 2026

Location: Chattanooga, TN (on site at Southern Adventist University)

Travel: Vans to and from camp (departing from and returning to Lake Forest)

Cost: $450

– Includes transportation, shared dorm room, meals, and a camp t-shirt

– $125 non-refundable deposit due by March 15

Registration Closes: March 15

Questions? Reach out to Tabitha at trice@lakeforest.org

This is a life changing youth and adult mission trip where short term missions collide with long term community development. Participants can explore their faith while experiencing a new, vibrant culture, while working alongside Breaking Cycles and local churches to meet the challenges of extreme poverty.

You can expect to:

-Build a house (construction)

-Visit an orphanage (play)

-help churches and Breaking Cycles in community development (connect with locals)

-worship every night

-have a fun day in the beautiful town of Antigua

Next Steps Ministries is our American host and is with us all week. We partner with our Guatemalan local host and director of Breaking Cycles, Betty Merida will guide us to work with orphanages, with families, and with local churches doing projects.

When? June 7-13 2026

Cost of the trip: $799 plus airfare, $75 deposit holds your space.

Interested? Email trip leader MaryRobin at mgibson@lakeforest.org

Lake Forest Church gets to partner with church planting missionaries who live and serve full-time in Málaga Spain.

For the past few summers, we’ve traveled to Spain to support and resource local missionaries to put on a Teen English Camp for the community. Each year, we hope to reach at least 50 teens, many from non-Christian backgrounds, who would like to grow in their English speaking skills. The English camp is a tool to break into a spiritually indifferent culture and develop relationships resulting in opportunities to share the love of Christ with parents and teens.

Summer 2026 Trip: July 16th-26th, 2026

Group Size: 13 team members

Cost: $2000

Registration Deadline: March 31st, 2026

Leader: Tabitha Rice

If you have questions or are interested in joining the team, please email Tabitha at trice@lakeforest.org.

We’re collecting plastic Easter eggs all month long to help make Easter at the Stadium an unforgettable day for our kids and our neighbors!

Next time you’re at the store, grab some plastic eggs, fill them with candy (all candy is welcome except chocolate - it will melt in the sun!), and bring them with you to church on Sundays in March. We’ll have a collection box in the lobby each week.

This is a simple, fun way to love our neighbors. When we host our community at the stadium this Easter, we want every child to experience joy, and for every family to feel welcomed.

So grab your small group, your family, your friends, your roommates - make a stuffing party out of it! Then bring your filled eggs with you on Sunday and drop them off.

We’re excited to love our neighbors this Easter. 🐣✨

This fall, you can help support our Prison Ministries missions team by baking cookies!

Please carefully follow the cookie guidelines listed below, and bring your homemade baked cookies to church on Sunday, March 15 to send with our Kairos team.

Cookie Instructions:

• Cookies should be between 2 inches and 2-1/2 inches in diameter and not more than 1/2 inch thick.

• No icing, sugar or any other type of coating on the outside of the cookie. Do not add any kind of fruit or nuts to the cookies.

• The Key Ingredient: Prayer. Pray over the cookies as you drop them onto the cookie sheets and bake them.

• Ask God to use your cookies as a source of His love to shine on the prisoners and staff on the Kairos weekend.

• Pray that each cookie brings the inmate, officer or warden who eats it closer to God. We want every person to become part of the family of God.

• Fan-favorite cookie recipes: Peanut Butter, Chocolate Chip, or Oatmeal

Cookie Packing Requirements:

• Bag thoroughly cooled cookies in a quart-sized Ziplock bag, a dozen cookies to a bag. Label each bag with the cookie type inside. Freeze all cookies if not using within 3 days.

Kairos Prison Ministry International

Partner with Kairos prison Ministry International in their mission to share the transforming love and forgiveness of Jesus Christ to impact the hearts and lives of incarcerated men!

Trip Description:

Must be a man over the age of 18

Kairos brings together inmates for a 4 day trip called The Weekend

The Weekend is based on a series of talks, discussions, chapel meditations, and prayer. ​

The concept is to build the Christian community inside the institution where the inmates pray and fellowship together weekly. ​​

Dates: March 19-22 in Kershaw, SC and April 23-26 in Morganton, NC

Required training: Attend three 4-hour training sessions

Cost: $125 which will contribute to pay for food for volunteers and participants.

Lodging: Men can either stay in a hotel or they can sleep at a nearby church for free.

Learn more or register by emailing Trip Leader Michael Esparza at dal1boys@gmail.com

Join us as we look to the cross and consider the sacrifice that Jesus made for us.

Our service of remembrance and reflection will allow us to worship and grow together as we prepare for the celebration of resurrection on Easter Sunday.

As we look forward to Good Friday, check out the page linked below for more information and resources about Lent and the journey toward Good Friday.

Join us for Easter as we gather in East Lincoln High School’s stadium to celebrate the hope, joy, and resurrection of Jesus!

This will be a powerful morning of worship and celebration as our whole church comes together and creates space for all of our “one more persons” to experience the life and love of Christ. With plenty of room to invite friends, neighbors, and family, Easter at the Stadium is a unique opportunity to worship boldly, publicly, and joyfully as a community.

We’ll also have an egg hunt for the kids on the field after each service!

As we look ahead to Easter at East Lincoln, we’ll be sharing more details soon about how you can prepare, what to expect, and how to get involved - from inviting your people to serving on a team. Stay tuned for updates and resources to help you make the most of this special day. ✨

Alpha is an 8-week course that creates a space, online or in person, where people are excited to bring their friends to freely explore the basics of the Christian faith; no pressure, no judgement, no charge.

In an Alpha group, guests are invited to share a meal, listen to a video teaching, share ideas, and participate in an open conversation with others around the table.

Aron Gibson, our Lead Pastor, and his team will lead this class.

Registration is requested, dinner childcare is provided for free.

Bible Exploration is an 8-week class designed to help adults better understand the story of the Bible, learn how to navigate and study it, and discover what engaging with God’s Word can bring to everyday life. For years we’ve offered Bible Exploration for 3rd-5th graders… and we realized something: adults could use it too! We borrowed the concept (and the name!) because no matter how long you’ve been around church, there’s always more to discover in Scripture.

In a Bible Exploration group, guests gather together, hear teaching that walks through the big story of the Bible, learn practical tools for reading and studying Scripture, and participate in open conversation with others who are growing in their understanding of God’s Word.

Taylor Terzek, our Pastoral Resident, will lead this class.

Registration is requested, childcare is available at a cost.
Childcare - $20 per child for the entire class; $60 max per family

Practicing the Way is an 8-week course that creates space for people to dive deeper into what it means to follow Jesus in everyday life. Rooted in the study by John Mark Comer, this experience helps people slow down, form meaningful rhythms, and learn how to live like Jesus in the modern world.

In a Practicing the Way group, guests gather together, watch a short teaching video, reflect on spiritual practices, and engage in honest conversation with others around the table as they learn to apprentice themselves to Jesus.

Bob DeBoer, our Associate Pastor, and his team will lead this class.

Registration is requested, childcare is available at a cost.
Childcare - $20 per child for the entire class; $60 max per family

Discover your role in God’s story and define your next step through Lake Forest 101!

During each of the four phases of this class, led by our pastors and completed in one weekend, you will learn more about Lake Forest, identify where you are spiritually, and make new friends who are all seeking to take their next step in this journey that we call faith.

As you discover your role in God’s story, you’ll build relationships, find places to share your gifts and, upon completion of all four phases, you will have the opportunity to become an LFC Ministry Partner.

Class times:
Saturday: 9 am - 2 pm
Sunday: 4 - 5:30 pm

UPCOMING LAKE FOREST 101 CLASSES:

August 29 - 30
November 14 - 15

Registration is required.

FUTURE LF 101 DATES: August 29-30, November 14-15

We were never meant to do life alone, and church is about more than just showing up on Sundays.

On April 12, join us for a half-hour Community Connect after each service and discover the many ways you can build meaningful relationships at Lake Forest. Whether you’re new, have been attending for a while, or are simply craving deeper connection, this is a great next step.

You’ll hear why community matters, learn about groups, mentoring, and other ways to get connected, and have a chance to talk with our team about what you’re looking for in this season of life. No pressure - just a helpful, welcoming space to explore how God might be inviting you into deeper relationships.

Come as you are. Stay for a few minutes. You might just find your people.

Join us for our Next Gen Trail Guide event for parents of Kidventure and Youth-aged kids - an interactive class designed to help you navigate the ever-changing digital world with wisdom and confidence.

Do you struggle with how to manage screen time? Wonder when it’s the right time to give your child a phone or allow social media? Want practical ways to keep your kids safe online? We’ll tackle these real-life questions together and offer clear, helpful guidance you can apply right away.

Come gain tools, language, and encouragement to lead your family well in a screen-saturated world.

Registration is required, and dinner is included!

Childcare is available - $5 per child / $10 family max

Explore following Jesus into the waters of baptism through Baptism 101!

At Lake Forest, we celebrate baptism as a part of worship once a month. Before getting baptized, you must attend a Baptism 101 class. You may also want to consider attending our Welcome 101 class to learn more about our faith and Lake Forest Church, although Welcome 101 is not required. You do not have to be a Ministry Partner/Member to be baptized at Lake Forest Church. Read more about what we believe about baptism here.

UPCOMING BAPTISM 101 CLASSES:

April 26 - during the 8:30 am service

June 14 - after the 11:10 am service

Registration is required.

Join us for this night of honoring our high school graduates, celebrating with family, and praying for the future ahead of them.

This event will include a meal, worship, a time for encouragement and blessing, and pictures.

All high school seniors + their immediate family are welcome to attend.

Registration is required; please register below.

We believe faith is formed best in the context of family and community, and no one is meant to figure it out alone!

Join us for Family Connect - a relaxed, fun picnic designed to help families get connected and stay connected at Lake Forest. Whether you’ve been around for years or you’re brand new, this is an easy, no-pressure way to meet other families and learn what’s available for your kids and students.

You’ll have the chance to connect with leaders from Kidventure (Babies - 5th grade), Club 54 (4th-5th grade), Lake Forest Youth (6th–12th grade), and our NextGen Trail Guide events for parents and grandparents. But this isn’t a meeting or a presentation-heavy event; it’s a laid-back gathering with lots of space to mingle, and plenty of fun for kids, teenagers, and parents to build friendships.

Everyone’s invited - families who are already plugged in and those who are just exploring what next steps might look like.

Bring a blanket or lawn chair and a dish to share!
Come hang out. Stay as long as you’d like. You might just find your people, and your kids might too!

Registration is requested so we can prepare materials.

We have an incredible team of 'guides' who lead, care, and provide assistance in our Kidventure area every Sunday. From holding babies to crafting with kindergarten to leading games for our 4th and 5th graders, there is fun to be had at every age.

This summer, we're inviting you (yes, you!) to jump in and serve in Kidventure!

No strings attached, no long term commitment.

As our team members take some time to vacation with family and enjoy the summer weather, your willingness to hop in a few times over the summer ensures that we still have all of the fun in Kidventure without missing a beat!

To inquire about summer serve, click the button below and say, "I'm interested in Summer Serve!"