Nearly 2,500 students from Southern Baptist churches across the South will come to the University of Mobile this summer for MFuge Camps, a missions-focused experience that combines community service, spiritual growth and Gospel-centered discipleship.
Hosted by Lifeway Christian Resources, a ministry of the Southern Baptist Convention, MFuge will bring approximately 2,475 campers representing 96 churches to the University of Mobile over six weeks. Students from states including Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, Tennessee and Texas will serve the Mobile community while participating in worship, Bible study and ministry experiences designed to strengthen their faith.
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The University of Mobile has hosted FUGE Camps since 1981 and has served as one of the longest-running MFuge locations in the nation since the missions-focused camp model launched in 1996.
For many students, the weeklong camp will be more than a summer event. Through hands-on ministry and intentional discipleship, campers will have opportunities to discover God’s calling, deepen their relationship with Christ and learn what it means to live on mission.
Last summer, the University of Mobile site hosted 2,451 campers from 102 churches, and 114 students made professions of faith in Christ, while 14 sensed a call to vocational ministry. Campers also served at 41 ministry sites throughout the Mobile area, contributing 1,428 hours of ministry and helping raise $16,922 through the camp’s missions offering.
The impact extended far beyond Mobile. Across all FUGE Camps locations last summer, 52,342 campers from 2,016 churches participated in missions experiences that resulted in 1,954 salvations and 479 calls to ministry. Campers gave more than $445,000 through missions offerings and served at 381 ministry sites, contributing more than 10,700 hours of ministry in communities across the nation.
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EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by Kathy Dean and originally published by the University of Mobile.
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