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OUR HISTORY

In 1973, several churches across the Tidewater area organized Tidewater Christian Service Camp with the hopes of developing an area to cultivate a relationship with Jesus in young people. Later that year, Mrs. Anna Whitaker donated 106 acres of her logging property to the Tidewater Christian Service Camp in order to provide a place for young people to grow in their knowledge and faith in the Lord. The only thing she asked was that the camp be named for her father, Rudolph Wachsman. For the next three years, Tidewater Christian Service Camp sent kids down to Roanoke Christian Service Camp in Little Washington, NC each summer. In 1976, Camp Rudolph opened its property for the first time with 407 people attending. Since then, we have hosted over 20,000 summer campers as well as hundreds of retreat groups.

At Camp Rudolph, we desire to create an environment where individuals can Encounter the Creator, Connect to the Body and Grow in the Spirit. 

MEET OUR STAFF

OUR CAMP DIRECTORS

Chairman:  Derek Robinson – Minister at Langley Christian Church (Hampton)
Vice Chair: George Koger – Member at Fairmount Christian Church (Mechanicsville)
Treasurer: Elizabeth Kuhfuss-Beville – Member at Chester Christian Church (Chester)

Secretary: Stephanie Gray- Children’s Minister at West Park Church of Christ (Portsmouth

 

OUR MINISTRY PARTNERS

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To help the fatherless experience God as Father and embrace their true identity as God’s child through faith in Jesus Christ.

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Angel Tree

Making summer camp possible for prisoners’ children, partnering with churches and Christ-centered camps. 

OUR CHURCH PARTNERS

  • Avalon Church of Christ, VA Beach, VA​​

  • Celebration Christian Church, Suffolk, VA

  • Chester Christian Church, Chester, VA

  • Christ's Fellowship, Portsmouth, VA

  • Colonial Heights Church of Christ, Norfolk, VA

  • Church of Christ at Creeds, VA Beach, VA

  • East 10th Street Church of Christ, Roanoke Rapids, NC

  • Fairmount Christian Church, Mechanicsville, VA

  • First Christian Church, Emporia, VA

  • Geneva Park Church of Christ, Chesapeake, VA

  • Great Bridge Church of Christ, Chesapeake, VA

  • Langley Christian Church, Hampton, VA

  • Laurel Avenue Church of Christ, Chesapeake, VA

  • Lebanon Christian Church, Newport News, VA

  • LifePointe Christian church, Toano, VA

  • Northhampton Christian Church, Hampton, VA

  • Pleasant Hill Christian Church, Gasburg, VA

  • Seaford Christian Church, Seaford, VA

  • Smithfield Christian Church, Smithfield, VA

  • West Park Church of Christ, Portsmouth, VA

Contact Camp Rudolph

19320 Darling Dr.
Yale, VA 23897

434-535-8147

office@camprudolph.org

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WHAT WE BELIEVE

  • We believe that the Bible is the inspired, inerrant Word of God and accept that Scripture is the final authority in all matters of faith and practice which provides sufficient instruction for how we ought to live and what we should understand about God & mankind. (Isaiah 40:8; 2 Tim. 3:16-17; John 17:17)

  • We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, three in one—coequal, which is the Trinity. (Matt. 28:19; Gen. 1:1-2; John 1:1-4, 14; John 10:30; John 15:26)

  • We believe that Jesus Christ is the one and only Son of God who died for our sins and arose from the dead. He alone is the hope of salvation for mankind. (1 Cor. 15:1-8; Acts 4:12; John 3:16-17; Hebrews 6:19-20)

  • All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, but we believe that the forgiveness of sins and promise of eternal life are available to those who accept Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. (Rom. 3:23; John 3:16; Acts 2:21)

  • We believe that to accept Christ one should repent of sin, confess faith in Christ, and be baptized into Him. (Rom. 10:9; Acts 2:38; John 3:5; Mark 16:16; Romans 6:3-4; Acts 3:19; John 6:47)

  • We believe that God makes Himself known through the splendor of His creation, manifesting His eternal power and divine nature through the order and beauty of the universe. (Rom. 1:20; Ps. 19, 104)

  • We believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as either male or female, and that these two distinct, complementary sexes together reflect the image and nature of God. (Gen. 1:26-27)

  • We believe that God created marriage to be exclusively the union of one man and one woman, and that intimate sexual activity is to occur exclusively within that union. (Gen. 2:18-25; 1 Cor. 6:18; 7:2-5; Heb. 13:4)

  • We believe that all human life is sacred and created by God in His image. Human life is of inestimable worth in all its dimensions, including but not limited to pre-born babies, the aged, the physically or mentally challenged, and every other stage or condition from conception through natural death. We are therefore called to defend, protect, and value all human life. (Psalm 139)

  • We believe that God invites each person, endowed with such great dignity, to encounter Him in His creation, in His word, and in holy relationships with one another. (1 John 4:7-21; Ps. 104; 2 Tim. 3:16)

  • We believe that the Church is the unified body of Christ on earth, empowered by the Holy Spirit, which exists to equip the saints for the work of ministry to make disciples by speaking the truth in love. (Eph. 4:1-16; Matt. 28:19-20)

  • We believe that Jesus Christ will one day return to earth to redeem His church. Christians will be joined with Him together in heaven forever. (1 Thess. 4:13-18)

OUR CORE VALUES

  • Respect – teaching campers to respect God, their leaders, and each other (1 Peter 2:17)

  • Focus – minimizing distractions to focus on God’s Word (1 Corinthians 7:35)

  • Life Principles – making these both practical and Biblical (Proverbs 4:13)

  • Mentoring – discipleship in Christ (2 Timothy 1:13)

  • Values – helping campers find the most important things in life (Matthew 22:37-39)

  • Integrity – being honest even when no one is watching (Titus 2:7)

  • Safety – adhering to common sense and health and safety rules (1 Timothy 6:20a)

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