June 2026 Family Camp
June 21 - June 27
June 2026 Family Camp
June 21 - June 27
One of the best weeks of the year!
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A week your family will never forget.
Worship, speakers, epic games, and one-of-a-kind opportunities to grow spiritually and make memories with your family in the Santa Cruz redwoods!
Camp Theme: Riding the Wave
The 2026 Family Camp theme, “Riding the Wave,” is inspired by Mark 4:41. When the storms of life come our way, when the wind starts howling and the waves start pounding, we can feel like we’re about to go under. But with Jesus’ presence and power as our anchor, we can withstand any of life’s many storms. Family Camp is a place where we can come and be still, and experience the calmness and peace that comes only from Him.
Last Year's Camp Recap Video
Watch this video for a glimpse into last year’s June Family Camp experience!
Conference Speakers
About John Oswalt: Morning Bible Teacher
Dr. Oswalt, a native of Mansfield, Ohio, is currently serving as Visiting Distinguished Professor of Old Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. He began this most recent term of service at Asbury in July, 2009.
For the previous ten years he had been Research Professor of Old Testament at Wesley Biblical Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi. He served on the faculty of Asbury Seminary twice previously, from 1970-1982, and from 1989-1999. Between those two appointments he was president of Asbury College (now University) (1983- 1986) and a member of the faculty of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, Illinois (1986-1989). He is married to the former Karen Kennedy, and they have three children and five
grandchildren.
grandchildren.
Dr. Oswalt holds degrees from Taylor University, Upland, Indiana; Asbury Theological Seminary; and Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts. From Brandeis he received the Ph.D. in Mediterranean Studies. His particular interest is in Old Testament studies with special attention to the Hebrew language and to the formation of Hebrew religion against the background of the ancient Near East.
Dr. Oswalt’s writings have appeared in Bible encyclopedias, scholarly journals, and popular religious periodicals. Many of these articles have dealt with the application of Biblical teachings to modern ethical questions. He has written or edited eighteen books, the best-known of these being a two-volume commentary on Isaiah in the New International Commentary on the Old Testament series. His Biblical theology of Christian Holiness entitled Called to Be Holy is widely used. His most recent book is a two-volume commentary on the Books of Kings in the Evangelical Exegetical Commentary series.
He was the Old Testament editor of the Wesley Bible, a study Bible from the Wesleyan perspective published by Thomas Nelson Publishers in 1990 and also served as consulting editor for the New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology and Exegesis (Zondervan, 1997). He was a member of the New International Version translation team and was one of an eleven-member editorial team which produced the New Living Translation (Tyndale House, 1996, 2006, 2015).
Dr. Oswalt is an ordained minister in the Global Methodist Church, with membership in the Mid- South Annual Conference of that denomination. He has served as part-time pastor to congregations in New England and Kentucky, and is a frequent speaker in conferences, camps and
local churches. He has preached and taught in sixteen countries outside of the United States.
local churches. He has preached and taught in sixteen countries outside of the United States.
He is an associate evangelist with the Francis Asbury Society, located in Wilmore, Kentucky.
About John Barnts: Evening Speaker
John Barnts has attended June camp on and off since 1993. Through the years, he and his wife have served at RCP as special music, worship leaders, and college directors. In 2013, he earned an MA in Biblical Literature from Wesley Biblical Seminary, allowing him to teach Bible at the college level.
He also worked as a case manager for the homeless and people struggling with addiction. In 2023, during the morning Bible hour, he taught about our vine-and-branches relationship with God. This year he’s excited to talk about how that relationship is rooted and nurtured into something that can endure any challenge, any storm.
About Jonathan Puscizna: Youth Speaker
Jonathan came to know the Lord during his senior year of high school, a turning point that sparked a passion for helping students encounter Jesus. He went on to attend UC Santa Cruz, where he met his wife, Allison, and soon began serving at Gospel Community Church as a ministry resident in 2021.Since 2023, Jonathan has served as thse High School Director at Gospel Community Church, where he loves teaching God’s Word, discipling students, and helping them grow in their walk with Christ. He is also pursuing his Master of Divinity at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.