STATEMENT OF PARTICIPATION FOR NON-BGCO CHURCHES

Falls Creek Youth Encampment is the largest Christian youth camp in America. It was founded and is still operated by the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma primarily for the churches of the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma (BGCO). Over the camp’s long history, many churches have come as guests of BGCO churches and have participated in the youth weeks.

The BGCO Board of Directors requires that all non-BGCO churches participating in a Falls Creek youth week must either be a Southern Baptist church from another state or an Evangelical church that agrees to the basic beliefs of Southern Baptists (as printed below).

If a non-BGCO church has a problem with any of the Basic Beliefs found here, please feel free to contact our office to discuss the attendance requirements with Andy Harrison, the Program Director, (405) 942-3000 ext. 4643. Since BGCO churches support Falls Creek year round by giving to the Cooperative Program, non-BGCO churches are asked to pay a slightly higher registration fee of $80.00 per person per week to attend Falls Creek (BGCO churches pay $50.00 per person per week).

If a non-SBC church would like to participate on the decision team, we request that they only connect with students from their group. Of course, all students are free to respond to the public invitation given during the Evening Tabernacle Experience Tuesday through Friday.