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Wild Ridge - A Young Life Camp Wild Ridge is Young Life's newest camp. This is a place where thousands of kids will someday hear the Gospel and experience the best weeks of their lives.

We are praising the Lord for this sweet celebration! Thank you to everyone who came out today to bring in this new seaso...
10/03/2026

We are praising the Lord for this sweet celebration! Thank you to everyone who came out today to bring in this new season. ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ

We had a blast hosting the first ever Club & serving the first meal in this space that could have never existed without your support over the years!

Stay tuned for more pictures from our incredible opening day coming soon ๐Ÿ‘€

Wild Ridge is hiring INTERNS??!! You read that right! Weโ€™ve officially posted our 1st EVER intern positions as we prepar...
09/23/2026

Wild Ridge is hiring INTERNS??!!

You read that right! Weโ€™ve officially posted our 1st EVER intern positions as we prepare for camping next summer! Apply today ๐Ÿ“ฒ

Which positions are we hiring for you may ask? Great question! Guest Services ๐ŸฅHousekeeping/EMT๐Ÿงผ๐Ÿฉบ Food Service๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿฝโ€๐Ÿณ Retail ๐Ÿงข & Facilities/Landscaping ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ

๐Ÿ“… ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ‘๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ฌ ๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ! Weโ€™re getting closer to celebrating the dedication of our new dining hall, club ...
09/09/2026

๐Ÿ“… ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ‘๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ฌ ๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ!

Weโ€™re getting closer to celebrating the dedication of our new dining hall, club room, & dorm; and we want ๐˜๐Ž๐” to be part of it!

Come take a look at whatโ€™s new & give thanks for Godโ€™s faithfulness through the years.

RSVP through the link in our bio if youโ€™re planning to attend! ๐Ÿ“ฒ

As Wild Ridge prepares to host summer campers in July 2027, we are looking for innovative leaders to help establish a cu...
09/02/2026

As Wild Ridge prepares to host summer campers in July 2027, we are looking for innovative leaders to help establish a culture of excellence, hospitality, and a commitment to healthy people, operations, & ministry.

With those goals in mind, we have three open full-time positions:
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โ€ข Admin Manager ๐Ÿ“‹๐Ÿ’ป
โ€ข Food Service Manager ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ
โ€ข Guest Service Specialist ๐ŸŽค๐Ÿฅ

Camp is tucked along the beautiful Gauley River near Summersville & Fayetteville, offering a vibrant local community right next to New River Gorge National Park.

๐Ÿ”— Head to the links in our bio to view job details and submit your application!

Join us in welcoming the newest member of our ever-growing team here at Wild Ridge: Emily Day! Emily is from Knoxville, ...
08/26/2026

Join us in welcoming the newest member of our ever-growing team here at Wild Ridge: Emily Day!

Emily is from Knoxville, TN and is finishing up a Year-Long internship at Young Lifeโ€™s Windy Gap in NC. She will step into the role of Housekeeping Supervisor at Wild Ridge this coming month, overseeing cleaning & care of all current & future guest spaces. We are overjoyed to have her here soon!

A word from Emily - โ€œ [I am] Eager to root myself in a consistent community, learn a new role, & work with my hands. I am excited to prepare places at Wild Ridge so others can experience Jesus as I did. I canโ€™t wait to see what the Lord has planned for me there!โ€

๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ‘๐ซ๐ as we celebrate a significant milestone in the life of Wild Ridge, the dedication of ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ...
08/12/2026

๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ‘๐ซ๐ as we celebrate a significant milestone in the life of Wild Ridge, the dedication of ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ, ๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐› ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ, & ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ! ๐Ÿ˜๏ธ We look forward to gathering with friends, supporters, & ministry partners to give thanks for Godโ€™s provision, reflect on His faithfulness, and dedicate this space for years of ministry and impact to come. ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž!

๐˜“๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ & ๐˜™๐˜š๐˜๐˜— ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ข ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ ๐Ÿ“ฒ

Dropping into your feed to introduce someone who has not only been a generous volunteer at Wild Ridge over the years, bu...
07/31/2026

Dropping into your feed to introduce someone who has not only been a generous volunteer at Wild Ridge over the years, but who we are now proud to announce is our newest staff member: Morgan Berry!

Morgan and his family have called Nicholas County home for the past six years. He is excited to step into the role of Building Superintendent, coming alongside both Construction Services & Facilities Management to help care for our existing facilities and the new spaces being built.

He has already been on the ground for a few months, and we are so thankful for the ways the Lord has already used him. Join us in congratulating Morgan and welcoming him to the team!

Do you have a heart for physically preparing & caring for spaces where kids & adults alike will get to experience the Go...
07/15/2026

Do you have a heart for physically preparing & caring for spaces where kids & adults alike will get to experience the Gospel at work? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!

As the operations & footprint of Wild Ridge grow, our staff team is growing as well & we are now hiring a housekeeping supervisor to start full-time in the coming months!

Apply via the link below or reach out to Drew Baumann ([email protected]) for more information.

https://younglife.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/YoungLife_CampingOpenings/job/Summersville-WV/Housekeeping-Supervisor_JR105501

If youโ€™ve had the privilege of visiting camp in the past few months you may seen a familiar face back around! We are ove...
06/17/2026

If youโ€™ve had the privilege of visiting camp in the past few months you may seen a familiar face back around! We are overjoyed to publicly announce & welcome Drew Baumann as our Wild Ridge Operations Manager!

Drew and His family (Kelsey, Keller, & Asher) have accepted the call back to a place that has been close to their heart for many years! As Ops Manager, Drew will help with the exciting task of getting this place off the ground for official YL summer camping & ensuring a future of healthy growth for the people, place, & resources weโ€™ve been entrusted with here!

Weโ€™ve loved having you back Drew!

๐Ÿ”ตHappy Wild Ridge Wednesday!๐ŸŸก This past weekend was an exciting one here as we got to welcome new & existing members of ...
06/03/2026

๐Ÿ”ตHappy Wild Ridge Wednesday!๐ŸŸก

This past weekend was an exciting one here as we got to welcome new & existing members of our Executive Campaign Committee to see & celebrate some of the wild & wonderful new things happening on property! ๐Ÿ—๏ธ ๐Ÿซ

These friends got the chance to stand for the first time in our club room (pictured in 1st image), housed inside of the new multipurpose building (home of the dining area, kitchen, club room, retail, etc), where thousands of kids will get a chance to โ€œtaste and see that the Lord is goodโ€ in the near future !

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