Connekkt Pics from Higher Ground Summer Camp!
This summer from July 4-10, many of our preteens, teens and leaders spent the week in Townsend, TN for the annual Higher Ground Summer Camp. Here are just a few photos from the week!
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We Are All One – Part Four – Nor Is There Male and Female
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