Women on Mission - July 2026

July 2026 Update

Allison Harvey, camp director for Camp Pinnacle, shared details about the summer girls' mission camp when she spoke to Women on Mission on July 13.  This summer, Women on Mission, through their budget and offerings, sponsored 19 girls at Camp Pinnacle, "A place where girls can experience God and learn how to make Him known to others."

Pinnacle Retreat Center, of which Camp Pinnacle is a part, is located just outside Clayton and has been owned and operated by Georgia Baptist Women since 1947.  In her second summer as director, Allison had 17 years of experience working with Camp Pinnacle before becoming the person who leads efforts to create the environment where girls can experience God. She noted that she herself was a camper at Pinnacle and experienced "Mom and Me" two-night camps with her daughters when they were ages 5 through sixth grade.  Accompanying Allison to WOM was her youngest daughter, Skylar, age 11.

Camp Pinnacle is staffed with 32 college-age women who for six weeks do everything from videography, program staff, and cabin leader to lifeguarding and even standing in for the Tooth Fairy.  Allison noted there is "very little drama and few accidents" during the six weeks because women all over Georgia are praying for the campers and staff, giving their gifts of prayer, money, and time "for the kingdom." "Our number one goal is for girls to hear the gospel of Jesus and put their faith in Him," she said.  The 2026 camp motto was "One summer matters for eternity."

Allison said the favorite part of her job is experiencing six weeks with these 32 young women — building relationships, discipling them, doing Bible study with them, and seeing some answer a call to missions. 

Camp Pinnacle does all that through various activities, all of which are mission-oriented, including Skylar's favorites: porch time where campers talk one on one with cabin leaders, Color Wars where color-themed teams compete, friends groups, kayaking, and hiking, along with archery, painting, cross-stitching, Bible study, and chapel time.

Each year's camp has a different theme.  This year's theme for younger girls was "Testify" where girls learned what the Gospel is and how to make God known to others, and for older girls the theme was "Behold our God: Keeper."  Girls study a different mission area and culture each year, and this year's emphasis was on Brazil. During the weeks of camp, video calls were made to missionaries currently in Brazil so that the girls could hear from the missionaries themselves.  A woman who served as a missionary journeyman to Brazil for two years, and who herself was a former Pinnacle camper and staffer, was resident missionary for this year's summer camps.

In preparation for this summer's focus on Brazil, Allison took three staff to Brazil in March, financed in part by Georgia Baptist Women.  Allison noted that the 2026 campers at Pinnacle raised $4,600 in offering for missionaries currently in Brazil. Next summer's focus will be on Canada. Allison shared that during this summer's camps, campers made 10 salvation decisions, one rededication, and two decisions to go into mission work.

Summer 2026 also featured two new camps:  "Mom and Teen," with seven pairs of moms and teenage daughters participating, and an Adult Women's Camp called "The Gathering" where 35 women ages 19-82 participated.  Allison commented that her staff asked for porch time with the women's group to get an opportunity to learn from them. 

Coming in August

Next month Women on Mission will hear about ministry in Cuba by the Jubalheirs.  The Jubalheirs is a 200-member women's chorus consisting of worship leaders, choir directors, and musicians who serve in Georgia Baptist churches.  Established in 1973, they are the female counterpart for the all-male Sons of Jubal.

First Baptist's own Carolyn Harris and fellow Jualheirs Kathy Lehmann and Nancy Gardner will speak about their October 2025 visit to Cuba, as part of a 220-member combined Jubal Chorus mission trip, the largest-ever group approved by the government of Cuba to travel there and present Christian concerts. The trip was done in partnership with the Global Missions Project and the Western Baptist Association of Cuba. Their itinerary included concerts and worship, humanitarian aid, and leadership training. 

Ongoing Activities