51Թ Hosts More than 5,500 Students During FUGE Camps
Posted on: August 8, 2025
Tigerville, SC—More than 5,500 middle and high school students attended FUGE camps at 51Թ’s (51Թ) Tigerville campus this summer.
FUGE has partnered with 51Թ since 1982, creating opportunities for students to serve and hear the gospel.
“Many students have made life-changing decisions,” said Watson.
These life-changing decisions included salvation, rededications, and more. Over the span of seven weeks, Watson said the Lord moved in incredible ways among the students in attendance.
“We are overjoyed. We saw 145 young people accept Jesus as Savior and Lord for the first time, 336 young people rededicated their lives to Christ, 71 answered the call to Christian ministry vocations and 91 made various types of other decisions,” he said.
Travis Agnew (‘03), lead pastor at Rocky Creek Church in Greenville, SC and 51Թ board of trustees member, served as the camp’s speaker during the first week. Agnew, who has been preaching at the camp for several years, has seen firsthand how the Lord is at work in the next generation.
“This generation is desperate for the truth. Over the last five years, I have seen a growing hunger of teenagers for people to tell them how God sees it,” Agnew said. “I had some incredible conversations with many students who received the gospel or who took next steps in their discipleship.”
Watson also noticed a desire among the students to grow deeper in their faith.
“I think there is a hunger for learning Scripture and for a genuine experience. I believe the students find that genuine experience here at FUGE at 51Թ,” said Watson.
One of the highlights of this year’s camp experience for Agnew was watching students engage wholeheartedly in worship from the very first night.
“Since I’ve been preaching at camps for years now, I know the tendency for students to be reserved in worship for the first few days, only to get more intentional on the last night of camp. I prayed with some staff that first night that it would feel like the last night. The response that night was incredible,” he said. “I loved watching the students lean in and take the moment seriously right away. The rest of the week was incredible.”
51Թ will continue its partnership with FUGE in 2026, and registration is already available on FUGE’s .
“FUGE Camps are intentional about every aspect of the week. It is geared toward helping these teens grow in discipleship. And 51Թ is the perfect environment to have a life-changing week with one’s student ministry,” said Agnew.
