For nearly four decades, God has used Southeast Camps to change lives, shape generations, and create spaces where students truly belong.

In 1988, our church made a bold decision to invest in the next generation. And almost 40 years later, we’re still witnessing the impact of that “yes” in ways no one could have imagined.

What started as a single step of faith has become a lasting legacy of life change—year after year, generation after generation.

Because our church kept showing up with generosity, prayers, and faithfulness, thousands of students, families, and leaders have encountered Jesus in powerful and personal ways.

And now we believe God is inviting us to keep moving forward.

From elementary students to high schoolers, from children impacted by foster care and adoption to individuals with developmental disabilities, every camp is more than just an event on the calendar. Each is an opportunity for someone to experience the love of Jesus, find community, and discover purpose—maybe for the very first time.

We want to keep creating spaces where every student and every leader can encounter God in a real and life-changing way. That kind of impact only happens because people continue to invest—through serving, through prayer, and through generosity.

This Summer, we’re expecting more than 8,000 people at camp, with over 1,600 leaders committed to walking alongside students. Because of your investment in the next generation, more students than ever before will have the opportunity to experience life change at camp.

More stories. More healing. More freedom. More moments of surrender. More lives changed by Jesus.

As camp season begins, we know God is going to move—and we want to invite the full force of our church to pray with us and to pray for us.

Text Pray4Camp to 733733 to receive prayer prompts throughout the Summer.

God is still writing stories in this generation. Thank you for believing in us and investing in what He is doing. Let’s keep moving forward together.

God continues to move in and through His people here at Southeast! From volunteers faithfully investing in children each week—helping them discover God's story and their place in it, to more than 4,900 people celebrating new life in Jesus over the past year, to expanding opportunities for our Shine friends, we are partnering with God in remarkable ways!

Here are some updates on how we are continuing to move together as one church, forward in our mission, and closer to those who need Jesus through our MOVE vision initiatives.

MOVE TOGETHER

Equip Children and Families

• 86% of Southeast Kids volunteers who began serving at the start of the ministry year last August continue to faithfully serve—up from 72% the previous year! Their week-in, week-out commitment reflects hearts devoted to helping children birth-5th grade discover God’s story and their place in it.

MOVE FORWARD

See 10,000 Changed Lives

• 4,978 people across all our campuses have boldly declared their faith in Jesus through baptism since we began our MOVE journey just one year ago. That’s 4,978 stories redeemed, 4,978 futures forever changed, and 4,978 lives transformed by the power and grace of Jesus!
• With 126 people attending our first-ever Next Steps Beyond Baptism Workshops, we’re removing barriers and walking alongside new believers as they step fully into their new life in Jesus!

MOVE CLOSER

Equip 150 New Families to Foster or Adopt

• This Spring, we launched Equip Nights—a program providing connection and training for both new and existing families—as we press toward our goal of supporting 150 new Southeast families in becoming foster or adoptive families.

Help the Hurting

• With the support of 531 dedicated volunteers, Care Ministry has added 44 new groups since MOVE began, increasing the total number of support and recovery groups to 117. Through these groups, we are now walking alongside 1,384 people every month.
• 29 new volunteers were recently added as Care group facilitators, helping us move closer to our goal of 75 new support and recovery groups in three years.

Support Recovery Centers

• In April alone, 95 people were baptized across 21 facilities, bringing our year-to-date total to 233 as we pursue our prayer of seeing 5,000 lives transformed through the waters of baptism in our recovery ministry.

Highlight: Allison connected with us through the recovery maternity center we partner with. She has been sober for nearly two years, and today she serves on staff there. She remains an active part of the weekly SE Recovery worship service. And her son? Practically raised within those walls, he has been taking it all in. He now stands before the television with his hands raised in worship, mirroring the faith he has seen lived out all around him. Praise Jesus!

Expand Shine

• The Elizabethtown Campus unveiled a newly renovated kids space—with an updated adult space to follow by fall—as we continue expanding our Shine Disabilities Ministry offerings across additional campuses.
• We have increased our weekday discipleship offerings, including launching a new daytime option at the Southwest Campus.

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In Matthew 28, Jesus calls us to go and make disciples of all nations. At the core, short-term mission trips are about obedience. They are a tangible way to be unleashed, to move forward and proclaim the Gospel to the ends of the earth. God doesn’t need us, yet He chooses to invite us in. We get to be part of His story. And as much as these trips impact others, they deeply transform us.

Short-term missions pull us out of our comfort zones, challenging our assumptions, stretching our faith, and teaching us to rely on God in new ways. What starts as a trip often becomes a shift, where faith becomes more real, more personal, more lived.

And we don’t do it alone. Mission trips bring people together in a powerful way—different backgrounds, different stories, but one shared purpose. They are a reminder that our faith is bigger than any one place or any one community.

Our goal is to unleash 4,000 people by 2030 on a short-term trip that will have long-term impact locally and globally. As of today, more than 600 people have been unleashed to share the hope of Christ all over the world. This year alone, we’ve sent teams to Appalachia, East Tennessee, Romania, Greece, El Salvador, the Middle East, India, Uganda, Poland, and Kenya.

Ultimately, these trips help us live as witnesses of Christ, not just where we go, but when we return. That’s because a short-term mission trip isn’t a finish line, it’s the beginning. It awakens us to who God is and challenges us to live differently—more intentionally, more boldly, and more fully.

And over time, something else begins to grow in you—a heart for the nations. You start to see the world the way God does, not divided by borders or cultures, but united in His love for every people, every place, and every tongue. You begin to care deeply about what He cares about, pray for people you’ve never met, stay connected to places you’ve seen God move, and carry that global Kingdom perspective into your everyday life.

That’s why short-term mission trips matter. Not because of what we do, but because of what God does in us and through us, shaping our hearts for His people all over the world.

To be unleashed on a short-term trip, text TRIPS to 733733.
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God is moving in powerful ways across Southeast! More than 420 new people said "yes" to the promise of a changed life by declaring their faith in Jesus through baptism during Easter weekend, 6,183 people have already signed up for a Southeast Camp, and the La Grange Campus recently hosted its very first Shine Disabilities Ministry event.

Here are some updates on how we are continuing to move together as one church, forward in our mission, and closer to those who need Jesus through our MOVE vision initiatives.

MOVE TOGETHER

Build and Deepen Community

• 85 people baptized in 2026 have already taken a next step in their spiritual walk by joining a group for the first time.

MOVE FORWARD

See 10,000 Changed Lives

• Easter Baptisms
  o   422 new believers  
  o   82 Southeast Kids (ages 7-11)
  o   117 Southeast Students (ages 12-18)
  o   169 Next Gen (ages 19-29)

Changing Lives at Camp

• 6,183 people have registered for a Southeast Camp, including 1,232 of the 2,254 middle school students we anticipate taking to camp. That puts overall registration at 77%!

Send 4,000 on Short-Term Mission Trips

Highlight: 2026 CrossRoads – Eastern TN Disaster Recovery‍

A member from the Crestwood Campus reflected on her first extended mission trip, a powerful week of serving and witnessing God at work through both volunteers and the Mountain City community. What began as a desire to be the hands and feet of Jesus quickly became an opportunity to see that lived out all around her. She described the team as incredible, the community as strong and resilient, and the experience as unforgettable—and she’s already hoping to go back!

MOVE CLOSER

Equip 150 New Families to Foster and Adopt

• 2 new families have completed the licensing process and are now ready to welcome children into their homes, bringing the total number of equipped families to 9 out of our goal of 150 in five years.

Support Recovery Centers

• Support and Recovery had 49 baptisms in March, bringing their total to 116 so far in 2026.

Expand Shine

Highlight: The La Grange Campus hosted its very first Shine Disabilities Ministry event on the last Sunday in March—a special night bringing together 20 teens and adults with developmental disabilities. The evening was filled with meaningful moments: a teen inviting a friend to church for the first time, engaging conversations about the crucifixion, heartfelt worship, and more. It was a powerful glimpse of community, faith, and lives being impacted within our Shine community. We’re excited for all that’s to come as the Shine Ministry continues to grow at La Grange.

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From nearly 100 Bibles being handed out during our RUCKUS outreach event for grades 3-5, to more than 1,000 people attending the launch of our newest church plant, to five years of life-change through SE Recovery, God continues to move powerfully in and through Southeast.

Here are some updates on how we are continuing to move together as one church, forward in our mission, and closer to those who need Jesus through our MOVE vision initiatives.

MOVE TOGETHER

Unleash the Next Generation

Highlight: Discipleship Weekend is already bearing incredible fruit in the lives of both students and leaders. A newer leader shared how the intentional time with a few of her girls helped deepen their connection and made their weekly small group conversations much richer. We also saw an 8th-grade student choose prayer as her spiritual discipline and begin praying at her lunch table at school. What started with just a few friends has now grown to nearly the entire table praying together for their school.

Moments like these help unleash students through serving and equipping them to be everyday missionaries at school and on their teams.

‍Equip Children and Families

• Nearly 100 Bibles were given out during RUCKUS—our annual 3rd-5th grade outreach event where kids truly “wreck the roof” and bring their friends. One of our MOVE goals is to make sure every kid has a Bible, and we love that we now have the resources to do that—even at an outreach event like RUCKUS.

MOVE FORWARD

Plant 40 New Churches

• More than 1,000 people attended the launch service of Sovereign City Church in Las Vegas on February 22! It was an exciting start and powerful reminder of the impact new churches can have on their communities. This marks church No. 9 toward our goal of 40 new churches in five years.

Changing Lives at Camp

• Southeast Kids at Shelby County surpassed their goal of 100% leader registration for camp, leading the way for Kids Camp with leaders who are committed to investing in their kids.

MOVE CLOSER

Free 200 Victims of Sex Trafficking

• AST added/referred 30 new volunteers to serve with mission partners following our Awareness Days, connecting more people to opportunities to make an impact.

Support Recovery Centers

• March 2026 marks the 5-year anniversary of SE Recovery! What an incredible milestone as we celebrate five years of life-change, healing, and community. We are grateful for every story, every step of freedom, and every person who has been part of the journey. We are looking forward to all that God will continue to do through SE Recovery in the years ahead!

Hundreds of miles away, women in an Oklahoma prison are hearing the good news of Jesus—many for the first time—through Southeast via the Pando App, a free platform that gives prisoners across the country access to sermons and other faith-based content.

“The Pando app’s amazing. When I got here, I was like, ‘You mean no matter what kind of day I’m having…I can reach for my tablet, push on this, and get instant Jesus?’” one of the women said.

Another, who fell into addiction at just 13 and spent years letting that lifestyle control her, has discovered that because of Jesus, she is no longer defined by the label of "addict."

“Once you learn who you are in Christ, you’re able to walk a different walk, and you’re able to lift your head a little bit higher,” she said. “I’m a child of God. I’m forgiven. I’m loved. I’m a grandma. I’m a conqueror.”

The woman, who has been at the facility for eight years, said her son accepted Jesus at the prison chapel. “He’s like, ‘You look like my mom, but I don’t know who you are.…So, whatever you found, it has to be real.’”

As of the beginning of the year, Southeast content has approximately 30,000 subscribers and more than 3.2 million views.

“The person you think who would never touch Pando is literally on Pando, and they’re being transformed,” said another woman at the Oklahoma prison, who watches sermons on the app, later talking with her mom about what she has learned.

“We’ll pick out a couple sermons…and then we’ll watch them, and we’ll call each other. We’ll discuss what we understood about the sermon or how to apply it to our lives,” she said. “It has really brought me and my mom closer. And my children, they get to watch, too.”

Another woman said she fought her way through prison, rarely doing anything for herself that wasn’t self-destructive. But in 2021 Jesus stepped into her life—and nothing has been the same since.

“Being able to literally have Jesus at my fingertips at any point during the day has been far and wide one of the greatest tools that I’ve had,” she said, explaining the Pando app has helped her continue to grow on her spiritual journey.

“Having the Pando app is…if phenomenal is a big enough word for it, I will say that it’s phenomenal.”

God is on the move across Southeast! More than 150 Southeast Kids volunteers left a recent workshop energized and ready to put what they learned into action. Since the beginning of the year, more than 1,000 people have signed up for a group for the first time. And 350 people have already stepped forward to serve on a short-term mission trip in 2026.

Here are some updates on how we are continuing to move together as one church, forward in our mission, and closer to those who need Jesus through our MOVE vision initiatives.

MOVE TOGETHER

Unleash the Next Generation

• 200+ new students have already connected with MSM and HSM across our campuses, building strong momentum in our Student Ministry—even with a snowy, chilly start to the year.
• 417 students and leaders engaged in a discipleship-focused retreat on February 13-14 at Country Lake Christian Retreat, making it a truly powerful weekend!

Equip Children and Families

Highlight: 152 Southeast Kids volunteers were equipped and encouraged at the Leader Equipping Summit on January 31. The impact was immediate. Leaders returned energized, putting what they learned into action by praying for kids by name, building stronger connections, and even stepping out to recruit others. Seeing faith, intentionality, and love for kids lived out so quickly has been deeply encouraging.

‍Build and Deepen Community

• 1,016 people have signed up for a group for the very first time since January 1, joining both new and continuing groups across our campuses. This is amazing momentum to start the year!
• 367 of the 3,559 people who have been baptized since we started our MOVE journey almost a year ago have taken a next step into community by joining a group for the first time—an encouraging sign of continued spiritual growth and connection.

MOVE FORWARD

Plant 40 New Churches

• 394 people gathered for the launch service of Brave Church in Washington Heights, New York City on January 11, bringing us to eight new churches toward our goal of 40 in five years.

Reach the Arabian Peninsula

• Six people representing two of our campuses have committed to serving in the region, answering a meaningful call to mission and impact.

Changing Lives at Camp

• Lead the Way leader recruitment campaign is off to a fantastic start. From February 1 to March 5, we are asking adults to register to serve at our Summer Camps. So far, we are 43% toward our goal of over 1,300 adults serving at camp this Summer.

Send 4,000 on Short-Term Mission Trips

• God is already at work in our Missions Ministry for 2026 with 73 mission trip opportunities and 350 people already having stepped forward to serve as they answer the call to make an impact.

MOVE CLOSER

Equip 150 New Families to Foster and Adopt

• We are celebrating our 9th new family to be fully licensed to welcome children.

Support Recovery Centers

HIGHLIGHT: Six graduates completed the Spiritual Pathway discipleship class at Pike County Jail on January 31. SE Recovery continues to connect with those in recovery, both in facilities and jails, while prayerfully equipping disciples who make disciples. Only God could orchestrate such opportunities, and we’re grateful to participate wherever He leads. These moments of growth and transformation remind us that His work is bigger than anything we could plan.

‍Free 200 Victims of Sex Trafficking

• 75+ new volunteers connected with anti-sex trafficking partners in Kentucky in January, stepping up to serve and make a difference.
• Two new residents were welcomed into a Christ-centered home in Kentucky, finding hope and community.

Help the Hurting

• A Teen Anxiety Workshop launched at Blankenbaker in partnership with High School Ministry, welcoming 26 attendees for the first session.
• Two new groups started: Sacred Marriage at Crestwood and a Trauma Healing group at Nelson County, creating new spaces for growth and healing.

Expand Shine
HIGHLIGHT: Kailey has been attending the Shine Adult Class at the Crestwood Campus for just under a year. Though new to town, she quickly felt at home in the class community. In January, Kailey took a bold step of faith and was baptized, celebrating her commitment to follow Jesus. We’re thrilled to see her grow in faith and become part of a community that loves, supports, and encourages her and her spiritual journey.

God is moving powerfully in and through His people at Southeast! More than 17,000 people have found meaningful community in groups since July, hundreds have taken a next step toward helping trafficking victims find freedom, and we’re expanding the Bullitt County Campus so even more people can encounter Jesus.

Here are some updates on how we are continuing to move together as one church, forward in our mission, and closer to those who need Jesus through our MOVE vision initiatives.

MOVE TOGETHER

Unleash the Next Generation

• MSM Discipleship Weekend: Leaders and students are being equipped and challenged to disciple the way Jesus did. We’re praying the impact of this weekend multiplies, fueling deeper commitment and reaching even more students and leaders across our campuses.

Equip Children and Families
Highlight: Grace, from our South Louisville Campus, brought her brand-new Adventure Bible she received through Southeast Kids Ministry, and when the congregation was invited to turn to Isaiah 30, she jumped right in—using the table of contents, finding the chapter by the “big numbers,” and following along with the “small numbers” as they read. Her excitement was contagious, and her friend, Story, joined her in finding Isaiah and reading along, too.

Build and Deepen Community

• Since July 2025, 17,574 people have attended a group at Southeast.

MOVE FORWARD

10,000 Changed Lives

• 3,866 people publicly declared their faith through baptism at one of our campuses in 2025, including 1,779 kids and students.

‍Reach the World

• Southeast’s digital ministry continues to grow, with content now generating more than 55 million views and impressions across all platforms. Through teaching, worship, and storytelling, the Gospel is reaching people far beyond our physical walls.

MOVE CLOSER

Equip 150 New Families to Foster and Adopt

• One of our first foster care and adoption families partnered with a birth mom and joyfully welcomed a baby boy into their family in mid-December, with plans to finalize the adoption later this year.

Support Recovery Centers

• We celebrated an incredible year with 1,028 baptisms—lives changed and stories still unfolding.

Free 200 Victims of Sex Trafficking

• More than 200 people will attend sex trafficking awareness days in January, including our Franklin Campus.
• Seven missional organizations came together at Southeast to advance anti-trafficking efforts—working to bridge gaps in care for victims across Kentucky and create a unified, Christ-centered pathway of support.

Highlight: After seeing the MOVE video in December, a woman in her 70s stepped forward to offer her five-acre rental home as a safe house for Her Hope—at half the rent she originally wanted. This timely gift will bring at least four women to safety faster, meeting a critical need at exactly the right moment.

Help the Hurting

• Three new Care groups were launched at campuses in January: Step-Family Support, Grace Marriage, and a Divorce Care Workshop.

Expand Shine

• The Blankenbaker Christmas Party welcomed 200 guests, including people with disabilities and their families, for a joyful and inclusive celebration.

Launch 5 New Campuses
Highlight: Since moving into the Bullitt County Campus building in 2022, attendance has more than tripled, pushing them beyond capacity. Through MOVE, we’re expanding this campus to remove barriers and create space for more people in Bullitt County to encounter Jesus.