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Welcome Sarah and Steve!

Warm Beach Camp is excited to welcome Sarah Sprouse and Steve Hinkle to the team! Sarah and Steve grew up together and were high school sweethearts in Mountlake Terrace,WA. They have been married for six years, and both attended Whitworth College in Spokane, Washington. Sarah has a degree in Art, Art History, and Data and Analytics, and Steve graduated with a degree in Sociology. Sarah and Steve started their Camping Careers as full-time staff members at Tall Timber in Leavenworth, where they served for five years. Sarah was the Communications Director, then Development Director. Before coming to Warm Beach Camp, Sarah also served as the Interim Director. Steve served as the Food Service Director for all five years of their time at Tall Timber.

Last year, Sarah and Steve spent some time at Warm Beach Camp during the Christian Camp & Conference Association Conference. In September, Steve applied for and accepted a job as Warm Beach Camp’s Head Chef, and Sarah as Business Development Manager in November. Sarah and Steve are answers to long-awaited prayer for the staffing needs at Warm Beach Camp Ministries!

Sarah and Steve have been enjoying getting to know other staff members. Sarah commented, “The community is amazing.” Please welcome Sarah and Steve to the Warm Beach Camp community.

Taking Root

Warm Beach Camp Ministries has cultivated an environment rich in God’s glory. By stewarding well what God has gifted us with, we have remained a place where life-changing experiences occur week in and week out. In 2023, we embarked on a journey to connect one million people with Christ. We are living with intentional faith to see this realized in 2030. In 2025, Warm Beach Camp Ministries is Taking Root in the life offered by God through faith in Jesus ...

The Ministry at The Lights of Christmas

“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned.” (Isaiah 9:2, NIV) At Warm Beach Camp and Conference Center, The Lights of Christmas is more than just an event—it’s a season of transformation. Every year, our entire staff pauses normal operations to focus on preparing for and hosting this magical event. Whether it’s during all-staff workdays for setup and takedown or working together to serve ...

Relationships 

“Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”  Matthew 22:37-39 NLT  One of our primary challenges in life is that we look for everything but relationships to address the core issues of life.  Law, structure, rules, knowledge, pleasure, success, and self-determination are a good starter list of how we distract ourselves ...