Stories from the Point

In this episode, Camp Director Forrest Walker and his wife Alex Walker discuss how novel experiences at camp can build skills and encourage age-appropriate risk assessment.

In this episode, Camp Director Forrest Walker and Camp Administrator Sarah Estler prepare parents with a discussion on the essential items for prospective and returning campers to pack for camp. Sarah has faithfully served at Vesper Point for seven years and has been serving with our 1st Pres team for even longer, and her insight in this episode is invaluable to making a camper's experience even more impactful.

In this episode, Camp Director Forrest Walker and his wife Alex Walker continue the series, The Case for Camp, with a conversation around two topics: the benefit of a play-based childhood and how camp can be a safe place for students to take off their masks and be themselves. Tune in to our next episode for a conversation with Forrest Walker and Sarah Estler, our Camp Administrator, about the Top 10 items that a new or returning camper can bring for their next camp experience!

In this episode, Camp Director Forrest Walker and his wife Alex begin a new series, The Case for Camp. In this first episode of the series, Forrest and Alex take a look at the latest research as well as their experiences at the camp to explore the value of camp as a screen and technology-free environment. They reflect on how stepping away from constant distraction creates space for campers and staff to grow, not only in their relationships with the Lord, but also as capable, present, and engaged people.Stories from the Point is produced by First Presbyterian Church in Chattanooga, Tennessee

In this episode, Camp Director Forrest Walker interviews past camp directors Mick and Michele Wilson about their time at the camp and the impact they made on camp as well as the impact that camp made on them.Additional production and audio engineering by Delano Mattox. 

In this pilot episode, camp director Forrest Walker and his wife, Alex Walker, provide some insight into what camp means to them and to the greater mission of First Presbyterian Church of Chattanooga.Additional production and audio engineering by Delano Mattox.