A ministry of Grace Baptist Church of Woodstock, Virginia, Timber Ridge Bible Camp was founded by Pastor Ken Sparks. Pastor Sparks, or “Chief” credits camp as the base experience that formed his life. Sent to camp by a well-off aunt as a child, Chief spent his summers living the camp life. As an entire summer camper, he mastered every program offered at his camp and learned what a camp should be. It is where he first heard the gospel of Jesus Christ and where he accepted the Lord as his personal Savior, which eventually led to the salvation of his parents and family. Later in his teenage years, camp was the influencer in his decision to surrender to full-time Christian service, which in his adult life has resulted in decades of designing, running, and preaching countless youth and teen camps. Chief brings this experience to the design of Timber Ridge, from the character of the staff, to the program, to the activities, to the food and lodging to the direction back to God and His place in your life. Timber Ridge embodies the best of an old time traditional camp centered around the belief and teaching that God, through the sacrifice of His Son, deserves the preeminence in each person’s life.