October 3, 2026
CLAYTON, GA — Pinnacle Retreat Center hosted its first open house of the year Saturday, promoting Georgia’s only all-girls missions camp.
Tabitha Ferrell, the camp’s director, said the open house is part of Pinnacle’s preparation for summer camp season, which runs from June 10 to July 12.
The camp, owned by the Georgia Woman’s Missionary Union, provides opportunities for girls from first grade through high school to learn about world missions. Each summer features a new mission focus on a country around the world or a city in the United States. Campers are immersed in learning from missionaries, experiencing the cultures of the chosen country, and studying God’s Word. They also have opportunities to hike, kayak, and try their hands at pottery, among other “camptivities.”
On Saturday, guests got to experience a few of the campers’ favorite activities, listening to missionaries from Senegal, singing songs around a campfire, and praying for the lost, the sick and the leaders in their communities.
Camp Pinnacle’s influence covers generations of campers and staffers, including Noel Pauley, a former camper and staffer, who wants the next generation of her family to enjoy the same experiences she had here.
“I want my daughter to understand the importance of missions,” she said. “I want her faith to be fun.”
Camp Pinnacle seeks to do just that as they host missionaries to engage with campers and as girls participate in a variety of activities and competitions.
Pinnacle’s beloved camp nurse, Judy Hayes, emphasized the relationships that stem from Pinnacle, including from a “Mom-and-Me” overnight camp.
“It is a good time for mothers and daughters to be still and hear God at Camp Pinnacle,” she said.
Hayes told about how her mother had instilled a love of missions in her and of the importance of listening to God.
Missionaries from Senegal spoke of the importance of connections through families and asked for those attending to “pray for generations.” That point was made by encouraging participants to weave different colored ribbons together, symbolizing their families, the sick, leaders, and lost people they know, and taking time for pray for each.
Generations seemed to be the theme of the day. Ferrell shared Psalm 145:4 “One generation shall praise your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts.”
“Pinnacle is a place for girls to experience God,” she said.
The camps, she said, allows them to be unplugged and get focused on Him, and them to be developed into disciples who can influence the world for Christ.
With a revitalized pool and brand new mattresses, Pinnacle is not only ready to serve summer campers, but also WMU groups, men’s groups, and youth groups. Several activities are available for guests year-round, and it is just a short walk to the trailhead for the hike to Pinnacle Knob.
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