Please read the following Statement of Faith of LSCA:
- God is one being in three persons—God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. He is the source of all creation (Gen. 1:1, John 1:1-2), which He sustains (Col. 1:17) and is in the process of redeeming (Rom. 8:19-22). God the Father loves us and desires that we have fellowship with Him as His children (I John 1:3).
- Jesus is the incarnation of God the Son. He is the Word become flesh (John 1:14), and He now holds all authority in heaven and on earth (Matt. 28:18). He is Savior and Lord. He made human salvation possible through His life, death on the cross, and resurrection. He ascended into heaven where He is now our high priest and advocate. He is head of the Church.
- The Holy Spirit works actively in the world, seeking to glorify Jesus. The Holy Spirit convicts people of sin, righteousness, and judgment to come (John 16:5-11). The Holy Spirit indwells believers individually and completely in the Church. The Holy Spirit develops within the Christian a pure heart which results in Christ-like character expressed in private and public conduct and action.
- The Bible, the Old and New Testament scriptures, is the uniquely inspired, infallible, and inerrant Word of God (2Tim. 3:14-17; 2 Peter 1:16-21). The Bible is the rule of faith and practice for Christians. We affirm that Scripture is the authoritative revelation from God by which we know God’s will and Christ’s authority. We seek to assert what the Scriptures clearly assert and allow freedom in other cases. We seek to understand divine intent, through authorial intent, and we seek to apply its teaching to the contemporary church and culture.
- The Church is the body of Christ on earth, the community of believers throughout the world. Upon surrender to Christ, a person is added to the Church. In addition, the priesthood of all believers means each Christian is called to be a serving minister (1 Peter 2:9-10). The Church’s mission is the Great Commission (Matt. 28:18-20).
- Human beings were created by God to walk in fellowship with Him. However, all (except Jesus) have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Rom. 3:23) and must rely on God’s grace and forgiveness. Every human from the moment of life (conception) is in the image of God (imago dei), a person to be nurtured, protected, and developed.
- Salvation is by God alone through Jesus Christ alone. One accepts Christ as Savior through a conversion process that includes faith, repentance, confession, and baptism (Acts 2:38, 8:12, 10:47-48, Rom. 10:9)
- The Lord’s Supper is the celebration of the New Covenant, in which the Christian community remembers Christ and celebrates the covenantal relationship they have with Him and with each other. Congregations in this fellowship typically celebrate the Lord’s Supper at least weekly (1 Cor. 11:17-34, Acts 20:7).
- The Final Coming of Jesus is a time when Christ will personally come again as savior and judge of the world. At that time, there will be the bodily resurrection of the dead—believers to eternal life with God and unbelievers to eternal judgment. Sin will be no more and believers will live in fellowship with God forever (1 Thess. 4:13-18, Rev. 20:11-15).
Furthermore, Lake Springfield Christian Assembly adheres to a conservative interpretation of the Bible and all of the cultural implications therein.
Groups allowed to use the LSCA property:
- Governing churches and like-minded churches
- Members of the governing churches
- Parachurch ministries (i.e. college ministry groups or mentoring organizations)
- Other organizations whose purpose is to build up youth or local communities and whose mission or purpose in gathering does not support or promote anything contrary to LSCA’s statement of faith or purpose.
Please Read the following General Retreat and LSCA Facilities Use Guidelines and Expectations:
- Young retreat guests are not allowed on the lake or any other OFF LIMITS area of the camp without proper adult supervision.
- The use of alcohol, or any controlled substance is not allowed on the camp grounds. If at all possible, we ask for our guests to refrain from the use of tobacco products as well. However, if this is unavoidable, we ask that you please be respectful and dispose of cigarettes properly.
- No pets are allowed during your time at camp with the obvious exception of service animals.
- We request that no guest bring weapons on the grounds (concealed or otherwise).
- We also ask that cell phone, mp3 and iPods are used very minimally.
- Sickness or injury must be reported to the Camp Staff, regardless of how small it may be.
- Snacks of any kind are NOT to be taken into the dorms … this helps prevent unwanted visitors.
- Guests shall not ride on any camp equipment, vehicles, mowers, etc.
- Shirts and shoes are to be worn at all times while on the camp grounds, except pool area.
- Writing on or defacing camp buildings will not be allowed. Guests will be held financially responsible for any vandalism.
- There is no “Lights Out” time set for the retreat guests at LSCA. We do ask that you are respectful of staff that live here and of other organizations that may also be renting the facilities.
- We are a small staff of people. Please help us by cleaning up your sleeping area (supplies are provided in each dorm and other buildings), and taking care of any mess that your group makes.
- All food is to prepared by our licensed kitchen staff with food safety and health standards. Please do not use food in games on the LSCA grounds, whether consuming or just handling.
- Please take all trash to the dumpster on the north side of the steel tent.
- Please replace any tables or chairs to where they were stored before you leave.
- The pool is only to be used during scheduled times with a certified Life Guard on Duty.
- Recreation equipment is available for your use with prior arrangements.
Statement of Understanding and Intent that guest groups must adhere to…
“We have read and do recognize Lake Springfield Christian Assembly’s Statement of Faith. We understand that we are not required to agree with or to promote this statement as our own. However, we agree to avoid promoting or teaching anything contrary to LSCA’s statement of Faith.”
“We have also read and understand the general guidelines and expectations for usage of Lake Springfield Christian Assembly’s facilities and grounds. We agree to follow these to the best of our ability.”
“We understand that if we fail to comply with this statement of understanding and intent, future use of Lake Springfield Christian Assembly’s Facilities and Grounds could be denied.”