GRACE Camp Inc.
Acadiana Baptist Retreat Center, 18800 FM 362, Navasota, LA 70532
About
GRACE Camp Inc. offers a week of Christian camping that includes group activities, music, arts and crafts, sports, nature activities, candlelight share time, and worship. The program offers a unique camping experience for children of the incarcerated and is for Louisiana children whose parent or parents are incarcerated. Staffers are provided with free room and board, and they take part in play, worship, and learning with the children.
• Ages: 9–12 years old
• Schedule: A week of Christian camping
• Price: Camper scholarships are $400 per camper for a week.
Since beginning in 1999, GRACE Camp Inc. has operated as a 501(C)3 nonprofit, Christian based, culturally diverse, interdenominational organization. The camp’s stated purpose is to provide, free of charge, a week of Christian camping for children of prisoners, with the aim to expand their world in a special fulfilling week. The camp’s philosophy is to demonstrate unconditional love to campers who may never before have been offered or accepted that gift from their family or friends, and notes that for many of them, there has never been a gift given without something expected in return. The camp’s stated result is to make a difference in the lives of these children by showing them love and planting seeds of hope. GRACE Camp, Inc. states that it exists because people give their time, talents, and treasure.
The leadership team includes Rev. Kay Hebert (President), Carol Bates (Vice President Director), Anna Newell (Secretary), Lorna Stevens (Treasurer), Gail Pickering (Sr. Board Member, Agent, Founding Grace Camp Planning Board), Joe Bates (Maintenance Coordinator), and Bethany Legros (IT Coordinator).
Last updated February 2, 2026.
• Ages: 9–12 years old
• Schedule: A week of Christian camping
• Price: Camper scholarships are $400 per camper for a week.
Since beginning in 1999, GRACE Camp Inc. has operated as a 501(C)3 nonprofit, Christian based, culturally diverse, interdenominational organization. The camp’s stated purpose is to provide, free of charge, a week of Christian camping for children of prisoners, with the aim to expand their world in a special fulfilling week. The camp’s philosophy is to demonstrate unconditional love to campers who may never before have been offered or accepted that gift from their family or friends, and notes that for many of them, there has never been a gift given without something expected in return. The camp’s stated result is to make a difference in the lives of these children by showing them love and planting seeds of hope. GRACE Camp, Inc. states that it exists because people give their time, talents, and treasure.
The leadership team includes Rev. Kay Hebert (President), Carol Bates (Vice President Director), Anna Newell (Secretary), Lorna Stevens (Treasurer), Gail Pickering (Sr. Board Member, Agent, Founding Grace Camp Planning Board), Joe Bates (Maintenance Coordinator), and Bethany Legros (IT Coordinator).
Last updated February 2, 2026.
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