JUNE 22ND - 27TH, 2025

It's a summer camp.
It’s missional.
It’s fun.

WHAT IS SOUL IN THE CITY?

Soul in the City is a week-long overnight summer camp where rising 7th - 12th grade students physically and relationally invest in our local community with their time and talents by being the hands and feet of Jesus. During this action-packed week, students live on the Grace Anglican Church campus in a mission-styled setting. They sleep on air mattresses (girls and guys separated in different buildings) and shower in custom-built PVC pipe showers with curtains and safe platforms. It is straight from the hose (and quite cold sometimes).

Just like an overseas mission trip, Soul in the City is on mission to the local community. Students serve during the day at various mission sites, have fun with friends, and gather at the Barn in the evening for worship, teaching, and small group discussion. A typical day of service is about six hours and can range from yard clean up to playing with children. Each day there are many opportunities for fun. There are scheduled events throughout the week that happen on campus and are geared towards students having the best week of camp ever! Campers won’t leave Soul in the City without experiencing fun, and most importantly, spiritual transformation and growth.

SCHEDULE

Click here for a sample schedule and packing list. Please note the schedule is subject to change for 2025.

CAMP SPEAKER

Father Herb Bailey II is married to Angel and they have four adult daughters, two are married and has four grandchildren. Father Herb and Angel have fostered over 20 children.

He has been the Executive Ministry Director of Uncommon Grounds Cafe in Aliquippa, as well as the Pittsburgh area director for Church Army USA and eventually the National Director of Ministries. Church Army USA is an outreach that serves a diverse community through food, the arts, street ministry, jail ministry, training of churches to do outreach and evangelism to the least, the last and the lost as well as community development. Many of the people Father Herb served struggle with isolation due to addiction, depression, or co-occurring conditions. He has also trained churches nationally to evaluate and care for the least of these in their communities. 

Now Father Herb is the canon for Mission and Evangelism at St Peter’s Anglican Cathedral in Tallahassee. In this role he oversees ministry outreach in eight areas as well as caring for the hearts of the parish. He is also on the executive committee of the Anglican Church in North America, advisory committee for the Matthew 25 Initiative and national advisor for Remnant Sons Motorcycle Club.

In his free time, Father Herb likes to ride his Harley, tinker on old VW buses, take in fun restaurants, go to live concerts, paint, exercise his Great Dane/ Mastiffs, and play with his grandkids.