Camp Watermelon

Registration and Scholarship Information

Registration for Camp Watermelon will take place on Thursday, January 30 at 6:30 a.m. Camp Watermelon fills quite quickly.  If you do not get a spot right away, please be patient. Every year when we pull the report of initial campers, we see holes in age groups/gender groups that we can fill with people who are initially waitlisted. Because of the nature of this particular camp experience, please only sign up for one week per camper.  

The camp fee is $315. Please be prepared with credit card info when registering.   

We have compiled some thoughts below that will help you navigate your registration experience quickly.  Make sure you have the following information ready:  

• your pediatrician’s name and phone number  
• a non-parent emergency contact’s name and phone number  
• allergy information  
• T-shirt size  
• Names of anyone who can pick up your child  

We are using a new system for registration this year. For those of you who like to know what to expect, here’s an outline of the pages and section you will encounter 

• Camp Registration Pages: 
  • Parent information 
  • Camper information 
  • Emergency Contact 
  • Additional Information & Waivers 
  • Order Summary Page – once you click “confirm order” you will be directed to the payment link 
• Finalize Payment Pages 
  • Camper & Parent contact information 
  • Click Register & Checkout 
  • Please note: on this page, there is a button that notes to “add another person.” Please note: on this page, there is a button that notes to “add another person.” Do not use this button to add another child – unless you have already secured registration for more than one child at the previous steps. It will not secure a spot for your child without confirmed registration. 
  • Review & Pay – click pay now 
  • Credit Card Information page 
  • Click “Make $ Payment” now button 

Once you have filled out the Camper Information page and clicked next, your spot is saved, but it is not finalized until you have completed payment at the end. If there is not a spot available for your camper, please click the “join our waitlist” option which you will see right underneath the “Camp Session and Age Group” selection. We will do our best to get as many people off of the waitlist as possible. If you join the waitlist, we will contact you if a spot becomes available. If a spot is available, you must complete the registration and payment process within 48 hours or the spot will be released to another camper. 

Registering 2+ Children 

•  If you are registering more than one camper, there is a question at the bottom of the first page that asks how many children you are wanting to register. It will direct you to fill out a separate registration page for each child. 
• You might want to consider having a second parent/adult register additional child.
• If you are registering a Middle School girl, we have more flexibility to get those campers a spot, so please register your younger campers first.   
• If you are able to secure spots for multiple children, make sure you click “add another person” on the finalize payment page in order to be charged for more than one child. 

Scholarship Information

We do not want the cost of camp to prevent children from coming. If your circumstances are such that your camper needs a scholarship, please click on this link to share your request with us by January 10. The Recreation Committee at First Presbyterian Church Nashville will make decisions on requests by January 17, and you will be notified about scholarships by January 24. We would love to help make camp available for everyone who may want the chance to participate.   

Thank you all for making Camp Watermelon such a bright spot in our year.  We pray it is a time set apart to honor God and that He grows beautiful things from it! 

But what happens when we live God’s way? He brings gifts into our lives, much the same way that fruit appears in an orchard. —Galatians 5:22 (MSG)

What is Camp Watermelon?

Camp Watermelon seeks to teach kids about Jesus and loving others while having fun in a community of new friends. We make crafts, play games, practice encouraging and serving each other, and learn Scripture in tangible, applicable ways that encourage team building. Campers will have time in the day for free-choice activities as well as rotate through several activity stations on campus. Campers are placed in groups of 10–12 children led by 3–4 wonderful teenage counselors who have growing relationships with the Lord. 

We host Camp Watermelon not only so that kids will taste the goodness of the Gospel, but also so that youth have a place to practice leadership and service to younger kids. Camp counselors are youth that we have pre-existing relationships with from church, school, or friendship within the community.  Many of them have been part of Camp Watermelon since it started and all of them are people that we trust in the presence of our own young children.  In fact, we hope our children are watching these youth closely because they have a beautiful impact on our kids (and on us!).  They are young men and women who are passionate, fun, playful, kind, and wise. They stir our expectation and excitement about what is possible when we gather our hearts and energy around a God-honoring mission. Serving alongside them is a blessing, and we trust your kids will be blessed by them too!

Save the date for 2025! Camp sessions run Monday through Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 

Middle School Girls
Session 1: June 9-12, 2025 

Rising Kindergarten–4th Grade
Session 2: June 16-19, 2025
Session 3: June 23-26, 2025

Find packing list, dropoff instructions, and other helpful information on our Camper Information page.