Photo gallery: Scenes from SURGE Music Camp 2024

By HENRY DURAND, The Christian Index

Monday, July 1, 2024

ROME, Ga. - Earlier this month, the Georgia Baptist Mission Board's Worship and Music Ministry held its annual SURGE Music Camp for students. Over the course of the week-long camp, seven students professed faith in Christ and 39 accepted the call to ministry.

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Caption: Campers sit during a SURGE Music Camp session at Shorter University in Rome, Ga., Monday, June 17, 2024. (Index/Henry Durand)

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Caption: Campers play frisbee during a break at SURGE Music Camp session at Shorter University in Rome, Ga., Monday, June 17, 2024. (Index/Henry Durand)

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Caption: Tim Stroud, center, worship pastor at Crossroads Baptist Church in Valdosta, leads worship during SURGE Music Camp in Rome, Ga., Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Index/Henry Durand)

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Caption: Students worship during SURGE Music Camp in Rome, Ga., Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Index/Henry Durand)

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Caption: Rhon Carter, the Georgia Baptist Mission Board’s worship and music catalyst, prays with students at SURGE Music Camp in Rome, Ga., Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Index/Henry Durand)

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Caption: W. Thomas Hammond, executive director of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, preaches during SURGE Music Camp in Rome, Ga., Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Index/Henry Durand)

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Caption: W. Thomas Hammond, executive director of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, preaches during SURGE Music Camp in Rome, Ga., Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Index/Henry Durand)

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Caption: W. Thomas Hammond, executive director of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, prays over students during SURGE Music Camp in Rome, Ga., Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Index/Henry Durand)

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Caption: A student prays after responding to an altar call at SURGE Music Camp in Rome, Ga., Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Index/Henry Durand)

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Caption: Rhon Carter, left, the Georgia Baptist Mission Board’s worship and music catalyst, and other adult volunteers pray over students responding to an altar call at SURGE Music Camp in Rome, Ga., Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Index/Henry Durand)

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Caption: Campers sing in Brookes Chapel at Shorter University during the final recital at SURGE Kids Music Camp in Rome, Ga., Saturday, June 22, 2024. (Index/Henry Durand)

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Caption: Parents and family record their children singing in Brookes Chapel at Shorter University during the final recital at SURGE Kids Music Camp in Rome, Ga., Saturday, June 22, 2024. (Index/Henry Durand)

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Caption: Students in the orchestra perform in the Winthrop-King Centre at Shorter University during the final concert at SURGE Music Camp in Rome, Ga., Saturday, June 22, 2024. (Index/Henry Durand)

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Caption: Students sing in the Winthrop-King Centre at Shorter University during the final concert at SURGE Music Camp in Rome, Ga., Saturday, June 22, 2024. (Index/Henry Durand)

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Caption: Rhon Carter, left, the Georgia Baptist Mission Board’s worship and music catalyst, leads students during the final concert in the Winthrop-King Centre at Shorter University at SURGE Music Camp in Rome, Ga., Saturday, June 22, 2024. (Index/Henry Durand)

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Caption: Students in the worship band perform in the Winthrop-King Centre at Shorter University during the final concert at SURGE Music Camp in Rome, Ga., Saturday, June 22, 2024. (Index/Henry Durand)

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Caption: Students in the choir and orchestra perform in the Winthrop-King Centre at Shorter University during the final concert at SURGE Music Camp in Rome, Ga., Saturday, June 22, 2024. (Index/Henry Durand)