Vertical
Reality

Vertical Reality is open to all 6th–12th grade students.

Vertical Reality 2026 runs October 2–4 at Real Life Camp, 2650 Lakeshore Drive, Marianna, FL 32446. Registration is open now.

Students ride together in a charter bus to and from camp rather than driving themselves there. They may drive to Anthem Church's campus to meet the group, but not to or from the campground itself. Whether driving in or getting dropped off, everyone should arrive at Anthem's campus by 5:00 PM on Friday, October 2.

Check-in begins at 5:00 PM at Anthem Church on Friday, October 2, and runs until the group packs up to leave for camp at 5:30 PM. Arriving within that window helps make sure your student doesn't miss any part of the experience.

We want to offer the safest and most enjoyable environment for your student(s) while at camp. Below is a list of some general important guidelines we ask all students to follow while at camp. Failure to follow these guidelines could result in removal from camp. We ask that you please go over these guidelines with your student(s) before attending.

Students are expected to respect their leaders' guidelines, stay present, and be on time for every event, including meals. Items like drugs, alcohol, tobacco, vape materials, TVs, fireworks, firearms, knives, water balloons, eggs, and water pistols aren't allowed.

Keeping every student safe while at camp is of the utmost importance to us. Throughout camp, we will have our security team present, and any adult who comes in contact with your student(s) has been background checked. Due to the fact that your student(s) will be traveling by car with our leaders and staff, all of our leaders and staff who will be driving have also had a DMV report run on them.

An approved parent/guardian will pick their student up at Anthem Church on October 4 between 3:00–3:30 PM. Students stay at camp the entire weekend unless prior confirmation is given by Anthem's Student Ministries Director, Philip Floor.

If there is a behavior issue with your student(s), an emergency involving your student(s), or an emergency that takes place at camp, you will be contacted immediately by our Student Ministries Director, Philip Floor, or our Admin, Erin Stanland to have them picked up (Contact info for both of them can be found on the camp website below). If an emergency takes place in your personal life where your student(s) needs to be picked up, we ask you to contact our Student Ministries Director, Philip Floor so we can have your student(s) ready to be picked up.

Keeping every student safe is the top priority at Vertical Reality. A security team is present throughout camp, every adult attending is background checked, and all leaders and staff who drive have had a DMV report run.

Sessions at Vertical Reality include live music from our camp worship band. If your student is sensitive to loud sounds, earplugs and headphones are available on request.

Because the group is still driving back from camp that day, Transit and InsideOut will not meet on Sunday, October 4. If your student normally volunteers in an Anthem Church environment, have them let their team know ahead of time.