Spectacular Helps Campers ‘Be’ Their Finest Selves

3 September 2024

For one week in July, an incredible community called Spectacular springs up on the Graceland University campus in Lamoni, Iowa, USA. This experience is created with intention each year for high school students, and it lives up to its name. This year, campers and staff totaled about 800. They came from all over the USA and Canada and were joined by a group from Australia.

Spec is a place where all can learn, try, sing, laugh, cry, notice, play, compete, worship, create, wonder, and celebrate. This year, “Be” was the theme, and campers discovered how to embrace their authentic selves, find joy in community, and stand up for justice and peace in ways specific to us. Spec provides the clearest example of what it might be like to live a life grounded in wholeness, love, and a recognition of the sacred in all things.

These photos give just a tiny peek into what happened this year at Spectacular!