IGNITE 2025 marked a significant milestone as the 5th All India Camp for the Church of Christ youth in India. It was held at Glorious Promised Land, Bangalore, from 28th May to 1st June 2025, with 110 participants from various states across India. Following feedback from the previous year, when participants requested a longer camp, the duration was extended to five days.
The theme for this year, “Fight the Good Fight,” focused on understanding who the real enemy is and what believers are truly fighting against in their daily lives. The participants were encouraged to stand firm and face challenges with the Armor of God, including the Helmet of Salvation, Breastplate of Righteousness, Belt of Truth, Shield of Faith, and the Sword of the Spirit, empowering them to overcome every battle with faith and spiritual strength.
The Igniters were divided into six groups with each having two facilitators who helped out the team with all the activities. The groups participated in discussions, interactive sessions, and a Bible quiz based on the book of Luke. Each day included fun and meaningful activities such as making a creative flag from cloth and painting it to represent the Armor of God, researching the historical meaning of each piece of armour from Roman times, solving riddles, and enjoying a Friendship Night where participants tied ribbons to others based on how well they knew them or wanted to get to know them, with each color having a different meaning. They also took part in a treasure hunt and created a full set of armour from scratch. Each team made one piece of the armour, which was later assembled and tried on by Bro. Ringdai, showing the teamwork of all the groups and reminding everyone of its spiritual importance.
In addition to the activities, there were Life skill sessions where several guest speakers shared insightful messages on important topics such as ‘Who Are We Fighting Against’, ‘Social Media’, ‘Etiquettes’, ‘Pornography’, and ‘Mental Health’. These sessions helped the Igniters reflect on real-life challenges and learn to approach them from a biblical point of view.
The camp also included fun outdoor activities such as a water balloon game and a trip to Nandi Hills. The water balloon game was super exciting as six teams were partnered with another team to defeat each other with the water balloons, a coloured paper was stuck on the back of each participant and the opposite team had to make sure the paper gets wet with water ballon. The second most fun exciting activity was visiting Nandi Hills which was actually going outside the camp location, which was nearby and spending time together in nature and enjoying the beauty of God’s creation.
A Cultural Night added color and excitement to the event, with Igniters dressed in traditional attire and performing cultural activities celebrating unity, diversity, and joy. The camp concluded with a Sunday worship service, marking a meaningful and heartfelt end to Ignite 2025. It was truly a blessed time of fellowship, love, learning, and joy, for which all glory and thanks were given to God.
Here is the link to the photos : IGNITE 2025 Photos
Here is the link to the video : IGNITE 2025 Video