All the members of the St. Nicholas Camping Program Staff must live and work by its mission, which is to provide its young people with a true and living experience of the Orthodox Faith in Christ Jesus. They must teach and strengthen the campers knowledge of the Christian life by living it themselves in word and deed: liturgically, sacramentally, and ascetically. Campers and staff alike strive to live in an uncluttered, natural, and peaceful community with fellow members of the Body of Christ, and with love and appreciation for God's creation.