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The Bloom Conference is an annual teen girls retreat for high school aged girls in the SECC held during women’s history month in March. The purpose of this retreat is to empower the young women of our conference to know their God-given identity in today’s age.

2026 Information

Bloom 2026 will be held at Pine Springs Ranch from Friday, March 6 through Sunday, March 8. The event is open to 9-12th graders who attend with an approved youth pastor/leader/sponsors. All sponsors must be AB506 cleared. 

Cost for Bloom 2026: 

Early Bird: $135 Jan 19-Jan 26

Regular:  $160 Jan 27- Feb 10

Late: $185 Feb 11- Feb 23

Travel and supervision is the responsibility of the church group. All churches must provide medical clearance waivers signed by each youth’s parent in order to attend.

Churches will be billed by SECC after Bloom for the amount of students and adults registered by the deadline. No additional registrations can be added after the deadline of February 23. Cancellations after the deadline will be charged the full rate of the date the participant registered.

Supply list: Attendants should plan to bring bedding/sleeping bag, pillow, appropriate attire for three days, closed toed shoes, a water bottle, towel, and necessary toiletries. Church attire is not necessary. All youth must also submit a medical waiver to their leader. A nurse will be in attendance all weekend. 

Each church group is expected to provide one adult sponsor (females only) per 10 youth. All adults who attend must register with their church group and must be fully vetted. Attendants are expected to follow the guidelines of Pine Springs Ranch and Southeastern California Conference. Failure to do so may result in being asked to leave without refund.

Speaker: Pr Amalia goulbourne

Pastor Amalia was born and raised in southern California. At the age of twelve, she felt the call to ministry and has since studied and worked in Alabama, Michigan, and Florida. Amalia currently pastors at the Palm Coast Seventh-day Adventist Church in Florida and is engaged to her loving fiancé, Chaplain Josemiguel Marin. Amalia loves reading, writing, walking, and capturing stories of a perfect God loving imperfect people like her. 

Schedule

Bloom 2026 Schedule

Friday

4:30pm – Arrival & Registration

6:00pm – Dinner

7:30pm – General Session I

8:30pm – Bloom Groups

10:30pm – Lights Out

Saturday

8:00am – Breakfast

9:30am – General Session II

10:30am – Bloom Groups

11:45am – Breakout I

12:50pm – Lunch

2:00pm – Breakout II

3:00pm – Breakout III

4:30pm – General Session III

6:00pm – Dinner w/ Bloom Groups

7:30pm – Slumber Party

10:30pm – Lights Out

Sunday

8:30am – Breakfast & Bloom Store

10:00am – Goodbye!

 

Bloom 2026 Schedule

Friday

4:30pm – Arrival & Registration

6:00pm – Dinner

7:30pm – General Session I

8:30pm – Bloom Groups

10:30pm – Lights Out

Saturday

8:00am – Breakfast

9:30am – General Session II

10:30am – Bloom Groups

11:45am – Breakout I

12:50pm – Lunch

2:00pm – Breakout II

3:00pm – Breakout III

4:30pm – General Session III

6:00pm – Dinner w/ Bloom Groups

7:30pm – Slumber Party

10:30pm – Lights Out

Sunday

8:30am – Breakfast & Bloom Store

10:00am – Goodbye!

Bloom 2025 will be held at Camp Cedar Falls in the San Bernardino Mountains from Friday, March 7 through Saturday, March 9. The event is open to 9-12th graders who attend with an approved youth pastor/leader.

The cost for Bloom 2024 is $85/person. An Early Bird rate of $65/person will be available until January 22. Cost includes lodging, meals, program, and a gift bag filled with goodies. Travel and supervision is the responsibility of the church group. All churches must provide medical clearance waivers signed by each youth’s parent in order to attend.

Churches will be billed by SECC after Bloom for the amount of students and adults registered by the deadline of March 1. No additional registrations can be added after the deadline. Cancellations after the deadline will be charged the full rate.

Supply list: Attendants should plan to bring bedding/sleeping bag, pillow, appropriate attire for three days, closed toed shoes, a water bottle, towel, and necessary toiletries. Church attire is not necessary. All youth must also submit a medical waiver to their leader.

Each church group is expected to provide one adult sponsors (females only) per 10 youth. All adults who attend must register with their church group and must be fully vetted. Attendants are expected to follow the guidelines of Camp Cedar Falls and the Southeastern California Conference. Failure to do so may result in being asked to leave without refund.

Speaker

Information coming soon…

2025 Schedule TBA

FRIDAY

5:00pm – Arrival & Registration
6:00pm – Dinner
7:15pm – General Session I
8:30pm – The Bloom Experience
10:30pm – Lights Out

SATURDAY
9:00am – Breakfast
10:00am – General Session II
10:45am – Rest Experience
11:30am – Breakout 1
1:00pm – Lunch
2:00pm – Breakout 2
3:40pm – Q&A Panel
5:00pm – Dinner
6:00pm – Goodbye Session

6:30pm – Departure

Location

Pine Springs Ranch
58000 Apple Canyon Rd
Mountain Center, CA 92561

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Isaac Kim

Youth Director / Associate Director, Family and Children's

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Pastor Isaac Kim grew up in Atlanta, Georgia but has lived in SoCal and worked in SECC at Calimesa SDA for 20 years. He attended Atlanta Adventist Academy where his chaplain/bible teacher made a huge impact in his life where he discovered he wanted to do the same. While at the Calimesa church, Isaac served in various capacities including Children and Family Ministries for 12 years. He likes to work collaboratively with ministry teams, cheerleading ministry leaders, and creating space for people to share life together. Isaac and his two boys enjoy sports, both playing and watching. They are Falcons, Warriors, and Braves fans. Isaac strives to be the best dad that he can be by modeling the love of Jesus and believes that the message of the Gospel shows up in different ways along our journey. The most recent time the gospel was real to him was during his wife’s health journey.

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Judi Jeffreys

Office Manager

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Judi Jeffreys has been a part of the SECC Youth Ministries for 20+ years serving as the office manager and working alongside the team to keep youth ministries thriving in SECC. Judi uses her positive attitude and tireless energy to encourage others and is inspired daily by those with whom she serves.The gospel message became real to her as a young adult when she accepted the Adventist message and truly grasped the love of God. Judi’s motto is, "Change brings growth, growth brings growing pains, and growing pains brings change." Originally born in Colorado, Judi was raised a Southern California girl and loves all types of foods, but her taste buds fancy Asian foods, especially Thai and Indonesian. Judi married her high school sweetheart, Greg, and is proud of their adult children, Leigh, Mark, and Megan. When not working, Judi can be found riding a motorcycle, scuba diving, relaxing with yoga, taking long walks, or just spending time with her family.

Aren Rennacker

Youth Director

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Aren Rennacker was born and raised in Sacramento, CA. He became an Adventist as a teenager thanks to the incredible influence of his church and academy. After graduating from Pacific Union College with a degree in Journalism, he served as a youth and young adult pastor at two wonderful SECC churches, Calimesa and Oceanside, while completing his Masters of Theological Studies from La Sierra University. In 2019, Aren became Director of Youth Ministries for the SECC, a position he cherishes. Aren loves connecting with pastors, speaking to young people, and serving the youth ministries leaders of our conference. His greatest passion is to empower youth and young adults to live the Gospel in new and relevant ways. Aside from ministry, Aren also enjoys basketball, stories, and a fresh bowl of oatmeal. He and his lovely wife Paige were married in 2020.