- December 7, 2025
Brooke Johnson, Pastor Leigh Jones and Bree Johnson (right) watch as Samantha and Andrew Lecas act out being baptized for a skit about John the Baptist. Photo by Paige Wilson
Ormond Beach Presbyterian Church associate pastor Leigh Jones watches her son, Ben Jones, pour water over words drawn in marker on her arm — representing sins and how water alone cannot wash them away. Photo by Paige Wilson
Ormond Beach residents Bree Johnson and Amelia Jones admire the shells that washed up on the shore across from Bicentennial Park. Photo by Paige Wilson
Bree Johnson, acting as John the Baptist, baptizes Ben Jones, acting as Jesus, for a skit representation during the Bible lesson. Photo by Paige Wilson
Gary Waldo shows Ormond Beach resident Bree Johnson how to scrub wax on a surfboard. Photo by Paige Wilson
Ormond Beach residents Brooke Johnson and Ben Jones walk toward the shore for surf lessons. and Photo by Paige Wilson
Ormond Beach resident Keely Johnson enjoys the ride as her mother, Sandy Johnson, pulls her on a foam board. Photo by Paige Wilson
Samantha and Andrew Lecas get their photo taken at the event. Photo by Paige Wilson
Ormond Beach resident Samantha Lecas smiles on a surf board. Photo by Paige Wilson
Ormond Beach Presbyterian Church associate pastor Leigh Jones started scribbling sins on her arm with a black marker. She asked a handful of local kids gathered around the picnic table at Bicentennial Park for examples during the church's Backyard Bible Camp on Saturday, Aug. 18.
"Mean talk," one kid said.
"Going against God," another voiced.
To add to the visual demonstration, Leigh Jones then asked her son, Ben Jones, to pour water over her arm, but it didn't wash the "sins" away. Later on during the camp, Leigh used a more powerful remover to clean off her arm — representing what God does with our sins, she told the children.
To combine a back-to-school bash with the camp, Ormond Beach families gathered at the park for a Bible study and surf lessons. Leigh Jones said that the other three summer camp days were held in a church member's backyard — hence the name. But they decided to host this one in "God's backyard," she said.
For more information on the church, which is located at 105 Amsden Road, visit https://ormondbeachpc.org or call 441-0300.
