June 22-26, 2026

Students will stay in Clemson University's assigned housing.

Students will eat all meals in the dining hall at Clemson University. They offer a wide variety of foods to accommodate any preferences or allergies your student has.

Imagine all 13 NewSpring campuses meeting together in one building. Then, throw in some epic games, new friends, and a week of memories. Practically, Gauntlet will consist of sessions with Bible teaching, powerful worship, small group time, activities, good food, and fun. We will have a 4-to-1 student-to-leader ratio because we care about students and want every student to have a fun and safe week.

Great question! Here’s a full packing list that will help.

Tickets are $549 a student.

Tickets cover students’ transportation, rooms, meals, resources, and all Gauntlet activities. If your student wants to purchase snacks or a souvenir from the Gauntlet Store, they’ll need some extra spending money. 

Registering more than one student? This year, we are offering a multi-student discount to 2+ students registered within the same family/household. The cost per student for the multi-student discount is $499.

This year, you will receive an email from your student(s) Fuse Pastor prior to Gauntlet that will provide detailed information about where to park on departure day, what to pack, how to handle student(s) medication, and any other important information. This email will be delivered to the email you used to register your student(s). If you have any questions, email us at gauntlet@newspring.cc.

Group Leader and Support Volunteer tickets are $125. Tickets cover volunteers’ transportation, rooms, meals, resources, and all Gauntlet activities. If you want to purchase snacks or a souvenir from the Gauntlet store, you’ll need some extra spending money.

Whatever the barrier, we’d love to talk about it and see if we can help. To apply for financial assistance, please fill out this form, and a campus staff member will be in touch!

No, tickets are non-transferable. If you have any questions, please email gauntlet@newspring.cc.

Yes. Campus safety staff and volunteers will be present at Gauntlet. We assign one volunteer leader to every four students. This leader has been background checked, interviewed, and trained.

Group Leaders serve the entire week of Gauntlet, June 22-26. As a Group Leader, you will travel to and from Gauntlet with your campus, stay in dorms with students, eat in the dining hall with students, and engage in everyday activities with your group. Your primary role during this week will be to shepherd and care for the students in your group by leading group discussions, participating in worship, and leading the way in fun and energy. Group leaders must also feel confident in meeting the physical demands of the week (weather elements, hilly terrain, long-serving hours). You can apply here to begin the process.

All support volunteers will serve the entire week of Gauntlet (beginning the afternoon of Sunday, June 21, through the completion on Friday, June 26). They will stay in assigned housing, eat meals in the campus dining halls, and feel confident in meeting the physical demands of the week (weather elements, hilly terrain, long-serving hours). Support Volunteers could serve in the following positions: Hospitality (Volunteer Headquarters, Dining), Fuse Zone (Serving students with special needs), Ministry Team (Supporting group leaders with care conversations and baptism sign-ups), Student Environments and Experience Team (student experience and environments), Volunteer Support and Experience (Designated team assigned by the event organizers to cover a wide variety of positions and responsibilities), and Dorms and Busing (student arrival/departure, cross campus shuttles, medical transport, and dorm leaders). You can apply here to begin the process.

Yes! Students who graduate high school in May 2026 can attend Gauntlet as seniors.

Not yet. To come to Gauntlet, students must have completed sixth grade. But we can’t wait to see you at Fuse in the summer!

We have an emergency phone line parents can call to contact their students. You will learn more about this in the parent email.

Our special needs ministry follows the same schedule as everyone who attends Gauntlet. The only difference is we have the flexibility and accommodations to meet our students' needs. Or, it might mean using a student guide designed for special needs during small group and quiet time.

In most cases, we have a 1-to-1 volunteer to student ratio. Depending on students' ages and needs, we sometimes place one volunteer with two students.