SoCal Youth was dreamt up by Pastors Ben & Katie of Canvas Church San Diego. They had the desire to see not only the church they lead but all Southern California churches that have not been able to do a camp or conference on their own have the opportunity to do so. They partnered with a couple of churches in SoCal and began the journey to start SoCal Youth Camp & Conference. Since then, directors Jeremiah and Margo have been leading the SoCal Camp Experience since 2016 and have been leaders since the beginning of 2014.

SoCal Youth exists to EQUIP, EMPOWER, and ENCOURAGE the next generation to build the local church.