Personal Life
Camp and his first wife, Melissa Lynn Henning-Camp (born October 7, 1979), were married on October 21, 2000. She was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and died on February 5, 2001, when he was 23 and she was 21. Some of his early songs reflect the emotional ordeal of her illness. "I Still Believe" was the first song he wrote after her death. "Walk By Faith" was written during their honeymoon.
In December 2003, he married Adrienne Liesching, former frontwoman for The Benjamin Gate. They have two daughters and one son: Isabella 'Bella' Rose Camp (born September 25, 2004), Arianne 'Arie' Mae Camp (born April 5, 2006), and Egan Thomas Camp (born August 17, 2011). In 2009 Adrienne and Jeremy Camp had announced that they were expecting a child, but three months into her pregnancy Adrienne lost the baby. Camp is also an ordained minister.
He is not related to Steve Camp.
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