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General Assembly Seeks Applicants for Associate Position
The General Assembly Council of the Presbyterian Church (USA) seeks applicants for the position of Associate for Camps and Conference Centers. A full job posting can be found at One Door. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. The start date for the successful candidate is negotiable.
PCCCA 2008 Annual Conference at Lake Tahoe
Mark your calendar now for the PCCCA Annual Conference on November 9th-14th, 2008. This annual event will be held at Zephyr Point Conference Center on Lake Tahoe in Nevada. Not only will we be celebrating our 100th birthday as an organization, but we will be with our friends in Outdoor Ministry from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. 
Our theme is "Gathered As One" and we will be focusing on education, inspiration and relationships. Our keynote speaker, the Rev. Anna Carter Florence, is the Associate Professor of Preaching and Worship at Columbia Theological Seminary and has a passion for outdoor ministry. Rev. Joan Gray, current PC(USA) moderator will be leading worship on the closing evening. We hope to have 300 in attendance but are planning small group time together so that we can be with each other. Families are welcome and we are working hard on providing something special for every age group. Registration will take place in July. Please check this website and your emails for updates as they become available.
PCCCA Newsletter Now Available
The latest edition of Branches Online is now available here. If you would like to have this enewsletter delivered to your email address five times a year, just type your address into the box on the right hand side of this page.
New Membership Year for PCCCA
Now is the time to join or renew your membership in PCCCA. As our denomination celebrates 100 years of Presbyterian camp and conference ministry, we hope that you will show your support for this important organization in 2008. Membership benefits include resource repository access, program discounts, and much more. You can pay your 2008 dues online or by downloading a membership form and mailing it in. Thank you for your support of this ministry.
The Hostetter Fund
The Investment Committee of the Presbyterian Church Camp and
Conference Association is pleased to introduce the Hostetter Fund. Just as the life and service of Donald A. Hostetter touched the ministries of so many of the
camps and conference centers in our denomination, PCCCA seeks to aid these sites by providing financial support to the systems that sustain Presbyterian camp and
conference ministry. PCCCA intends to undertake a $3.3 million capital campaign in
order to raise funds for the support of Presbyterian Church (USA) camp and conference ministries. The Hostetter Fund would be structured to support PCCCA programs and our Executive Director position, the visits and events provided
by the Consultants Network, and all or a part of a national staff position for camp and conference ministries housed at our denomination’s center in Louisville. For information on this exciting initiative, please go here to learn more on how you can support Presbyterian camp and conference ministry.
New Earth Curriculum Seeks Writers for 2010
Our denomination partners with the Cooperative Ministries Committee of the National Council of Churches to produce our summer camp curriculum each year. This committee is currently seeking writers for the 2010 curriculum. If you are interested in this project, you will find the writer application and selection criteria here. The deadline for submissions is May 16th, 2008.
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Who Are We?
PCCCA has been providing educational support, nurture and fellowship for its membership for over 37 years. We represent over 140 Presbyterian affiliated camps which represent 1.5 million person days of children, youth, and adults who attend camps, conferences and retreats during the course of each year. Presbyterian camp and conference facilities comprise housing in service of the denomination for at least 22,000 persons. There are literally thousands of adults and young adults who serve as year-round and summer staff for these facilities.
PCCCA seeks to provide a common voice and shared vision for camp and conference ministry in the Presbyterian Church. PCCCA offers several annual educational and fellowship events. The organization also provides a regular enewsletter, a directory of camp and conference centers, representatives to the National Council of Churches and the RAC Council of the American Camp Association, and a network of collegial support.
The organization is open to all persons who value camp and conference ministry. You may be a full-time camp professional, a seminary student, a camp board member, a summer staff person, a retired camp professional, a regular camp volunteer, or just an interested person. You are invited to join PCCCA!
