Consultants Networks Adds New Members to Team  

The PCCCA Consultants Network is pleased to announce the addition of two new members to their team. Rich Swartwood of Pyoca (Brownstown, IN) and Cheryl Hartman of Meadowkirk (Middleburg, VA) will now join the other six members of this group. These two individuals are no strangers to the PCCCA community as they have been active in the organization for many years and in a variety of capacities.

Cheryl Hartman is the Associate General Presbyter for National Capital Presbytery (in Virginia), where she has served as the person in charge of the Outdoor ministries for over 10 years. While in this position, she has led the presbytery through the process of determining an old site would no longer suit the needs of the churches and that a new site was needed. The change from a rustic Glenkirk to a modern Meadowkirk has been a $29 million move that included finding the right land, deciding which buildings were needed and working with engineers, architects and county officials to make it a reality. Cheryl formerly served as the Program Director for Calvin Center (Hampton, GA) and is a Certified Christian Educator.

Rich Swartwood is the Executive Director for Pyoca Camp, Conference & Retreat Center (Brownstown, IN), where he has served 14 years. He has assisted the ministry of Pyoca expand into a year-round operation, with facility and staffing additions which serve 650 youth and 2,500 retreat guests. Additionally, Rich has assisted in expanding the fund development work to include an annual fund, scholarship development and presently working on a two-million dollar capital campaign. He has received a certificate in Fund Raising Management through the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. Rich is an active Elder and serves on several presbytery committees, the PCCCA board, and as chair of the PCCCA Investment Committee.

If your site is in need of the consulting services provided by the Network, please contact one of the co-coordinators: John Hicks at 208.429.69337 and jghicks@gmail.com or Paul Fogg at 770.946.4276 and paulfogg@calvincenter.org. They have a unique understanding of the camps and conference centers in our denomination (probably because they have visited almost all of them!), so please contact them when your site is considering changes in its ministry.