This is the April/May 2007 issue of Branches Online, the e-newsletter of the Presbyterian Church Camp and Conference Association.   Please send contributions and suggestions for the August/September issue of Branches Online to Joel Winchip by August 15th.  The article listed below with the key icon is a special  feature just for PCCCA members.  It requires password access to the resource repository on the PCCCA website.  If you would like to become a member of PCCCA, please go here.  If you are already a member and do not have your personal password, contact Cheryl Miller.

IN THIS ISSUE...
The Life and Ministry of Don Hostetter 
Donald A. Hostetter, Presbyterian Church executive and legendary pioneer in camping, passed away early Easter morning, April 8th, 2007, following a massive stroke.  He was 77 years old.  Donald Allen Hostetter was born on July 14th, 1929 in in West Grove [continued]
Philanthropic Sustainability  Repository password required      
This is a chapter from Jamie Levy's upcoming book on Fund Development.  He is a professor at Indiana University's School of Philanthropy and he spoke at the Sustainability event at Pyoca.  Click on the link above, enter your password, and you will find it in the Branches Online folder.
A Book Review of "Radical Hospitality"
Deep inside of all of us is a desire to belong and to be welcomed.  In a culture that is increasingly individual and self-focused, we yearn for community.  This same culture incites us not just to express opinions, but to pit ourselves against [continued]    
Our History: Stony Point Center
It all began with an open invitation to missionaries on furlough, a cup of hot chocolate, and a fire in the open fireplace: “Come to our home, enjoy the gardens, and renew your spirit!”   A ministry of hospitality was shaped by four daughters of a Presbyterian [continued]

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