Presbyterian Mission Agency ghost ranch education and retreat center Archives

New CEO brings 20 years’ experience in international nonprofit leadership and development to the PC(USA)’s Ghost Ranch

Posted December 13th, 2023

Ghost Ranch Education & Retreat Center, related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), has appointed David Evans as chief executive officer, effective Jan. 15.

New CEO brings 20 years’ experience in international nonprofit leadership and development to the PC(USA)’s Ghost Ranch

Posted November 28th, 2023

Ghost Ranch Education & Retreat Center, related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), has announced the appointment of David Evans as chief executive officer beginning Jan. 15, 2024.

‘Oppenheimer’ sets all eyes on Ghost Ranch

Posted August 23rd, 2023

In “Oppenheimer,” the Christopher Nolan film released by Universal Studios on July 21, there’s one breathless moment when J. Robert Oppenheimer, portrayed by Cillian Murphy, walks General Leslie Groves, played by Matt Damon, out onto a vast plain in the middle of the New Mexico desert.

Association of Stated Clerks and Association of Mid Council Leaders convene for annual fall event

Posted November 3rd, 2021

Against a spectacular backdrop that has inspired the likes of renowned painter Georgia O’Keeffe as well as generations of Presbyterians, the Association of Stated Clerks (ASC) and the Association of Mid Council Leaders (AMCL) gathered from Oct. 25-28 at the Ghost Ranch Education and Retreat Center for a time of refreshment, rest and renewal.

Earth Care Conference spreads out buffet of events online

Posted July 22nd, 2021

Presbyterians for Earth Care has a reputation for presenting its conferences every two years in appropriately picturesque locations such as the Presbyterian conference centers Ghost Ranch in New Mexico, Montreat in North Carolina and Stony Point in New York.

‘Sing love songs to a lonely world’

Posted August 31st, 2020

Presbyterians of a certain age can still sing — still do sing — the songs of Richard Avery and Don Marsh: “Every Morning is Easter Morning,” “Hey! Hey! Anybody Listening?” “We’re Here to be Happy,” “We are the Church,” and so many other songs are memorable for their catchy tunes and their lyrics embracing an authentic faith and calling for justice for all God’s children.

A day some thought might never come

Posted July 15th, 2020

Maria Shupe thought the day when she would be able to pay off Highlands Presbyterian Camp & Retreat Center’s mortgage “might never come.” Before she arrived as executive director, the camp near Boulder, Colorado, had borrowed millions of dollars to build a lodge and retreat center.

Presbyterian Mission Agency Board endorses proposed budgets, committee reports

Posted April 18th, 2020

Before hearing a fundraising feasibility report on Stony Point Center Friday and then learning of the Rev. Dr. Diane Moffett’s plan to expand any fundraising efforts to make them church-wide, the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board took care of committee reports.

Presbyterian pastor, songwriter Richard Avery dies

Posted March 23rd, 2020

The Rev. Richard Avery, half of the Avery and Marsh songwriting duo along with his longtime collaborator Don Marsh, died March 15 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He was 85.

Ghost Ranch chooses next executive director

Posted June 18th, 2019

Paul Fogg’s next post in the Presbyterian camp and conference center world comes with a strong sense of call.