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APCE Annual Event workshop offers a how-to on retreat planning

Posted February 27th, 2024

Joel Winchip, executive director of the Presbyterian Church Camp & Conference Association/Campfire Collective, recently led a workshop at the APCE Annual Event that relied on his and others’ decades of experience helping congregations, mid councils and other groups to plan and pull off meaningful retreats.

APCE Annual Event workshop offers a how-to on retreat planning

Posted January 31st, 2024

Joel Winchip, executive director of the Presbyterian Church Camp & Conference Association/Campfire Collective, led a workshop last week at the APCE Annual Event that relied on his and others’ decades of experience helping congregations, mid councils and other groups to plan and pull off meaningful retreats.

Virtual camp that’s real fun

Posted June 1st, 2020

Five weeks ago, Joel Winchip, executive director of Presbyterian Church Camp & Conference Association (PCCCA), wasn’t sure what camps would be able to do about offering summer programming.