That business helps subsidize activities such as confirmation retreats and summer camps to keep costs low for churches. Fogg is joining Ghost Ranch Education and Retreat Center on Sept. 30 as its new executive director. That question is on the docket for the 224th General... PC(USA) General Assembly affirms that Black lives matter; pledges to work against systemic racism. Ghost Ranch is a 21,000-acre (85 km ) retreat and education center located close to the village of Abiquiú in Rio Arriba County in north central New Mexico, United States. It encompasses 21,000 acres and is open year-round. The Board of Christian Education became one of the Presbyterian Foundation’s constituent corporations upon the merger of the former United Presbyterian Church U.S.A. and the Presbyterian Church U.S. in 1983. Fogg is currently serving as the executive director and CEO of the Calvin Center, the camp and conference facility that was once owned by Presbytery of Greater Atlanta and still has a strong affiliation. “Absolutely every single roadblock that was in the way was removed.”. “Absolutely every single roadblock that was in the way was removed.”. He has served as the executive director of Geneva Center in Indiana and Bethelwoods Camp & Conference Center in South Carolina, and has been a member of the Consultants Network for Camp & Conference Ministry of the PC(USA). Current local newspapers, plus a representative collection of popular magazines in religion and current affairs. Considering that Ghost Ranch is one of the few places left which does not have easy access to television (because of the Ranch’s remote location) children often find they have more time to read. The youngest of four children of Ali, a university chaplain, and John Philip Newell—a poet, peacemaker, author, and scholar, internationally acclaimed for his work in the field of Celtic spirituality—Cameron Newell has been coming to the Ranch since he was ten years old. About 45,000 visitors come to Ghost Ranch each year from every U.S. state, plus 40 or more countries. new mexico, You can view the Ghost Ranch library collection online via Follett Destiny Library Manager. When Cameron Newell joined the Ghost Ranch college staff for his second summer, he was eager to work with the children of the guests and staff of the busy national education and retreat center.. And he has—only in some completely unexpected and challenging ways. “During the night of the flood, we moved kids up to the mesa or to the library so that they were away from the flood in case it came right over the bank, which it thankfully didn't,” said Newell, a 20-year-old native of Scotland and a rising third-year student at the University of St Andrews, its oldest university. It was donated to the Board of Christian Education of a PC(USA) predecessor in 1955. Tags: ghost ranch, “The conversations between the parties [were] marked by a great deal of mutual respect, and everyone is doing all they can to ensure the successful operation of Ghost Ranch and its programs going forward,” said Tony De La Rosa, interim executive director of the PMA. Beyond Calvin, Fogg’s entire career has been spent in outdoor ministries and conference centers, beginning with his first position at age 16 as a lifeguard at Pyoca Camp and Retreat Center in Brownstown, Indiana. It encompasses 21,000 acres and is open year-round. (Contributed photo). Second Reading 2 Corinthians 1:12-22 September 15 He has worked at Calvin for 12 years, leading the center through its transition from a Presbytery-owned and operated facility to its own tax-exempt incorporated nonprofit organization. A concise, illustrated, personal account of the Ghost Ranch story, written for general readers, and for people who love Ghost Ranch. At the end of the exercise, we had a reflection and prayer, which was really nice.”. An exciting new addition to the Children’ Room is a beautiful Kamishibai (kah-mee-she-bye) Box. “I always got to know the college staff really well during those years,” he said. “I have never felt more called to a position prior to getting there,” Fogg said in a Presbyterian Foundation news release. At that Assembly, the former United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America adopted…, Sign Up for Updates and Breaking News in your inbox, © Copyright 2020 The Presbyterian Outlook. Interested in receiving either of the PC(USA) newsletters in your inbox? Ghost Ranch museums showcase world-renowned paleontological fossils and archeology artifacts, and workshops include programs in spiritual/religious development, arts, sciences, environmental education and outdoor adventure, and health and wellness. The result is that the Children’s Room is the most heavily used part of the Library during the summer. All rights reserved. of the Presbyterian Church. Terms of Use • Privacy Policy • GDPR Privacy Notice • Contact, Ghost Ranch college staff essential to retreat center programming. And Newell is equally grateful for such a supportive community in which to work. “We’re like a big family.”, Abby Ratner, a member of Ghost Ranch’s college staff, with three summer youth program participants. Dr. Mark Hostetter, board chair of the National Ghost Ranch Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDeratives 4.0 International License. The Library now has over 12,000 volumes, organized by the Library of Congress cataloging system. Fogg said he looks forward to his fall start date. About half are involved in the youth programs, so they organize and run the activities for youth at the Ranch. It was donated to the Board of Christian Education (BCE) of the PC(USA) in 1955. Reveal yourself to me in fresh ways today. “God truly was involved with it. June 18, 2019, function googleTranslateElementInit() { Ghost Ranch is also known for a remarkable concentration of fossils, most notably that of the theropod dinosaur Coelophysis, of which it has been estimated that nearly a thousand individuals have been preserved in a quarry at Ghost Ranch. Ghosts and Gold: My Story of Ghost Ranch, by Keith Dean Myers. Beyond Calvin, Fogg’s entire career has been spent in outdoor ministries and conference centers, beginning with his first position at age 16 as a lifeguard at Pyoca Camp and Retreat Center in Brownstown, Indiana.