First Orthodox Presbyterian Church

Family Camp

All the runners compete, but there is only one who receives the prize.

First OPC holds an annual camp on the east side of scenic Mt.Hood near Wamic, Oregon, about 30 miles south of The Dalles, where the sun shines as much as 340 days of the year. Campers of all ages look forward to this event.

Date and Location

Family Camp 2009 is scheduled for Wednesday, August 19 (4:00pm) through Saturday, August 22 (12:00pm), at Camp Morrow near Wamic, Oregon. Please contact the church office for more information about cabins and meals.

Activities

Christian Instruction, Fellowship, Singing, Good Food, Swimming, Boating, Water Slide, Biking, Miniature Golf, Archery, Horseshoes, Basketball, Volleyball, Softball, Hiking, Frisbee Golf, Skits, Games, the Great Annual Bananathon, and much more!

Accommodations

Primitive cabins (bring your own bedding), tent sites, primitive RV sites (no hook-ups), all on a first-come, first-served basis.

Speaker sessions

The highlight of the camp is a twice-daily session with a notable speaker on topics of interest to members of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. The 2007 speaker was the OPC elder, historian, educator and author, Dr. D.G. (Darryl) Hart. In 2008, Randy Bergquist, Pastor of Emmanuel OPC in Kent, Washington, brought a series of five talks titled, "Church Planting: God's Design for Expanding His Kingdom". For 2009, we enjoyed the return of camp favorite, Richard Hannula, elder at Faith (PCA) in Tacoma, principal of Covenant High School in Tacoma.

Our scheduled guest in 2010 is the author Doug Bond . "Douglas Bond, author of more than a dozen books, lives with his wife and six children in Washington State. He is a ruling elder in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), teaches English and history at Covenant High School, and was awarded the regional Teacher Award for teaching young people how to write." We're looking forward to his stories from the Reformation, about Calvin, Knox, and the Covenanters in particular.