Gladstone Camp Meeting 2010 Cancelled
Dear Oregon Conference Family,
With deep regret we are announcing the cancellation of Gladstone Camp Meeting 2010. This has been an extremely hard decision to make considering the value and blessing that camp meeting has been to so many of our members, but without the funds being available we feel that to move ahead would be irresponsible.
We received just over $70,000 in pledges for which we are very grateful. We know each of you who pledged dollars in support of camp meeting did it with a generous spirit and from your heart and we want you to know how very much it means to us. Throughout our Town Hall meetings we were personally made aware of the fact that finances are tight right now for the majority of our members. The response we received was just over one quarter of the requested $250,000 needed were we to go ahead this year. We asked for pledges instead of cash so if you made a pledge it is cancelled as it was directly related to an event that is now not happening.
We have looked at possibilities of running a reduced event but realized that much of the preparation and infrastructure would need to be present given our usual attendance of 12-15,000 on the weekend. This would result in small savings and would have pushed our costs over the amount pledged.
Those who have already given an amount for camp meeting can either have the funds reimbursed or redirected towards some other fund such as conference evangelism, television ministry, or future camp meeting expenses. Those who have prepaid registration fees for camping can contact Jayne Johnson and either apply the fees paid towards Camp Meeting 2011 or get full refunds.
We do realize that the Oregon Conference Camp Meeting is a core event for supporting and nurturing spiritual growth conference wide. Please know that this decision to cancel camp meeting came after much prayer and did not come lightly. We have already begun to prayerfully make concrete plans for next year’s camp meeting program.
If you have questions regarding this decision or ideas that will make Camp Meeting 2011 a greater blessing, please call me directly or any of the Oregon Conference administration.
We want you to know that the Oregon Conference is still very committed to the Gospel Commission and is looking creatively at ways to continue to support the church families as they spread God's love throughout their communities across Oregon.
Please join me in praying that God will continue to bless and guide as we give all of this over to Him and that He will continue to make His plans for our conference family clear to all of us. Thank you for your understanding and support.
Yours in the Blessed Hope,
Al Reimche
President
Oregon Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
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