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Young Life also operates two "discipleship focus" camps, a ten week long work/study program for college students. [14] The largest of Young Life camp is the Washington Family Ranch (and accompanying Big Muddy Ranch Airport) in Antelope, Oregon. The ranch was formerly the site of an commune in the Rajneesh movement. [15] [16]
The New Life Ranch Frontier Cove facility, originally named Dry Gulch, U.S.A., was founded by Church on the Move senior pastor Willie George in 1986. At this time, he was producing The Gospel Bill Show , a Christian values-based television show that used the Western-themed town on the property as a set.
Rayburn founded Young Life (originally known as Young Life Campaign), a Christian youth organization, after earning his master's degree. Rayburn left the presidency of Young Life in 1964. He was a pioneer in the field of evangelism and was admired by many of the leading Christians of his day. He was known for his ability to communicate the ...
Theorist Frederick Jackson Turner went deeper, arguing that the frontier was the scene of a defining process of American civilization: "The frontier," he asserted, "promoted the formation of a composite nationality for the American people." He theorized it was a process of development: "This perennial rebirth, this fluidity of American life ...
Greater Niagara Frontier Council: Camp Scouthaven: Greater Niagara Frontier Council Freedom, NY Active Purchased in 1918, operated as a Boy Scout resident camp until 1988. Mid-1990s, became the main Cub Scout resident camp for the GNF council, and remains so. Camp Seneca: Elmira Council, now Five Rivers Council Hector, NY Closed (since 1989)
New Life Ranch Flint Valley (NLR) is a nearby 1,000-acre (4.0 km 2) Christian camp that functions as a summer camp for kids in grades 3-12 and a retreat center throughout the rest of the year. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Children and teenagers from all over the United States attend the camp, participating in one-week resident sessions from June through August.
William Wells Bent (May 23, 1809 – May 19, 1869) was a frontier trader and rancher in the American West, with forts in Colorado.He also acted as a mediator among the Cheyenne Nation, other Native American tribes and the expanding United States.
Rockbridge Alum Springs Historic District, also known as Jordan Alum Springs, and now known as Rockbridge Alum Springs - A Young Life Camp, is a historic 19th-century resort complex and national historic district near California, Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States. The district encompasses 16 contributing buildings, 10 contributing ...