Sue Nelson – Denver, Colorado … There were about 180 people at the Believe the Promise (BTP) Pathfinder International Camporee Tour in Gillette, Wyoming, September 25. The tours are done for this year, but there are three scheduled in 2024: March 11, April 22, and May 20.
“They are worth going to, as they highlight the Cam-Plex buildings where Honors and other activities will take place, how the outdoor space will be used and places throughout Gillette that will be opening their doors to the Pathfinders, such as the Gillette Recreation Center, the local college, museum, and others,” said Brandon Westgate, RMC youth director and pastor. “The people of Gillette are bending over backwards to help with this huge undertaking,” he added.
We need help from local churches!
The reality surrounding this camporee is that 55,000 Pathfinders from all over the world will be traveling to Gillette through our Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC)!
We would like to help in any way that we can, and we have already been approached by outside clubs, including international clubs who will be driving, that will need overnight accommodation. We would like to suggest that local RMC churches open their doors to help give these clubs a place to stay overnight and perhaps a meal.
Please print a copy of the flyer in the button below and put it up on your church bulletin board. There is contact information on it and a QR code to a form the church can easily fill out if they are interested in helping. Please click here to access the form.
Your church will need to assign a person to coordinate and take calls from traveling clubs. Preferably not any Pathfinder staff as they will be traveling to Gillette at that time.
The hope is to collect church information (through the online form) and have it posted on the International Camporee website. Those then looking for a place to stay can contact whichever church might be on or close to their route. The communication will be between the travelling club and the church. We are only gathering the contact information.
If you know of churches who wish to help, please pass this on to them.
Beyond that, we are advising that Pathfinder Clubs and anyone planning on attending this camporee to purchase their tickets by the end of November 2023. Tyrone Douglas, MAUC youth and young adult director, recorded a video about Camporee that you can view on YouTube and share that is focused on clubs getting tickets. Ticket sales influence camp space.
If you need lodging or more information, go the Camporee.org and sign up for their newsletter.
—Sue Nelson is RMC Club Ministries executive coordinator. Photo supplied.
