National Camp and Retreat Leaders Conference headed to Lake Junaluska, January 31-February 4, 2011

Lake Junaluska, N.C. - The National United Methodist Camp and Retreat Ministry Committee, an affiliate organization of the General Board of Discipleship, has selected Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center as the location for their 2011 National Conference. Every two years the National Camp and Retreat Committee (NCRC) coordinates a national training event for leaders of Christian camp and retreat ministries.

Jimmy L. Carr, Executive Director of Lake Junaluska, said members of the United Methodist Camp and Retreat Ministry will enjoy Lake Junaluska’s hospitality.

“It will be a privilege and honor to welcome the National Camp and Retreat Center Committee at Lake Junaluska in 2011. This group has a unique ministry within The United Methodist Church as their members serve over one million children, youth and adults annually through ministries provided by more than 225 camp and retreat centers in the US. In addition, there are a growing number of Methodist related camp and retreat ministries in other countries across the globe. They understand the challenges of providing hospitality and training for disciples of Christ. For them to select Lake Junaluska as a meeting site affirms their belief that we can serve all of their needs and enhance their ministry.” Carr said.

“We are very excited about being at Lake Junaluska and experiencing the Christian hospitality of this site so rich in tradition and so poignant in living out vital core values of the faith today,” Mike Huber, Chair of the National Camp and Retreat Committee and Executive director of Casowasco and Aldersgate in the North Central New York Conference of The United Methodist Church, said. “We are touched by the broad embrace of all God’s people that Lake Junaluska serves,” he said.

The 2011 National Camp and Retreat Leaders Conference will take place January 31-February 4. For more information about the United Methodist Camp and Retreat Ministries, please visit www.gbod.org/camping

To learn more about Lake Junaluska Conference & Retreat Center please visit www.lakejunaluska.com