Starting out up North
I went to Cedar Hills Camp and Conference Center in Painesville, Ohio. The Diocese of Ohio purchased the property in 1960 and is a key part of the diocese.
The history of the 191 wooded acre property is that it was originally a recreational lodge for entertaining…
and over the last 41 years, the Lodge was updated to retreat space and the campus was converted to retreat cabins, and eventually the summer camp operation was started in the mid 90’s. The Central Campus (shown below on one of my favorite center maps, that is 3-D) is close together which is great for community aspect of summer camps and bigger retreats.
And here is a picture of me and Peter Nielsen by the camp bell, who along with bringing the center to where it is today, no small task and has been there since mid 90’s, is also a Deacon in the diocese.
Heading down South
My next stop was in the Procter Camp and Conference Center near London, Ohio south of Columbus.
They are located on 1300 acres, making them one of the largest Episcopa centers, and have the unique fact of having 1200 of those acres being leased as a working farm. Also on their patch of land is a small forest, where they have overnight camps, and a 35-acre lake for boating.
I wanted to show you one more building, their chapel, built in the late 90’s along with their conference center…
Procter Center is a bigger center and has an adult-friendly conference center, along with a kid & family friendly cabin setup. And the little know secret of beautiful sunsets.
Next center, back to Waycross Center in Indiana…









































