Spring Canyon Conference Center

Spring Break Work Party 2
2020-03-21 - 2020-03-28 | Spring Canyon Conference Center, 26000 County Road 344, Buena Vista, CO, 81211
Cadets and Mids: The Spring Break Service and Adventure Weeks at OCF’s Spring Canyon Conference Center are win-win events geared for you. You’ll work side-by-side with fellow future officers in a variety of service projects while being equipped and encouraged by officers who have “walked the walk” as Christian military leaders. Then it’s your call of local-area activities to enjoy: skiing, snowshoeing, tubing, hot springs and more! All this while helping make life-changing ministry in the Rocky Mountains possible.
– Cadets/Mids pay for their own travel and adventures
– Meals and lodging are covered for the week
– Work 5 days; get 2 free days for adventure!
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Spring Break Work Party 1
2020-03-07 - 2020-03-14 | Spring Canyon Conference Center, 26000 County Road 344, Buena Vista, CO, 81211

Winter Sports Retreat II
2019-12-27 - 2020-01-03 | Spring Canyon Conference Center, 26000 County Road 344, Buena Vista, CO, 81211
GUEST AMBASSADOR | Col Scott Frickenstein, USAF (Ret.)
SPEAKER | Lt Col Paul Homan, USAF
TOPIC | Science and the Bible
Science is often upheld in our society today as the ultimate truth. As Christians, we know the ultimate source for truth is God’s Word (John 17:17). So does modern science contradict or affirm the Bible? In this series, we will look at what science is and provide an interpretive lens to view “modern science” based upon a biblical worldview. A host of current scientific and biblical topics will be touched on including creation, evolution, climate change, and the flood.

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Winter Sports Retreat I
2019-12-19 - 2019-12-26 | Spring Canyon Conference Center, 26000 County Road 344, Buena Vista, CO, 81211
GUEST AMBASSADORS | LTC Todd and Andrea Plotner, USA (Ret.)
SPEAKER | Dean Rizzo
TOPIC | Rejoicing with Christ
Dean and Sue are longtime OCF members and leaders. Sue introduced Dean to OCF when they were married and both were active duty Army at the time. God used OCF to bring Dean to Christ in 1988. He would love to tell you the story of God’s faithfulness in his life. Dean and Sue continued to participate in OCF in Germany during an overseas tour, at Penn State during graduate school, and at USMA during a teaching assignment. Dean left active duty service in 1995.
Dean and Sue have been linked to Spring Canyon for decades. Sue started coming to Spring Canyon with her family when she was a teenager and immediately brought Dean to camp after they were married. Eventually, God called them to a leadership position at Spring Canyon. They served as the Keepers of the Spring from 2002 to 2013. They have many wonderful memories of serving and sacrificing and growing during their time at camp.
Dean and Sue are the proud parents of four children, now all grown up and living their own lives loving God. They have two grandkids and they love to watch them grow. Their kids spent a lot of time growing up at Spring Canyon and God used that time to shape their own faith journeys.
Dean and Sue now live in Colorado Springs. Dean works as an engineering and technical consultant. They love living in Colorado and being closer to some of their kids and friends. They attend New Life Downtown church and stay active with OCF in various ways. God continues to work in their lives through lots of prayer, Bible study, serving, and fellowship. They will tell you that knowing God personally has been the greatest gift that both have been privileged to understand.
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Aspentime Retreat
2019-09-20 - 2019-09-22 | Spring Canyon Conference Center, 26000 County Road 344, Buena Vista, CO, 81211
Make a ReservationSurrounded by the vibrant colors of fall and breathtaking mountain views, our annual OCF Aspentime Retreat is a sure to be a memorable weekend vacation filled with fellowship for you and your family. Designed as a weekend getaway for Christian military members and families, this annual retreat features vibrant teaching and small group sessions led by a respected speaker. Youth programs are available for children and teens during adult sessions.

Climb Together 19-2
2019-08-30 - 2019-09-01 | Spring Canyon Conference Center, 26000 County Road 344, Buena Vista, CO, 81211
Join us for Climb Together in 2019! Parents can spend a weekend enjoying outdoor activities with their 8-13 year old. Come strengthen relationships, enjoy some amazing hikes, play games together and stargaze as we learn how to climb life’s mountains–together.
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Climb Together 19-3
2019-08-01 - 2019-08-03 | Spring Canyon Conference Center, 26000 County Road 344, Buena Vista, CO, 81211

Rocky Mountain High 19-9
2019-07-27 - 2019-08-03 | Spring Canyon Conference Center, 26000 County Road 344, Buena Vista, CO, 81211
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OCF ROTC Leaders Retreat
2019-05-31 - 2019-06-02 | Spring Canyon Conference Center, 26000 County Road 344, Buena Vista, CO, 81211
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Climb Together 19-1
2019-04-26 - 2019-04-28 | Spring Canyon Conference Center, 26000 County Road 344, Buena Vista, CO, 81211

OCF Chaplain's Family Conference
2019-04-25 - 2019-04-28 | Spring Canyon Conference Center, 26000 County Road 344, Buena Vista, CO, 81211
Spring Canyon’s OCF Chaplains’ Family Conference is focused on providing a place of restoration, recreation, and refreshment for our military chaplains and their families. With inspirational speakers, delicious family-styled meals, and plenty of activities for your children, Spring Canyon’s Chaplains’ Family Conference is an opportunity for you to reconnect with your family and be refreshed in your own ministry. Let our world-class staff serve you and your family during this relaxing spring vacation…make this year’s Chaplains’ Family Conference your “vacation with a purpose!”
The 12th Annual Chaplain’s Family Conference will feature Chaplain Doug Carver (Major General), U.S. Army Retired, Former Chief of Chaplains US Army. Topic: “A Walk through Ephesians”
Featuring music by Danny Byram, author of “Wallpaper Worship: Why Church Music Sounds Better, Fewer Are Singing, and What To Do About it”.
Chaplain (Major General) Douglas Lanier Carver, USA (born September 10, 1951) is a retired American Army officer who served as the 22nd Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army. He was appointed to this assignment on July 12, 2007 and was the first Southern Baptist chaplain to be promoted to the position of Chief of Chaplains in more than 50 years. Carver holds theology degrees from the University of Tennessee and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He was originally commissioned in the field artillery and served with the 4th Infantry Division as a company grade officer in various artillery positions. He left active duty, but served with the Army Reserve for five additional years. Upon returning to active duty in 1984, he attended the Chaplain Corps officer basic course and began his career in the chaplaincy. Before serving as Deputy Chief of Chaplains in September 2005, he was director of training at the Chaplain Center and School at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. He was also a senior chaplain for V Corps and Combined Joint Task Force 7 in Germany and Iraq from 2002 through 2004. In his current position as Director of Chaplaincy with the North American Mission Board (the endorsing agent for the Southern Baptist Convention), he is responsible for overseeing 2,700 chaplains around the world.
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OCF USMA Cadet Fellowship & Adventure Week
2019-03-09 - 2019-03-16 | Spring Canyon Conference Center, 26000 County Road 344, Buena Vista, CO, 81211

2019 ROTC Retreat
2019-02-15 - 2019-02-17 | Spring Canyon Conference Center, 26000 County Road 344, Buena Vista, CO, 81211
Calling All CADETS and MIDS!
Come grow as a “Servant-leader” who rightly integrates faith and profession
Receive encouragement as a future Christian military officer
Connect with other ROTC Cadets and Mids in the Rocky Mountain Region
Friday 1900 Thru Sunday 1330 (Lunch)
Speaker: Chaplain COL (USA) David Bowlus
“Becoming a Leader God Can Use”
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Summer Celebration Week 7 -- Keith Peck
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Summer Celebration, Week 8
2017-07-22 - 2017-07-29 | Spring Canyon Conference Center, 26000 County Road 344, Buena Vista, CO, 81211
TOPIC | OCF Medical Week, “Soul Care” and “Our Relationships with God”
SPEAKERS | Roc Bottomly and Gene Rudd, M.D.
Roc Bottomly
Roc Bottomly is the firstborn of five children to a fighter pilot father. Following a childhood immersed in scouts, athletics and student activities, Roc entered the Air Force Academy. At the Academy, he finished with a B.S. in Astronautical Engineering. As a cadet, Roc trusted Christ through the Navigators’ ministry and worked closely with them as a lay leader in military, collegiate and community ministries throughout his service years. While in the Air Force (1969-1976), he served as both a flight instructor and an intercontinental transport pilot. In 1976, Roc left his pilot wings for the ministry. He graduated with a Th.M. (Master of Theology) from Dallas Theological Seminary. From 1981 to 1990 he was the senior pastor of Covenant Community Church in Oklahoma City. While there, the church grew from a handful to 600 and was known throughout the city for its biblical preaching, lay leadership development and multiplying Navigator-style ministry of personal disciplemaking. From 1990 to 1995, he was the senior pastor of Pulpit Rock Church in Colorado Springs where he led the church through a series of difficult transitions: from traditional to contemporary worship, from staff-centered ministry to lay-centered ministry, and from in reach to outreach. The vision was “Reaching Your World”; and the church grew from 700 to 1,400. In 1995, Roc became a senior pastor of Bridgeway Church in Oklahoma City. Bridgeway was a church plant created to break the mold in several areas. It was a “bridge” church to hybrid the strengths of the evangelical church with those of the charismatic church. It was designed to reach the unchurched and untraditional; especially students aged 15 to 25. It was a “cell” church committed to equipping lay pastors to lead multiplying house churches throughout the metroplex area. From 1995 to 2001, he helped Bridgeway expand from start-up to a congregation of 800. In 2001, Roc moved to Colorado Springs to become the Senior Fellow for Marriage Studies for the Focus on the Family Institute. For the next seven years, he and his wife, Bev, taught biblical marriage to the 1800 students who passed through the Institute during their tenure. In 2008, Roc became the lead pastor at Our Lord’s community Church where he is working to help build a Word-Spirit church committed to “being and making disciples… starting right where we are.”
Roc married his wife, Bev, in 1974; and they have four grown children and thirteen grandchildren.
Gene Rudd, MD.
Gene Rudd, MD, serves as Senior Vice President of the Christian Medical & Dental Associations.
Dr. Rudd is a specialist in obstetrics/gynecology, and he has extensive experience as a director of a maternal-fetal medicine training program and in rural healthcare practice. He has garnered several awards including the Gorgas Medal, presented by the U.S. government for the most significant achievement in preventive medicine. As a spokesman for Christian healthcare professionals in America, Dr. Rudd has received national media coverage, including interviews with the Washington Post and People Magazine. Dr. Rudd has also conducted international programs with World Medical Mission, where he established the Christian Medical Mission of Russia. He directed the rehabilitation of the Central Hospital in Kigali, Rwanda. Dr. Rudd has also served in Belarus, Bosnia, Kazakhstan and India.
Dr. Rudd’s experiences provide rich illustrations for inspirational and educational presentations. Dr. Rudd has communicated what God is doing through Christian healthcare by speaking at seminars, conferences and churches.
He and his wife Gay have four children: Jonathan, Deborah, Joshua and David.
GUEST AMBASSADORS | Dr (COL) Arnie Ahnfeldt, USA (Ret.) and Dr (COL) Jeff Ginther, USA (Ret.)
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