Spring Canyon Conference Center

Summer Celebration #7
2024-07-19 - 2024-07-26 | Spring Canyon Conference Center, 26000 County Road 344, Buena Vista, CO, 81211
Speaker:

Keith Peck
Keith has served in pastoral ministry for the past 45 years. For 30 years, he and Gale ministered in Annapolis, where their church supported the Nav, Cru & OCF ministries at USNA. Keith and Gale now serve OCF in the role of Pastoral Care. They are blessed with 5 children and 17 grandchildren (who live in 5 different time zones).
Topic: Proverbs: Living Wisely in an Age of Folly
Multiple sources for knowledge abound at our fingertips today – Google, social media, AI – yet we live in an “Age of Folly”. Like the prophet Jeremiah’s day, right is called wrong, wrong is called right, and God’s wisdom is called foolishness. To His people God says, “So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise” (Eph. 5:15). But living wisely is challenging in life’s complexity. Proverbs practically instructs us on the nature of wisdom, its purpose, and its application.
Guest Ambassadors: COL Steve and Miriam Shambach, USA (Ret.)
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Father Teen Adventure #7 (Father-Daughter)
2024-07-20 - 2024-07-27
Mentors: Col Hous Waring, USAF (Ret.) & Isobel (Waring) Sallah
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Rocky Mountain High #7
2024-07-20 - 2024-07-27
Mentor: LTC John Cross, USA (Ret.)
Co-Mentor: Mr. Rob Allen
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Summer Celebration #8: Medical Week
2024-07-26 - 2024-08-02
Speaker: Gene Rudd

Gene Rudd completed a military residency is OB/GYN. He later served as a teaching attending, and then provided OB/GYN care in an underserved area of the US. Following that he served Samaritan Purse by providing care in crisis areas of the world. For 25 years he served as Senior Vice President for Christian Medical & Dental Associations. While technically retired, he continues to volunteer for CMDA as well as serves on the pastoral/preaching team at his local church. Gene and Brenda Gay have 4 children and 11 grandchildren.
Topic: “Close Encounters with Jesus”
Gene Rudd completed a military residency is OB/GYN. He later served as a teaching attending, and then provided OB/GYN care in an underserved area of the US. Following that he served Samaritan Purse by providing care in crisis areas of the world. For 25 years he served as Senior Vice President for Christian Medical & Dental Associations. While technically retired, he continues to volunteer for CMDA as well as serves on the pastoral/preaching team at his local church. Gene and Brenda Gay have 4 children and 11 grandchildren.
Guest Ambassadors: Dr (COL) Arnie Ahnfeldt, USA (Ret.) and Dr (COL) Jeff Ginther, USA (Ret.)
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Rocky Mountain High #8
2024-07-27 - 2024-08-03
Mentor: Col Hous Waring, USAF (Ret.)
Co-Mentor: Lt Col Mike Weeks, USAF
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Climb Together #2
2024-09-13 - 2024-09-15
Come join us for a weekend full of mountain adventure with your 8-13 year olds!
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Aspentime 2024
2024-09-20 - 2024-09-22
Speaker: Dean Rizzo
Dean Rizzo is a long time OCF member from the 1980s when he was active duty Army. God used OCF to change his life. His wife, Susan, has been an OCF member even longer and it was Sue that encouraged Dean to attend a local OCF Bible study when they were first married and stationed at Fort Bragg, NC. Dean attended with lots of reservations, but God pursued and Dean finally surrendered his life to Christ in 1988 as a newly promoted Captain. Dean and Sue have a long relationship with Spring Canyon also. They would love to tell you the story if you are interested. Dean currently works as a federal govt civilian at Evans Army Community Hospital on Fort Carson and attends an OCF Bible study with young LTs and ROTC cadets in Colorado Springs.
Topic: “Soulwork Everyday”
We can experience God’s presence each day. We should and we can. We need God’s Word and His Spirit — that’s what changes us and shapes us to be conformed to the image of Jesus Christ. This is truly soul work — deep down to the depths of our being. God’s presence strikes a chord within us like no other. Come enjoy a weekend of fellowship OCF-style with plenty of God’s Word and prayer and iron sharpening iron.
Guest Ambassador: COL Steve and Miriam Shambach, USA (Ret.)
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Climb Together #3
2024-09-27 - 2024-09-29

Connections & Conversations Retreat #1
2024-11-14 - 2024-11-17
The Connections and Conversations Retreat is for homeschooled students in grades 9-12 (ages 14-18). This retreat is designed to connect high school students to a larger community while engaging them in the art of discussion and building fun, new relationships. There will be opportunities for fellowship, discussion, games, rock climbing, hiking, possibly tubing if there is enough snow and more. This retreat is geared toward those enrolled in the Classical Conversations Challenge I-IV programs, but all homeschooled high school students are welcome.
Andy Truitt, former Classical Conversations National Director, will be leading the sessions and the parent chaperones will lead the breakout groups. Past students who have attended this retreat have said it was “life-changing” and “…wish I could do this several times a year.”
Our discussion will be based on a book, short articles or stories.
Please plan to arrive between 6pm and 7pm on Thursday (no dinner available on the first night, so eat before your arrival) and depart at 10:30am on Sunday.
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Winter Retreat 1
2024-12-18 - 2024-12-23
Speaker: Colonel Dale Holland, USAF (Ret.)
Colonel (Ret.) Dale Holland is a 30-year U.S. Air Force veteran from Hooper, CO. He graduated from the Air Force Academy in 1987 and has commanded Special Operations Forces in Iraq, Africa and Europe as well as serving some of our nation’s key civilian leaders in the Pentagon. He is a seasoned combat pilot with over 6,700 hours of flying experience in both fixed and rotary-wing aircraft and continues to serve today as an airline pilot. His leadership experience over the last 40 years ranges from small teams to large complex organizations, both overseas and here at home. Serving as the Vice Commandant of Cadets for the U.S. Air Force Academy was one of the highlights of his career and an amazing opportunity to pass on his passion for leadership to the next generation. His greatest blessing; however, is his lovely wife, Debi, and their 5 children.
Topic: “Joy in Obedience”
Moving away from the feeling, “I have to obey” towards, “I get to obey.” How do we find joy in obeying when we really don’t feel like obeying what we know God is calling us to do?
Guest Ambassadors: Maj Joel and Pat Heath, USA (Ret.)
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Winter Retreat 2
2024-12-23 - 2024-12-28
Speaker: Chaplain (COL) Steve Peck, USA (Ret.)
Chaplain (Colonel) Steve Peck, USA retired in 2024 after 40 years of serving in the Army Reserve (5 years), ROTC (2 years) and Active Duty (33 years). He has served as enlisted helicopter Crew Chief and Infantry officer, including Operation Desert Storm, and served his last 27 years as a chaplain. He is a graduate of Texas A&M, earned a Master of Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary, an MMAS from the U.S. Command & General Staff College, and studied as an Army War College Fellow. He and Suzanne have been married 23 years and have four great military kids. They serve on the Club Beyond Board of Directors and volunteer with their local church, Younglife, and The MomCo.
Topic: “Rescue”
God’s “arrival” on earth at Christmas initiated the rescue plan that defines all of history. God has rescued his people, both collectively and individually, and he continues working through his people to extend the reach of that rescue plan and his coming kingdom.
Guest Ambassadors: Byron and Lisa Sims
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Winter Retreat 3
2024-12-29 - 2025-01-03
Speaker: CH(MAJ) Tom Strong, USA (Ret.)
Tom & Jeri celebrated 40 years of marriage in May 2024 & reside in Colorado Springs. They have two adult sons & one grandchild.
Tom has a background of strategy, projects, and leadership for personnel and organizational development. He *graduated* (retired) from the military in 2018 having served as a US Navy Nuclear Submarine Officer & a US Army Chaplain. He invested the last 6 years developing & coaching leaders in the construction industry.
Tom’s education includes a BSc. in Chemical and Petroleum Refining Engineering from Colorado School of Mines, an MDiv from Trinity International University, and a Master of Executive Leadership from Liberty University.
Topic: “Bringing A Kingdom of God Mindset into Your Arenas of Life”
Jesus said our top priority is to … “seek first the Kingdom of God” (Matthew 6.33). But what does that mean to us individually? How does it work in the arenas of life? What role is the church to play? How do we keep the LORD primary in the busyness of life? What happens when we don’t get it right? Our aim is to understand & practice more of a Kingdom-mindset in our approach to life.
Guest Ambassadors: Dr (COL) Luke and Karen Hofmann, USA, MD
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Connections & Conversations Retreat #2
2025-02-06 - 2025-02-09

RMH Mentor Retreat
2025-02-14 - 2025-02-16
Our Spring Canyon Outdoor staff is inviting all past, present, and future RMH Mentors to attend the Rocky Mountain High Mentor Conference. If you get here, your room and board will be covered by Spring Canyon. Attending this conference does not require, nor does it guarantee, that you will be a mentor for the upcoming summer. The purpose of this annual conference will be professional/spiritual development for a growing cadre of RMH mentors that are unified in supporting the OCF/Rocky Mountain High mission (Psalm 133). If you cannot attend in person, let us know so that we can make sure you have the link for portions of the conference that will be live streamed. During the conference, we will engage in workshops concerning these issues:

Understanding the scope of the OCF RMH ministry.
Discussing the current cultural climate in the military, and learning how to mentor RMHers with regard to the issues they will face.
Relationship building, benchmarking, and networking for the sustained encouragement and mentorship of our cadre of RMH mentors.

Make a ReservationIf you’d like to be a mentor for summer 2025, please fill out the appropriate application below. However, you are not required to complete an application in order to attend this retreat.
2025 First time mentor application2025 alumni mentor application

Rocky Mountain ROTC Spiritual Fitness Retreat 2025
2025-02-14 - 2025-02-16
Come grow as a “Servant-Leader” who integrates faith and profession. This retreat is for you as future Christian military officers! Contact Lt Col Tom Falconer, USAF (Ret.) with questions at (719) 661-2442 or tbirdUSL75@gmail.com.
Speaker: Lt Col Tom Falconer, USAF (Ret.) and Bobby Rainbolt
Topic: “Jesus’ Model of Servant Leadership”
Price:
$100 for Cadets, Midshipmen, and Enlisted
$150 for Company Grade Officers
$225 for Adults
Schedule:
Optional Dinner Friday at 1730. RSVP Required! No cost for cadets/mids. $15 additional cost for all other adults; $10.50 additional cost for ages 3-12.
Session begins Friday, 14 February 2025 at 1830
Ends Sunday, 16 February 2025 at 1330 (after lunch)
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Spring Break Service and Adventure Week
2025-03-21 - 2025-03-30
Students, Cadets and Midshipmen –
Join Us for Spring Break Service & Adventure Week!
Spring Break Service & Adventure Week at OCF’s Spring Canyon Conference Center is a win-win event geared for you!
Work side-by-side with fellow future leaders in a variety of maintenance and construction projects. Be equipped and encouraged by Spring Canyon staff who have “walked the walk” as Christian military leaders. Enjoy great local activities in the Rocky Mountains: skiing, snowshoeing, tubing, hot springs and more! Your service helps make life-changing ministry possible!
If you plan to only attend part of the week, please come for at least 4 nights. Contact reservations@springcanyon.org with your exact dates.
Participants pay for their own travel and adventure excursions.
All meal and lodging costs are covered by Spring Canyon.
Questions? Call (719) 395-2328 or email reservations@springcanyon.org
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Chaplains' Family Retreat
2025-05-02 - 2025-05-04
Speaker: CH (MG) Doug Carver, USA (Ret.)
Chaplain Carver is the Executive Director of Chaplaincy for the Southern Baptist Convention’s North American Mission Board. He retired from military service in 2011 with 38 years as a commissioned officer, serving at every level of the Army. He and his wife, Sunny, celebrate 50 years of marriage and live in Charlotte, NC, near their two daughters and five grandchildren.
Topic: “Christian Character: A Study of the Beatitudes”
Members of the Armed Services have the unique privilege of going to work every day with heroes. Does your idea of a hero include someone poor in spirit? Meek? Merciful? In this study of Matthew 5:1-12, we will study the eight virtues that define Christian character as seen in the life of Jesus Christ, the Hero of Heaven.
Guest Ambassadors: COL and Mrs. Arnie Ahnfeldt, USA (Ret.)
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Dedication Retreat
2025-05-23 - 2025-05-26
Official schedule will be forthcoming but will include speaking sessions and topic around LEGACY. Childcare will be provided for ages 0-12.
On Sunday, we’ll name/dedicate four buildings–the new Columbine Cabin; the former Meaders’ house to “Meaders” after COL George and Dot Meaders, USA (Ret.); rename the current Meaders Cabin to “Banning” after Larry and Kay Banning, and name the Camp Buxton quarters to “Hammond” after COL Roy and Patti Hammond, USA (Ret.).
More information to come.
Costs
Adults/Teens (13+): $310
Youth (6-12) $218
Child (3-5) $109
Infants (0-2) Free
For shorter stays, please email reservations@springcanyon.org to inquire about availability.
Retreat ReservationOnly attending the dedication event? Those attending the ceremony and lunch ONLY are asked to register for RSVP purposes even though there is no charge for the day event and lunch. Register here:
Dedication Only Registration

Rocky Mountain High #1
2025-06-01 - 2025-06-08
Mentor: Lt Col Paul Homan, USAF (Ret)
Paul served 20 years in the Air Force as a Meteorologist, Commander, and Professor. He served on deployment to Iraq in 2007. He would love for all involved with RMH to walk away knowing that God has called them first to himself and then to be on mission, ministering to all those around them in both the military and civilian society, spreading the gospel wherever the Lord leads them.
Co-Mentor: LTC Tyler Jones, USA
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Summer Celebration #1 (Leavenworth Week)
2025-06-07 - 2025-06-14
If you are graduating from Fort Leavenworth CGSC or SAMS, Summer Celebration Week 1 is ideal for you!
Speaker: CH(LTC) Jared Vineyard, USA
Topic: “Walking with God with Integrity”
Based on Psalm 51. Working out our salvation through repentance from sin, honesty in relationships, and receiving His Grace.
Guest Ambassadors: LTC Jim and Christina Harbridge, USA (Ret.)
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Summer Celebration #2 (Homeschool Week)
2025-06-15 - 2025-06-20
Speaker: Dr. Tegan Truitt
Tegan Truitt is a husband, father, university educator, economist, Anglican seminarian, and homeschool graduate. He met his wife Bethany working at Spring Canyon, where they were subsequently engaged and married. They have one son, Eliot, who seems to share his father’s love of books. You can often find the Truitt family hiking, playing board games, or cooking for friends. When not teaching undergraduates or researching European economic history, Tegan likes to read classic literature. He will receive his doctorate in economics from George Mason University in May, and return to his alma mater Grove City College as Assistant Professor of Finance and Economics in July.
Topic: “Education and the Christian Vision”
Our world is a deliberate communication from God to His creatures. Secular education tends to see the hard sciences as fundamental and the humanities (art, literature, music, etc.) as mere expensive indulgences. But if all the natural world is a communication from God, then physics and chemistry do not describe fundamental reality – they describe fundamental features of our world, which point deliberately to a God who transcends that world. Conversely, the humanities offer us a unique way to represent God as His image bearers – as sub-creators and sub-communicators ourselves. These sessions will describe a mode of education ordered toward giving students this Christian vision of the world, with special attention to the questions of how, and why, parents are uniquely equipped to give heir children such an education in the home.
Guest Ambassadors: COL Rob and Tami Jassey, USA (Ret.)
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Rocky Mountain High #2
2025-06-15 - 2025-06-22
Mentor: Lt Col Jeff Miller, USAFR (Ret)
Jeff is a USAFA Grad, class of 1988. He retired after 35 years of service in 2024. During his career, he spent all but three years as an Instructor Pilot in both the Air Force and Navy Reserve. As a RMH mentor, his hope is to strengthen officers’ and cadets’ connection to Jesus Christ so that they are equipped and empowered to enjoy and serve him as they lead on the mission field that is our nation’s military.
Co-Mentor: LT Keith Holmes, USCG
Keith is a 2017 USCGA graduate and has served 2 years on CGC Alder followed by 2 years at flight school, and is currently at Coast Guard Air Station Astoria.
His goal is to support and equip current and future military officers as intentional leaders in the military, their local communities, and individual families by developing a Christian worldview grounded in the truth of God’s Word and a relationship with Jesus Christ.
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Father Teen Adventure #2 (Father-Daughter)
2025-06-15 - 2025-06-22
Mentors: Col Dale Holland, USAF (Ret.) and his daughter Olivia Holland
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Summer Celebration #3A
2025-06-22 - 2025-06-27
Optional OCF LEAD! Local Ministry Leadership Track
Find Out More!Sessions with Tim will parallel with Summer Celebration Week 3B (OCF LEAD! Track), with shared activities and fellowship.
Speaker: Col Tim Hale, USAF (Ret.)
Tim and Jennifer Hale have been married 45 years. They served as an Air Force family for 28 of those years, experiencing 14 PCSs and living in 20+ houses. They raised three wonderful daughters who experienced too many schools to count! Through it all, a steadfast faith in God helped them not only survive but thrive. They were blessed to be loved in many different church and chapel families. The Hales have been OCF members for almost 40 years. They served with the OCF USAFA Cadet ministry while Tim was an AOC, and Tim has served on the OCF Council. Tim is currently OCF’s Area Coordinator for the Oklahoma-Kansas-North Texas area and helps lead a Bible Study at Tinker AFB.
Tim was an MC130 Special Ops pilot for most of his career, earning two Bronze Stars and four Air Medals. He understands the importance of resilience as a military professional lens and as a military husband and dad. Tim was ordained a pastor in 2015, earned an MA in Pastoral Counseling with an emphasis in Military Resilience from Liberty University. He also volunteers as a pastor to military and veterans supporting numerous organizations.
Topic: “Joyful Resilience”
“Joy-FULL Resilience” is a series of messages focused on the need to keep CHRIST as our central focus for ALL areas of life. Drawing upon a large vault of personal experiences, Tim hopes to offer Scripture-based practical insights to JOYFULLY show Christ’s love and hope at work and at home!
Guest Ambassadors: Col PK and Lindsey Carlton, USAF (Ret.)
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Summer Celebration #3B (OCF LEAD! Local Ministry Leadership Track)
2025-06-22 - 2025-06-27
OCF LEAD! Local Ministry Leadership Track
“Now is a pivotal time to equip, encourage and embolden Christian military leaders. We strongly desire to further strengthen our current local leaders and mobilize a new generation of leaders.” – Col Scott Fisher, USAF (Ret.), Executive Director of Officers’ Christian Fellowship
OCF’s Leader Equipping And Development is designed to encourage and equip OCF leaders – and potential leaders – for dynamic, Christ-centered ministries of outreach and service to positively impact the military community. Facilitated by seasoned military ministry leaders, Summer Celebration LEAD! will equip OCF Members with the essentials of local OCF ministry leadership. These sessions will parallel Summer Celebration Week 3A, with shared activities and fellowship. Come be refreshed, equipped and inspired for Christ-centered military ministry!
Speakers:
Lt Col Tom Falconer, USAF (Ret.)
Tom and Jan Falconer have been involved with OCF since 1978 and currently serve in several capacities with OCF: Colorado Springs Area Coordinator; Spring Canyon Advisory Council, Rocky Mountain OCF ROTC Coordinator and ROTC Ministry Lead at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. They reside in Colorado Springs and have two adult sons, a daughter-in-law and one granddaughter.
Lt Col Steve Wade, USAF (Ret.)
Steve Wade currently serves on the OCF Council/Board of Directors. He flew the FB-111 and 3 other aircraft as well as other staff assignments. Steve served 22 years in the Air Force. He and his wife, Rita, lead the OCF ministry at the Air Force Academy from 2003 to 2020 as the OCF Staff Couple. They reside in Colorado Springs and have two children and 9 Grandchildren.
Col Larry Simpson, USAF (Ret.)
Larry currently serves as OCF’s Director of Regional Operations. A former Air Force Human Resource Management officer, Larry served at commander, director, and division chief at various levels of assignments. Larry and Bobbie have enjoyed ministry with OCF for over 18 years. Starting in 2006, as the Family Outreach Staff Couple (2006-2020); Puget Sound Field Staff Representatives (2008-2020); and as Regional Coordinators for the Pacific Northwest Region (2021-present). Larry is the author of OCF’s devotional book, “Leader, Draw Near.” They reside in Puyallup, WA, and have three adult children and six grandchildren.
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Rocky Mountain High #3 (International Week)
2025-06-22 - 2025-06-29
International week will include international cadets and officers but is also open American cadets/mids.
Mentor: COL Andy MacLean, USA (Ret)
After graduating from West Point in 1995, Andy became an Artillery Officer. As a Captain in the 3rd Infantry Division, he participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom 1 as a Fire Support Officer for an Armor Task Force. He was selected as an Olmsted Scholar and studied 2 years in Mexico, opening the door to become an Army Foreign Area Officer for the second half of his Army career. In addition to participating in OCF, Andy now serves with the Associates for Christian Conferences Teaching and Service (ACCTS), building and encouraging military Christian fellowships in other countries.
As an RMH Mentor, he hopes to accomplish at least 3 things:
1) Help bolster the faith of those who attend
2) Help them see that their time in the military is also a calling to Kingdom work
3) Allow them to build relationships and experience the value of participating in a military Christian community wherever the Lord sends them.
Co-Mentor: CPT Mimi Mejia, USA
Mimi graduated from USMA in 2019 and commissioned as an Infantry Officer. She completed her platoon leader time at Fort Carson, CO and is currently stationed at Fort Knox, KY with follow on orders to Fort Drum, NY. She did RMH as a cadet in 2018 and has been involved with OCF since 2016. The teachings, mentorship, and friendship have positively impacted every step of her journey, and she can’t wait to see what the future holds!
As a RMH mentor, she aims to equip young officers to grow in their faith, providing tools to help them cling to God as they serve. She hopes that we can encourage one another and learn from each other, and that we leave better prepared to do the will of the Lord, wherever he has us.
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Father Teen Adventure #3 (Father-Son)
2025-06-22 - 2025-06-29
Mentor: Col Rick Kuhlman, USAFR (Ret.)
Rick Kuhlman is a lifelong Knoxvillian. He graduated from West High School and achieved Eagle Scout. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. At UT he served as president of his fraternity and Commander of the Arnold Air Society in Air Force ROTC. Kuhlman served over 30 years (active and reserve), retiring in the rank of Colonel. Rick still serves as an Air Liaison Officer for the United States Air Force Academy.
Kuhlman was active during the World’s Fair in 1982, when it was held in Knoxville. Kuhlman was active in business, owning and operating 4 pizza restaurants, Stefanos, from 1986-2003. In 2006 Kuhlman pioneered the Knoxville Fellows Program to enable recent college graduates to spend 10 months in Knoxville learning how to integrate their Christian faith in the marketplace.
Rick has a passion for encouraging the next generation. He was active in Scouting, his church youth program, chapter advisor for his college fraternity, and high school Bible studies. Rick has had the opportunity to mentor the Father Teen Adventure at the Spring Canyon Conference Center through Officers’ Christian Fellowship since 2004.
Rick has been married to his college sweetheart, Beverley for 50 years. They have one son Rick III, wife Jamie and 2 granddaughters, Ella Katherine, and Charlotte.
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Summer Celebration #4: Optional Fly Fishing Track!
2025-06-29 - 2025-07-04
Speaker: VADM Luke McCollum, USN (Ret.)
Vice Admiral Luke McCollum retired from the U. S Navy in 2020 after completing 37 years of service. His last assignment was in Washington DC where he served as the 14th Chief of Navy Reserve. Luke also served as corporate vice president, Walmart Inc. at its Bentonville, AR, based headquarters where he held key leadership positions in the company’s supply chain, technology, and international divisions during his 25 years with the company. He and his wife, Leanna, have been married for 41 years, raised 4 children, and share a lifelong passion of serving in the local church.
Topic: “Decision Points to Turning Points: Living Abundantly in Christ”
Luke will discuss how using God’s Word as our foundation for decision making is key to an abundant life in Christ. Using Biblical examples, personal experiences, and family testimonies, Luke will illustrate how key decision points can become life impacting turning points whether it’s raising a family at home, progressing in a career, or serving in ministry.
Guest Ambassadors: Col Chet Arnold, USMC (Ret.)
Optional Fly Fishing Track!
TSgt Ryan Padgett, USAF (Ret.) and guides from Bold Face Fly Fishing will lead Spring Canyon’s Summer Celebration Fly Fishing Track. Experience the beauty, wonder, and delight of God’s amazing creation while building fun new skills under exceptional instruction. Bold Face Fly Fishing is a nonprofit that thanks “everyday heroes” (military, first responders, and healthcare workers) and introduces them to the peace, excitement, and fellowship of fly fishing.

This optional track includes approx. 2.5 days of hands-on instruction and fly fishing experience at Spring Canyon and the nearby Arkansas River Valley.

Day 1 (Spring Canyon Ponds): Gear assembly, knot-tying, and casting fundamentals
Day 2 (Arkansas River): Nymphing and dry fly fishing, visiting a local fly fishing outfitter, approaching the water, fishing on site!
Day 3 (Arkansas River): Care and release of fish, knowing and respecting local regulations, fishing on site!
Bring your catch back to Spring Canyon and let our kitchen team cook and serve them for you!

Cost: $100
Limited to the first eight signups. Minimum age 14.
You’re welcome to bring your own gear, or Spring Canyon and Bold Face Fly Fishing will provide gear.
Guests will need to purchase a Colorado Parks & Wildlife fishing license.
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Rocky Mountain High #4
2025-06-29 - 2025-07-06
Mentor: LTC David Schulz, USA (Ret)
David enlisted in the Army at 17, and then Commissioned as an Infantry Officer. After attending Airborne and Ranger schools, he led Infantry soldiers during several deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq. He later transitioned to a Foreign Area Officer assigned to Latin America, where he held foreign policy roles at the US Embassies in El Salvador, Mexico and US Northern Command and I was also fortunate to serve as a White House Fellow. He is a proud husband and father of two young girls.
He hope to be able to share his experiences and lessons learned with young military officers and cadets in hopes of inspiring others to serve our nation and lead our military with a Christ-minded focus.
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Father Teen Adventure #4 (Father-Son)
2025-06-29 - 2025-07-06
