today, instead of having class in the morning, we visited Sunstream Retreat Center in Ogden, Iowa. our assignment was to have five questions to ask, but we only have blog about three of them and the answers.
i asked, "what is your focus, is the board or director more in-charge of the center, and when was sunstream founded?"
ok, Sunstream was founded in 1973 because the Assemblies of God church district wanted a conference center in a centrally located.......location, so they wouldn't have to keep changing centers and going to minnesota or missouri.
Sunstream does not have a board, so the director has most of the say in things that go on at the center.
the question about focus was really, "are you more focused on the retreats in the off season (august through may) or summer camp, like hidden acres is?" the answer is that Sunstream is more focused on the retreat season because that is when most of their revenue is brought in. Sunstream does not run camp like we do here; they hire summer staff to run the kitchen, activities, and for maintenance, but they do not plan camps. they play host to whatever group wants to put on a camp, and they just provide the facilities, food, and activities, and the group provides the counselors.
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