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This summer certainly is a summer of new experiences for me. Though I’ve been going here for thirteen years, ten of them spent as a camper, there was and is so much I hadn’t had the chance to do. I hiked parts of twelve trails on Saturday as part of our Hike-A-Thon, almost all trails [...]
My name is Katie Carboni, some of you may know me as Nurse Katie. I am quite new to the Hanover Family, as I joined this wonderful community in summer 2019. I am extremely blessed to be part of the Isaiah 40 intentional community this summer. It wasn’t the summer I hoped for without the [...]
Anyone who knows me, knows that to me, kids are everything. Yes, everything. When I heard that summer camps would not be happening this summer, I had a long process of grieving the possibilities that could have been. I knew I would miss all of the incredible smiles, laughter, and camp songs sung at the [...]
Hello! My name is Rachel Talmadge! I am from Fredericksburg, VA, and I am 19 years old. I came to camp as a camper for most of my childhood and then I was lucky enough to be hired as a counselor for the first time last summer. I am currently living at Camp Hanover as [...]
Last night, the Presbytery of the James delegation departed for Presbyterian Youth Triennium 2016! Triennium is a conference for high school youth from the Presbyterian Church (USA) and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church that happens every three years. The theme for the 2016 event is "GO", as in, "Go into the world and make disciples." The [...]
POJ Youth Host James River Clean Up This weekend, the Youth Council of the Presbytery of the James hosted a James River cleanup event. Starting at Great Shiplock Park in Richmond, 45 people from 11 churches spread out along the Capital Trail, Chapel Island, and the Canal Path. Many bags of trash and recycling were [...]
Traveling Day Camp comes to Tabor Presbyterian Church Now Accepting Applications for Traveling Day Camp 2016 Winter is coming, but it's never too early to look ahead to next summer, especially if you are the one tasked with providing dynamic faith-building experiences for children in your church congregation or local community when school [...]
Camp Hanover is very excited to once again welcome South University nursing students to be part of our summer camp team! As part of a cooperative initiative with the school, Camp Hanover's summer camp program serves as a clinical Pediatric Studies location. The nursing students are in the final semester of a 3-year program. South University Associate Professor, [...]
Nail & Sail: A Different Kind of Summer Camp Experience. The words “summer camp” typically conjure images of hiking in the woods, making arts and crafts projects, trying your hand at archery, sleeping in rustic cabins, and singing songs around a campfire. At Camp Hanover’s Nail and Sail, you’ll do some of these things, but [...]
Caring For Creation at Camp Hanover April 22, 2015 is Earth Day, and to celebrate, we are pleased to announce that Camp Hanover has received the 2015 Green Leaf Seal from the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)'s Environmental Ministries and the Presbyterian Church Camp and Conference Association! The Green Leaf Seal recognizes camp and conference centers that care [...]
