His name and face are familiar, but he's back at the Bishop Gravatt Center in a new role: Father Clyde Ireland has joined the Bishop Gravatt Center's Board of Directors.  "For more than half a century, the Bishop Gravatt Center has been a major source of ministry for children and adults," says Father Clyde, "I am pleased to again be a part of this ministry."  Father Clyde joins Bishop Dorsey Henderson, Ron Gregory, Mitchell Tibshrany and Peter Trenholm in providing leadership for Gravatt. 

The Board is currently making plans for renovations to the Conference Center.  More details on these improvements will be shared as plans progress.
 

Mark your calendar for April 19, 2008!  We're planning a Gravatt Staff and Volunteer Reunion.  Plans are in their infancy, and we are so grateful to Christine Tibshrany Koutrakos, who has agreed to chair this event. 

Please help us locate former Gravatt staffers and volunteers.  Forward this information to alumni you know, or send us their contact information directly.  And be sure we have your up-to-date information too!  Send your name, mailing address, telephone number, email address and years you were on staff or served as a volunteer to gravattreunion@gmail.com, and let us know if you'd like to volunteer on the Reunion Commitee.

The Bishop Gravatt Center depends on volunteers for a variety of purposes.  The staff would like to thank those folks who volunteered  with us at  the Palmetto Sportmen's Classic in Columbia - Holly Rankin Zaher, John Reddic, Marion Swain, Jason Coleman, Melanie Carter and Ashley Sprott.

We're also grateful to Phyllis McElveen, who hosted our first "camp party."  It was lots of fun.  The kids there received free water bottles and one lucky winner got a Gravatt hat.  We're sure to see some new campers this summer as a result of Phyllis's willingness to host.

And Chris How designed our web site and continues to provide assistance when we can't figure out what we're doing.  If you haven't checked out our web site recently, you really should!

If you have a talent you'd like to share with the Bishop Gravatt Center, please let us know.  We can use help with facilities maintenance and repair, lawn maintenance, office work, publicity, the reunion committee, kitchen duties and more.  We'd love to hear from you!
 

Look who's visiting the Bishop Gravatt Center in April and May.  When do you want to book your group?

 

Masters Guests

Calvary Chapel Family Campout

CDIC (Ropes)

Good Shepherd

Jr. High Retreat
Bayvale Baptist Church (Ropes)
Bethlehem Baptist Church (Ropes)
Colonial Life (Ropes)
Heathwood Hall Retreat
St. John's, Shandon Picnic
Bose Corp (Ropes)
Cake OK (Ropes)
Medical College of Georgia
College Fraternity
 

 

In Christ,