th
BRAT re E n, D an wi d his
WE C fat E he LE
r, Dan Seag
founding
story of how, in
inspiring and well-told
40 sites on behalf
1956, after looking at
rence of Covenant
of the California Confe
the door to
churches, God opened
nt site, starting
purchase Alpine’s prese
on a stormy and
with just 3 acres! And
57, over 700
foggy March day in 19
mountain to
people traveled up the
this step of faith!
show their support of
gren.
with Dan and Barb Sea
Joel and Laurie Rude
ing
find
in
l
nta
s instrume
Dan, aka Mr. Alpine, wa
property and as
and acquiring Alpine’s
r.
Alpine’s first Caretake
AT n E a D
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WE pictures take nd
WE CELE
BRATED
and Gor
do
with
Gary Wa n Stayboldt and
lters thro
ECC Pre Jim
sident
ugh their
and their
vid
in
to this vit dividual and corp eo greetings
al ministr
orate co
nnection
y.
s
Some frie
nd
the celeb s from Mt. Migu
el retirem
ration we
ent com
ekend, a
friendship
munity jo
dding m
s.
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emories
and rekin
dling
with
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to
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the archives o
d
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s
to
p pho
their own cam
r
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th
to
g
connectin
a
memories, re
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ad
m
w God
past…and ho
h
r lives throug
ei
th
difference in
e.
in
lp
A
ars at
their early ye
WE CELE
Amistad
d board with
Alpine staff an
s...they
ga
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urch Las
Covenant Ch
as our
ne
pi
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to
aque
presented a pl
inistry.
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is
th
sisters in
brothers and
BRATED
while pla
ying our
he
camp-sty
le, at the arts out,
zip line, a
airsoft an
rc
d the rop
es course hery,
relaxed b
, and
y visiting
the Branc
drinks, sn
h for
acks and
Alpine so
uvenirs.
Bob Stro
inspiring
mberg jo
ined the
celebrati
words an
on with
d some g
reat ente
rtainme
nt.
WE CELEBRAT ca E mp D ers’
Reconnecting from Alp
ine’s early years. Judy
Mason,
a current board memb
er, and Victoria Ward
represent
many years of camper
s and staff.
and
through former staff
how God
ng
ibi
testimonies descr
at Alpine forming
es
liv
ir
the
intersected with
and growth. So many
their views of ministry
stors, teachers and
have gone on to be pa
of work.
servants in their fields
nite for the weekend.
Friends and relatives reu
2
In fact, the celebration
e
continues…every tim
is
t
es
gu
a camper or
d,
reconciled or restore
d
ate
renewed or rejuven
while on the grounds
try
and through the minis
d
an
of Alpine Camp
Conference Center.