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Summer Camp program are daily services in the St. Ignatius of
Antioch chapel, St Thekla Outdoor Chapel and the various Shrines around the property, Christian education classes, a challenge course, an overnight camping program, and afternoon sports and activities. A 4-day Winter Camp for older campers (12 to 17 years old) takes place over long Presidents' Day weekend in February. Winter Camp has many of the same great elements of Summer Camp with the addition of a keynote speaker to address the campers on relevant topics, such as living as an Orthodox Christian in today's world. The camp also has a Family Camp for families to attend together over the Memorial Day weekend. Since 2006, there are "Sacred Arts Camps" during the summer for interested campers to learn Byzantine Chant and Iconography.
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retreat, relax, join together in worship, and grow closer to God. The 280-acre (110 ha) grounds were purchased from Camp
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Antiochian heritage. The hope is that visitors to the museum may gain a greater appreciation of the history and theology of one of the oldest continuously functioning Christian communities in the world. The Heritage Museum intends to open channels of communication and understanding by exhibiting the remarkable contributions and artifacts found in the Antiochian Heritage.
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In 1985, the first phase of the
Heritage and Learning Center, now known as the Retreat and Conference Center, was built with 50 lodging rooms, 6 meetings rooms, and a dining hall. In 1990, the second phase was completed with an additional 50 lodging rooms and several more meeting rooms. A new dining
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Antiochian Village Camp holds both a Summer Camp and Winter Camp each year. The Summer Camp consists of four 2-week sessions from June to August each year. More than one thousand campers between the ages of 9 and 17, as well as sixty staff, attend the camp every summer. Some main parts of the
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Retreat and Conference Center has one hundred lodging rooms, several meeting rooms, a group dining facility, a chapel and a theological research library. Saints Peter and Paul Chapel is the central point within the Center. In 2004, the Antiochian Village Heritage Museum was opened, featuring
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Antiochian Archdiocese. Through his vision, leadership, and perseverance, he established the "Village" as spiritual oasis spread over 300 acres. He dreamed of a place where children could meet for an Orthodox Christian camping experience and where adults would come to refresh their souls,
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Retreat and Conference Center is also home to the Antiochian House of Studies. For more than thirty years, the House of Studies has been a “school without walls,” offering people throughout the world an empowering and enlightening theological graduate education. The House of Studies is
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Antiochian House of Studies Program. Currently, there are over 21,000 volumes of theological research material, including a 1617 early edition of the
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physically headquartered at Antiochian Village under the leadership of the Orthodox Church. We service Christians from all walks of life. Past and current students have included people from the Eastern, Coptic, Antiochian, and Oriental Orthodox traditions.
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