News, Perspectives and Updates from Around the Camp Hanover Campfire
Camp Hanover Welcomes Associate Director of Outdoor Ministry
Camp Hanover is excited to introduce you to the newest member of the team! Please say "hello!" to Laura Haney, who began serving as the Associate Director of Outdoor Ministry earlier this month. A graduate of Randolph-Macon College with a dual degree in Environmental...
Growing and Changing and Becoming New
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,...
God is Calling Me Back to Nature
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...
New Beginnings, New Possibilities, and Renewal
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,...
We’re a QuaranTEAM!
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...
A Camper’s Perspective – by Virginia Adams
Cooking fajita chicken became one of my greatest memories, as one minute our mouths watered and the next the sky poured water on us.
Getting Ready for Camp
Tips on Preparing for Camp Your child's time at camp will be here before you know it. Make sure everyone is ready for that time away with these tips: Talk about their concerns, but redirect them to a positive place. "Lots of people feel homesick, that's normal, but...
Can you believe it? 1957 marks 60 years of ministry at Camp Hanover! To celebrate this milestone, several events are planned throughout the year, and you're invited! There will be an Appreciation Dinner on March 15. Happening just before summer begins, Family Camp is...
Presbytery of the James: GOing to Triennium!
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...