We are past
students, educators, community members, and anyone who loves Cono
Christian School. We have been influenced and our lives changed as a
result from experiences and lessons learned at Cono. Together we are
raising money for the Presbyterian Church in America for services needed to
procure legal title to Cono once again. In the last few years the school's
ownership became unclear. The church had always owned Cono. Now the church (the
PCA) is reclaiming title to the property and ministry, and we support this
effort.
The Latest Information
An Iowa judge is deliberating now on a couple of preliminary
motions regarding Cono, with the main trial set for April, when that judge will
decide if the Iowa Presbytery (PCA) can take its rightful ownership of this
historic church-related ministry. Thank you for your help. We have so far attained more than
$65,000 overall and $16,000 toward a new $50,000 of matching funds. This is
progress!
You can send a check, and it will be matched, dollar for
dollar, to Iowa Presbytery, c/o Kevin Schwab, 1130 Main Street, Ackley, IA
50601. You can also give online
here. Thank you for considering the cause, and for participating.
We hope that methodical, steady support will win the day eventually.
Refreshed Ministry
this Summer at Cono?
Pray that the Iowa Presbytery's legal effort will go quickly
and smoothly. Assuming all goes well, the property will be overseen and used by
the Presbyterian Church in America through its camp and conference center,
Ridge Haven. Wallace Anderson,
Director of Ridge Haven, says:
The more I consider the possibilities at Cono, the more
excited I get! I would think if we knew something as late as May, we could
still arrange for a few events this summer. We could host at least one
"Yoke Week" much like in the early days of Covenant College when it
moved to Lookout Mountain. It would be a combination of work and our popular
Family Camp here in N.C. It would be a time where singles, couples and families
would come to work half days to get Cono prepped for an onslaught of kids, and
then we would spend the other half day playing and doing camp activities. Check
out our Family Camp weeks at www.ridgehaven.com to
get an idea of what this is like.
We would also want to start hosting summer camps as soon as
possible. Even with just a couple of months’ notice, we could host one or
two weeks of camps using some of our staff here to work in Iowa. That would be
a great way to involve the Presbytery and the different churches in the area.
For the fall, we would want to have some retreat weekends.
Eventually we are hoping to have an incredible corn maze, hay rides, create an
obstacle course, and have something similar to a "Spartan Race"
course. We would hope to host a Presbytery weekend.
Our Winter Camp here in North Carolina is very popular,
although the last three years have been a disappointment in that we have add
such warm weather. Even though the kids have had a great time it hasn’t lived
up to its name of “Winter” Camp. With an average winter temp of 32 degrees and
an average snow fall of over 30" a year in Walker, Iowa we can't wait to
have a "White" Winter Camp option...cross country skiing, winter
camping, maybe even some outdoor ice skating a few weeks, and a bunch of snow
ball fights.
—Wallace Anderson
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