Members and friends of all ages are invited to join us for the Sierra Pacific Mission Center June Reunion at Happy Valley Conference Center in Santa Cruz. Invite your friends and family to this wonderful community experience.
Details:
💟 Theme: Choose Hope
📅 Dates: Friday, June 13 - Wednesday, June 18
📍 Location: Happy Valley Conference Center
Interested in getting involved? Share your desire to volunteer with the planning committee: Shirley Stevenson, Sue Thomas, Ruth Seagraves, Tricia Browne, and Joy Brunner.
We need your help! We need teachers and teacher helpers for the 3 yr. - Kindergarten class and for our 1st through 5th grade class.
Should you have any questions or would like to volunteer, please contact Shirley Stevenson at svenranch@gmail.com.
REUNION COSTS
Cabin or Lodge
Age 11+ = $75/night ($375 for the week)
Age 3-10 = $60/night ($300 for the week)
Age 2 and under = Free
Tent or RV
Age 11+ = $65/night ($325 for the week)
Age 3-10 = $50/night ($250 for the week)
Age 2 and under = Free
Be blessed by talented guest ministry.
🧑 Minister: Emily Allen Nilsen
🗺️ Lives in: Portland, Oregon
🚜 Raised in: Southern Illinois
🧑🤝🧑 Family: Husband (Andrew) and two children (Finley [6] and Soren [3])
👩🏫 Profession: Teacher
Emily Allen Nilsen is an educator, musician, former Peace Corps Volunteer, and minister with a passion for seeking peace on and for the earth. Emily grew up in a small farming community in Southern Illinois, and she became connected with Community of Christ through her 4th grade teacher, Marilyn Morris. She credits Community of Christ summer camps with saving her life and feels most at home singing and playing instruments around a campfire. Eventually, her experience at camps led her to attend Graceland University and become a member of the church. After graduating, she moved from the Midwest to Portland with her husband, Andrew, to experience the beauty and joy that is Oregon and the Northwest.
In her vocation and her life, Emily’s heart is about finding ways for people to feel whole, loved, and supported. A lifelong teacher, Emily has taught 2nd-11th grade in Iowa, Oregon, Outdoor School, and as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Nicaragua. She currently supports all 11 elementary schools in the Tigard-Tualatin school district as a Social Emotional Learning and Restorative Practices Coach.
Her two children, Finley (6) and Soren (3), are the light of her life as she actively works to practice what she preaches - to raise her littles with healing and joy. Emily finds purpose in cultivating community across difference and thinks summer camps are the closest thing to Zion.
Browse additional photos of Emily and her passions below.
