Ring in the New Year at Pretty Place

New Year's Family Camp is December 31 - January 2 at YMCA Camp Greenville. This is one of our most exciting Family Camps! Join us as we ring in the New Year at Pretty Place. We'll have hikes, crafts, archery, riflery and many more camp activities planned. Of course, there will be plenty of hot cocoa as well. Play games, see an incredible display of fireworks and enjoy the Camp atmosphere at our end-of-the-year Family Camp.

For more information, call Taylor Fay at 864.836.3291, ext. 108 or email tfay@ymcagreenville.org

Panoramic View of Pretty Place

Here is a panoramic view of Pretty Place from the Gigapan web site. There are six snapshots that you can zoom into. Click HERE to see this remarkable photo.

From the Gigapan web site:

The Gigapan system was developed by Carnegie Mellon University in collaboration with NASA Ames Intelligent Robotics Group, with support from Google.

Slide Show of Pretty Place

We found an abolutely gorgeous slide show of Pretty Place from a photographer on Webshots.com. Frames 1 through 38 are of Pretty Place, and you can place a delay on the frames up to 9 seconds, giving you more time to see each shot.

Click HERE to see this slide show.

The photography is breathtaking. Enjoy!

Camp Greenville Day Worship Service at Pretty Place, Sunday, May 24.

Reverend Johnny Rogers will be the keynote speaker at the worship service at Pretty Place chapel on YMCA Camp Greenville Day, Sunday, May 24, 2009 at 10:00 am. Rev. Rogers spent ten years (1949 to 1959) as a camper and counselor at YMCA Camp Greenville. He is a graduate of Davidson College and Union Theological Seminary, with a masters in Biblical Studies. He also has a DMin degree from Union Seminary.

Rev. Rodgers is an outstanding author, preacher and teacher, so you won't want to miss the service at Pretty Place Chapel on Sunday morning, May 24th. For more information about the the worship service at Pretty Place, contact Jeanette at 864.242.1111, ext. 36 or email jwatkins@ymcagreenville.org.

The worship service is open to the public.

Easter Sunrise Service Open to the Public

You don't have to be attending Easter Family Camp to attend the Easter Sunrise Service at Pretty Place on Easter Sunday, April 12. All are welcome!

Rocky Hill Baptist Church will be conducting the service at the chapel which will start approximately 45 minutes before sunrise. The approximate sunrise for April 12 is 6:55 am, so the service should start around 6:10 am.

It's best to arrive about an hour before the service to allow time for parking and catching the shuttle to the chapel.

If you are not part of Easter Family Camp and would like to stay for breakfast at Camp Greenville after the service, the cost is $6.00 per person.

Reservations are not necessary for the service or breakfast. Also, it could be windy or cool at the chapel, so you may want to dress in layers and bring a jacket.

For more information, call Patti at 864.836.3291, ext. 100 or email prettyplace@ymcagreenville.org. We look forward to seeing you at Pretty Place Easter Sunday!

Pretty Place Mentioned on PBS Series, Making it Grow!

YMCA Camp Greenville and Pretty Place were mentioned on the award-winning gardening show, Making it Grow, on January 27 on PBS. They also had some nice footage of the entire chapel, showing the view of the mountains as well as the building itself.

To view this show, go to Making it Grow and click on STREAMING VIDEO for the show on 01-27-09. The Camp Greenville segment is about 3/4 of the way into the show.

We'd like to thank everyone at Team Making it Grow for the fantastic segment on Pretty Place and Camp Greenville!