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The Antiochian Village is a center for Orthodox activities in Bolivar, Pennsylvania (5 miles north of Historic Ligonier ) that was founded in 1978. It is under the jurisdiction of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America and consists of a conference center and a camp. It was the site of the Ligonier Meeting in 1994. Antiochian Village consists of two elements: A Conference and Retreat Center, and a Summer Camp with off-season offerings. == History == The Antiochian Village was set up by Metropolitan Philip of the Antiochian Archdiocese. The grounds were purchased from Camp Fairfield, a Presbyterian camp, in 1978, and the first camping season was the summer of 1979. The Conference and Retreat Center was built in 1985 and doubled in size in 1990. Fr. John Namie was the first director from 1979 to 1988. Under his directorship, the camping program grew from a two-camper session to an ACA accredited camping program that served hundreds of Orthodox Youth each summer. After a succession of directors, Rev. Joseph F. Purpura was the director from 1993–1996, during which time the Ligonier Meeting was held at the conference and retreat center. Fr. Michael Nasser was made director in 1997. He grew the camp from a three-session summer program into the current format of four fortnight-long summer sessions, as well as two winter camp sessions, family camp, and sacred arts camps. The current Camp Director is Fr. Anthony Yazge. He took up this position in 2007, having previously participated in the camping program as session priest. H. Paul Finley was the Director of the Conference and Retreat Center from 2006 to 2012. The current Conference and Retreat Center Director is John Scanlan. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Antiochian Village」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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