Meet the Directors

OCCC Directors

Meet John + Cheree

John and Cheree met in 1983 while they were both summer staffers at a Christian camp; he was a wrangler in the horsemanship program and she was a camp counselor.

Since then, they have served together at 4 different Christian camps for over 35 years, involved in every aspect of camp ministry – facility maintenance, housekeeping, foodservice, programming, group hosting, administration, and directing. They spent a few years outside of camp ministry with Cheree working in municipal recreation and John in corporate retail but returned to their shared passion of Christian camp ministry, raising their 3 daughters at a camp in Southern California then working at a large camp in Colorado.

John & Cheree moved to Central Oregon in 2017 to start Ochoco Christian Conference Center, bringing with them their experience and passion for camp ministry. They believe strongly that what they do is God’s calling, to provide a setting where individuals can come away from their everyday lives to connect with God, His creation, His word, and His people.