Departments

    Conference Events:

    Camporee

    Camporee is an annual weekend gathering of Pathfinder clubs each Fall.

    • Coming September 25-27, 2026


    Leadership 

    Because we believe in excellence, UCC Club Ministries trains our volunteers extensively to maintain a high level of proficiency

    • Coming November 6-8, 2026


    Fair 

    Fair is an annual weekend gathering of Pathfinder clubs each Spring. It is the big “wrap up” of the club year. Additional resources for this event are below in the resources section.

    Special Teen Events:

    Teen Retreat 

    • Coming in January 2027


    Teen Pathfinder Mission Adventure


    Teen Extreme Mountain Biking

    • Coming Fall of 2027


    Teen Extreme Rock Climbing


    Teen Extreme Caving 

    • Registration Page (Coming Fall of 2026)


    What is Pathfinders?

    Pathfinders is a worldwide organization of young people sponsored by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, though young people of any religious persuasion, or none at all, are welcome and encouraged to join the organization.


    Pathfinders offer a wide range of activities including, but not limited to:

    • Camping and camping/survival skills
    • Grade appropriate leadership training
    • Activities promoting community pride and involvement through outreach activities such as helping in downtown soup kitchens, collecting food for the disadvantaged, cleaning and maintaining city and county parks, visiting and encouraging the elderly, and MANY more
    • Interactive training in a variety of recreational, artistic, nature, conservation, vocational, and outreach areas, with awards (honors) given for successful completion of the interactive training modules
    • Personal care and encouragement by a caring staff member. While many school classrooms have 10-30 students per teacher, Pathfinders offers AT LEAST a 1 staff member to every 6 Pathfinder ratio!


    How do you become a Pathfinder?

    Pathfinders is for those who are in the fifth (5th) grade or its equivalent through the eighth (8th) grade. Fifth and sixth graders are often referred to as "Junior" pathfinders, and seventh and eighth graders are often referred to as "Teen" Pathfinders.


    The Teen Leadership Training (TLT) program works closely with the Pathfinder program and is for high school students (grades 9-12).


    Pathfinder Bible Experience

    The Pathfinder Bible Experience is the Official North American Division Pathfinder Bible study program. Some affectionately call the program Bible Bowl.


    Each year, teams of six club members study a book of the Bible (alternating Old Testament and New Testament), memorizing large portions of God's word.


    There are four levels of competition - Area, Conference, Union, and Division.


    The Pathfinders are tested over the assigned study books as well as the Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary Introduction to each study book.


    General Pathfinder Bible Experience Resources 

    Look at the Calendar under Resources dates and locations for Area and Conference events.


    2024 Believe the Promise Camporee – UCC Honor Patches

    Thank you for being a part of the 2024 Pathfinder International Camporee. Did you earn an Upper Columbia Conference honor patch? You can order your patch by clicking the button below.


    Order Pathfinder Patches Here

    Communication Options

    New Text Updates for Club Ministry

    • For Pathfinder related text messages, text uccp 833-548-9216

     

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