Scott Hoffman on the boardwalk. He and wife Nancy have served as co-administrators of the Camp Meeting for 4 1/2 years.
By Mary Walton and Charles Layton
Scott and Nancy Hoffman, chief administrative officers of the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association, have announced their resignations effective December 31.
Scott Hoffman has accepted a post with the Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove in Asheville, N.C., an arm of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. He will begin his new position on January 2.
The Hoffmans, who have been employed by the Camp Meeting since 2007, released a statement late Thursday announcing the move and expressing their commitment to “finishing well” and to carrying out a transition plan with the board of trustees and staff.
Camp Meeting staff members were informed of the couple’s departure earlier this week.
In a statement, Dale Whilden, newly elected president of the board of trustees, praised the Hoffmans. “Their time working with us has been exemplary and they leave behind significant improvements for which they will be long remembered and appreciated,” he said.
The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association is a 60-year-old ministry based in Charlotte, N.C. According to its website, it has brought the Christian message in person to more than 220 million people in over 200 countries and territories, not counting the millions more it has reached through television, radio, the Internet and other media. It is led by William Franklin Graham III, who is the son of the ministry’s founder, the evangelist Billy Graham.
William Franklin’s son, Will, is the assistant director of The Cove Training Center. In May, Will Graham was featured at a three-day “Jersey Shore Will Graham Celebration” in Ocean Grove hosted by the Camp Meeting.
It has been a great pleasure for the United Methodist Homes to partner with OGCMA under the Hoffmans’ administration. I’ve appreciated their leadership and cooperation over the years on our annual Walk for All Ages and other ventures. I wish them abundant blessings in this new chapter of their lives.
Nancy and Scott will be missed. Both have been very successful helping the CMA be a good Ocean Grove “neighbor.”
This news is both exciting (for the Hoffman’s) and heartbreaking for Ocean Grove. The Hoffmans opened their hearts with endless love to Ocean Grove and it’s successful Christian programs which blessed all who shared in the activities they worked to provide. Their tireless efforts contributed such outstanding positive influences which I hope will carry on and continue our journey of reaching lives one heart at a time.
Scott and Nancy……………..Thank you from the bottom of my heart and God Bless you BOTH as you journey towards your newest adventure.