Pathfinders

About our pathfinder ministry

The Pathfinder Ministry in the Northern California Conference provides services and activities for churches with youth ages 10-15 plus teen Leader’s-in-Training to be staff.

NCC SDA Youth sponsors events for leadership training in the fall and annual events for the almost 50 Pathfinder Clubs. This includes the fall Pathfinder Camporee and the spring Pathfinder Fair. We assist clubs in fundraising by hosting an annual Bike-athon and Work-athons. Especially for the teen Pathfinders are events like mission trips, rock-climbing, and caving at the Lava Beds National Monument.

Each spring over 850 Pathfinders and staff are invested in the Pathfinder classes which help them “increase in wisdom, and stature and in favor with God and man.”

Pathfinder Events

2024 Pathfinder Camporee

Join us at our beautiful Leoni Meadows campground from October 3 to 6 for a weekend of honors, fun activities, camping skills, community service, fantastic programs, and fellowship with Pathfinders from around the NCC. Club Directors, please register your club by September 26, 2024.

Click below to download Camporee Info

2024-Pathfinder-Camporee.pdf

Pathfinder Forms

2024 Bike-a-thon Money/Miles/Medallions Report Form

This form should be completed after all Bike-a-thon sponsorship moneys have been collected. To receive 100 Club points for Bike-a-thon, send your check for 35% of the funds collected, along with the BIKE-A-THON REPORT form, to the NCC Youth Department by June 7, 2024. Reports sent after June 7, 2024 should include a check for 45% of the funds collected.

Download Report Form

Pathfinder Charter Club Application

This form should be completed yearly by the local club and returned to the conference Youth Department.

Download Application

Club Monthly Report Form

Club Directors/Secretaries should complete this form by the 10th of the month. These forms provide the Pathfinder department with information that can be shared with other clubs and ministries.

Go to report form

parental consent form

authorization/consent for medical treatment form

This form should be completed by parent/guardian of Pathfinder before each event and kept on file by the club.

Download Form

This form should be completed yearly by parent/guardian of Pathfinder and kept on file by the club.