Catholic Diocese of Arlington
Encourage and teach with patience

Paul C. Bevins

WorkCamp Coordinator


Phone: 703-841-2559
Fax: 703-807-2032

Email: p.bevins@arlingtondiocese.org

In this current position since: February 2008

Job description includes: Coordinate the annual diocesan WorkCamp; coordinate site visits to find projects for the WorkCampers, which is awesome because I meet all of the residents; assist in the formation and preparation of those attending the week of service; assist with the planning of the WorkCamp program with the "Program Team"; assisting my coworkers with everything else that the OYM does, including taking the “O” on a few other events.

Favorite Band: Matisyahu, *NSYNC, MC Hammer (not Hammer, he's a nerd), David Crowder, Chris Tomlin, tons of other stuff...

Favorite Pastime: Youth ministry, swimming, web design, Wii bowling (you don't have to be good at it to like it); P&W, movies, reading; sports, esp baseball, football, UVA Cavaliers anything; politics, history, camping with my clown friends

Favorite Saint: St. John Bosco

Favorite Scripture: 1 John 4:7-12 or John 15:12-16

Favorite Book: The WorkCamp Preparation Manual

Hanging out with teens is one of the most fun things that you can do, and helping bring others closer to Christ is the greatest. So logic would dictate the connection here for my ministry. It is one of the four best parts of my life, right up there with faith, family and friends. But sadly "youth ministry" does not start with "F", so I cannot call them “The Four F's".

Also, WorkCamp has been my favorite week of the year every year since my first one in the Summer of 2001... other than the whole wedding week thing that just happened, of course! So, as I prepare for my ninth WorkCamp along with many other programs, trainings and events with my coworkers, it is truly an honor, a blessing, to be serving the Coordinators of Youth Ministry in the Diocese of Arlington. I like pizza, too.

Originally from Connecticut, graduated from UVA with a B.S. in Civil Engineering; working toward an M.A. in Theology & Christian Ministry at Franciscan University at Steubenville. Moved to Arlington after graduation to work for a general contractor, and shortly after that stumbled upon high school youth ministry when recruited to volunteer at St. Charles Borromeo.

Then, after many years of weekly youth group meetings, retreats, fundraisers and WorkCamp trips, the call to serve in youth ministry full-time presented itself to me in a unique WAY. In my current role coordinating the Diocesan WorkCamp, I am able to combine the two career-related things I that enjoy the most, engineering & project management with youth ministry.

I also met my wife Melissa while volunteering with the high schoolers at St. Charles, and this is where we were married in November 2008!