About HTCS

The Hunt Trade & Craft School is a Christian nonprofit organization that aims to provide the necessary training to future tradesmen and craftsmen, enabling them to effectively serve in maintaining and renovating Christian heritage buildings around the world. Through teamwork in an environment with strong Christian values, the trainees will not only learn the skills but also experience holistic transformations in their bodies, mind, and soul. The HTCS envisions providing resources and a platform to many in the global south countries where trade and craft skills are in high demand.

Raising Mission-Minded Craftsmanship

Hunt Trade and Craft School envisions producing many “craft missionaries” reaching the unreached people using their specific skills and talents. Just like the Moravian missionaries first came to the Webatuck Craft Village area in the United States in the 1700s.

HTCS students wish to join the frontier mission with missionaries through short-term or long-term projects. The vision is to help plant churches by building new sanctuaries, renovating existing buildings, or starting an HTCS chapter that can raise more gifted tradesmen to maintain the facility continually.

Everyday at HTCS is like a blessing with the active students and talented staff members around.

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- Todd Gazzoli

The Hunt Trade & Craft School (HTCS) has a history of where its name comes from The Hunt Webatuck Craft Village.

The Hunt/Webatuck Craft Village is full of cultural, historical, and artistic heritage, surrounded by the beautiful Ten Mile River (Which used to be named Webatuck River) where the Native Americans (Schaghticoke) started to manufacture household goods and furniture.

The word Webatuck means “Pleasant” or “Pleasant Hunting Grounds” in the Indian language. The record suggests that “the Queen of the Schaghticoke,” Eunice Mauwee, was baptized in the year 1756 as the daughter of the tribe Chief.

This account explains that even after the Moravians were officially banned from New York in the year 1746, there was the remainder of the Christians–including the Native Americans who were newly evangelized by Moravians who practiced faith actively near the Webutuck River (Now called Ten Miles River).

We seek to remember God’s purpose in guiding HTCS to this place, which is rich in artistic, historical, and scenic resources, and to continue carrying on its traditions.