From the President
Why should you visit the Hartselle Camp Meeting?
One of the best-kept secrets in North Alabama is found right here in Hartselle, Alabama. Among the towering oaks and rolling hills sits the old Tabernacle - an open-air worship pavilion that has stood for over 119 years!
The Hartselle Camp Meeting includes 11 acres of beautiful landscape, rustic cabins, a modern, air-conditioned Dining Hall, and the original Tabernacle. In 2008, we began using the Puckett Youth Dormitory which is able to provide overnight lodging for up to 100 students, and includes a meeting space for 150 people. The new Caretaker's Cottage is the most recent addition to the camp, having been completed in 2016. It houses Tom & Leann Sparks, our Camp Caretakers. This amazing family resides permanently on the grounds of the Hartselle Camp Meeting!
The 119th encampment will once again take place a little later in the month of June. The dates are Sunday-Friday, June 24-29, 2018. This is the week after Father's Day, and should allow for strong attendance! There will be programming for Youth and College students throughout the day. Two daily Worship Services (10:30 AM and 7:00 PM) will be the focal points.
Evangelist Junior Hill, one of Hartselle's most beloved citizens, will serve as a Guest Speaker in the opening service of the Camp (Sunday night, June 24, at 7:00). This will be the 12th consecutive year for Junior to speak at the Hartselle Camp Meeting! He has authored several books, and preached in camps, crusades, pastor's conferences, and revival meetings in thousands of churches all across the United States.
Our Camp Evangelists for 2018 will be Jon Tal Murphree (Toccoa Falls, GA) and Mike Pope (Hartselle FUMC). Our Camp Missionaries will be Billy & Joanna Coppedge, World Gospel Mission workers serving in Great Britain. In addition, Ron & Ellen Bean will return as our Music Leader & Platform Musician. Make plans to join us for each service this year - both morning and evening - to hear good preaching from God's Word.
I will once again provide programming for Youth & College students, and Dorm Counselors will again be Hudson Cain and Anna Gills. Overnight lodging for students is available for the entire Camp Meeting (see "Youth & College" tab to the left).
There are many reasons for you to come and visit the Hartselle Camp Meeting. In 2018, the Tabernacle went through a complete renovation (click the "Improvements" Tab to the left for more detail). Please pray for God to use the Camp in a powerful way. I hope you will join us this year!
In Christ,
