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History Week: National Historic Camp Meeting Celebration

Thu, Aug 07

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Oak Bluffs

The Historic Camp Meeting Network [HCMN] announces a national celebration of the camp meeting movement.

History Week: National Historic Camp Meeting Celebration
History Week: National Historic Camp Meeting Celebration

Time & Location

Aug 07, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM

Oak Bluffs, 80 Trinity Park, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557, USA

About the event




The Historic Camp Meeting Network [HCMN] announces a national celebration of the camp meeting movement on Thursday, August 7, 2025, at 7:30 pm.


This collaborative worship service – the first of its kind – will be live-streamed to camp meetings across the country and feature the dynamic preaching of Bishop Gregory V. Palmer of the United Methodist Church. “Our goal is not only to reflect on our rich legacy as camp meetings, but to use this heritage as a catalyst to inform and inspire all people to maximize their potential as children of God,” states Rev. Dr. Charlie Yoost of Lakeside Chautauqua in Ohio, who is coordinating the program.

“We envision this event as a springboard to further collaboration among camp meetings across the United States, as we wrestle with common challenges and confidently look toward a future filled with hope and promise.”


The theme Scripture for the event is II Timothy 2:2: “ What you have heard from me through many witnesses entrust to faithful people who will be able to teach others as well.


The service includes music from the Camp Meetings of Lakeside, OH, Martha’s Vineyard, MA, and Ocean Grove, NJ, and it will incorporate hymn singing led by the acclaimed 12,000 pipe organ from Ocean Grove. A historic portrayal of the nineteenth-century African-American preacher Amanda Berry Smith will highlight her visits to various camp meetings in the late 1800s.

Amanda Palmer
Amanda Palmer

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CONTACT US
OFFICE HOURS

ASSOCIATION OFFICE
80 Trinity Park Oak Bluffs, MA 02557
Tel: 508-693-0525    
Email: office@mvcma.org

PROGRAMMING & SPECIAL EVENTS
Tel: 508-693-0525   
Email: generalmanager@mvcma.org

MAILING ADDRESS:
Martha's Vineyard Camp Meeting Association
P.O. Box 1685
Oak Bluffs, MA 02557

M - F : 9:00AM - 3:00PM

Saturdays
9 AM - 1 2 PM (June - August only)

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