As final preparations go into our 2020 Camp Meeting weekend set for July 24-26, we asked Dr. Matt Pickering — District Superintendent for the PennYork Wesleyan District and speaker for both the evening services and morning adult Bible studies, to share more about himself and his family. My wife Carmen and I both grew up …
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Kids ministry (those entering kindergarten through 5/6th grade) at the 2020 God’s Holiness Grove camp meeting will be conducted by Robin Kratzer, children’s director at Port Ann Wesleyan Church. All Children’s Services are being held in the pavilion across from Pickett Hall. Updated schedule for the weekend (July 24-26) includes: Friday July 24: 10:00 am Kidz …
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God’s Holiness Grove camp meeting is scheduled for the weekend of July 24-26, 2020. Youth this year will be led by John and Michelle Zaktansky, the youth group leaders at Port Ann Wesleyan Church. They have been attending family camp since Michelle was a teenager and the camp was located down near Sunbury on the …
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A few additional precautions will be taken at the 2020 God’s Holiness Grove camp meeting to be held July 24-26, 2020, to help keep everyone as safe as possible during the event. Some changes you can expect: Sanitation stations will be added at various places throughout the campground with hand sanitizer. Everyone is encouraged to …
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The Fourth of July weekend offered quite a bit of activity at camp, from hayrides to a pig roast to an impressive fireworks display and even face painting. Thank you to all who work so hard behind the scenes to make all the activities happen. The weekend wraps with a Sunday morning service from the …
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The Central Pennsylvania Wesleyan Campground is planning a variety of activities for Fourth of July weekend. On Saturday, July 4, hayrides will be available both in the afternoon and evening, compliments of camper Mike Miller. At 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 4, there will be a pig roast barbecue. Please plan to attend and bring …
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After much research and prayer over how the COVID-19 pandemic would impact the 2020 God’s Holiness Grove Camp Meeting experience, a condensed weekend program is being developed for Friday, July 24, through Sunday, July 26, 2020, at the Central PA Wesleyan Campground. Programming is in the works for each of those days, with Penn-York Wesleyan …
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Ninety-six people attended the 2019 campground Heritage Banquet in late September, enjoying a fully catered meal followed by entertainment from Pastor Branden Mestach, of Christ Wesleyan, and friends in a special concert. The night wrapped up with an auction of more than 100 donated items. Ultimately, the event raised $986 for the new shed fund …
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Editor’s note: The following article has been published in The Daily Item newspaper on Sunday, Aug. 4. Dr. Jo Anne Lyon, the international ambassador of the Wesleyan faith, emphasized the importance of camp meeting experiences throughout the country as part of a sermon on Sunday, July 28, concluding the 100-year celebration of God’s Holiness Grove …
The 100-year celebration of God’s Holiness Grove Camp Meeting is fading in the rearview mirror, but the powerful lessons, fellowship and work by the Holy Spirit throughout the week-long 2019 camp meeting will never fade. Here is a look back at the week via 945 photos taken from July 20-28. Have some photos you’d like …
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