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South Union
United Methodist Campmeeting
located a few miles north of Ackerman,
Mississippi in
Choctaw
County.
It’s Camp
Meeting Time!
The 140h Camp Meeting
was held at South Union Campground Friday evening, July 22-27,
2011.
Campmeeting takes us back to a simpler time; just good
old-fashioned worship of God under the open arbor with hymns
like, “I’m Dwelling in Beulah Land,” “Revive Us Again”
and “Love Lifted Me.” Camp Meeting affords us the
opportunity to worship and to teach our children to worship in
the same place our ancestors did, in the same way. We can go
back to a single, uncomplicated time and place and always know
that God is with us and He loves us.
There
were 4 worship services each day - 8:00 & 11:00 am and 3:00 &
7:30 pm. The
Camp Meeting preacher was Rev. Cecil Williamson and the song
leaders were Buddy & Carol Smith. The pianist was Janees
Gary.
Special music is always a special feature Camp Meeting. Among
those who ministered in song this year were:
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Saturday Night - "Still Blessed"
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Monday Night - "The Wells Brothers Quartet"
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Tuesday Night - "Joyful Noise"
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Wednesday Night - "Alan Sibley & The Magnolia Ramblers"
Today many people believe the usefulness of the
Camp Meeting has passed. They consider it an old mode of
operation that needs to be put to sleep. We strongly disagree.
Instead of allowing the Camp Meeting to die we should renew our
efforts to bring it to new life. Far from being a dried relic of
the past, Camp Meetings still provide the opportunity for many
people to hear the message of Salvation and Scriptural Holiness.
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