Union Wesley UMC camp meeting events to start July 20

Union Wesley United Methodist Church will hold its 180th Annual Camp Meeting from Saturday, July 20 to Sunday, Aug. 4, with preaching, music, food and fun.

There will also be Vacation Bible School, the 180th Camp Meeting Legacy Luncheon, Looking through the Lens - videos of past prayer meetings, Family Christian Movie Night, Family Outreach Picnic, a beach day, a crab feast and a horseshoe tournament.

This year’s camp meeting theme is based on 2nd Chronicles 7:14. Praise and worship services and all prayer bands are welcome.

Preachers for this year include: at 10 a.m., Sunday, July 21, the Rev. Dr. Jeanel Starling, Union Wesley UMC, Clarksville; and at 4 p.m., July 21, the Rev. Peggy Briggs, St. Paul UMC, Berlin, Md.; at 5 p.m., Saturday, July 27, the Rev. Brian Bellamy, Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, Rockville, Md.; at 10 a.m., Sunday, July 28, Rev. Starling, Union Wesley UMC; at 4 p.m., July 28, the Rev. Lora Eloise Henry-Gordy, Zoar UMC, Berlin, Md.: at 7 p.m., Monday, July 29, the Rev. Wassetta Moses, Burton Chapel AME Church, Milton; at 7 p.m., Wednesday, July 31, the Rev. Tesha Miller, Macedonia AME Church, Seaford; at 7 p.m., Friday, Aug. 2, Joy Night; and at 6 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 3, the Rev. Lisa Johnson, House of Prayer.

The final day of the camp meeting will include a service at 10 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 4, led by the Rev. Dr. Jeanel Starling of Union Wesley UMC; and at 4 p.m., Aug. 4, the leader will be the Rev. Gary L. Meekins, Harmony UMC, Millsboro.

Elder Naomi Wescott of House of Prayer will officiate the 180th Annual Camp Meeting closing with the assistance of the prayer bands.

Union Wesley Camp began in 1844 and is the oldest camp meeting in Delaware. The roots of Wesley Camp reach back to families in horse-drawn wagons gathering in a circle for worship services with a podium at the center for the preachers. While some things have changed over the past years, and different activities have been added, the mission has remained the same –  to hear the word of God, be revived, lead the lost to Christ, and share fellowship one with another.

All are cordially invited to the 180th Annual Camp Meeting Celebration and activities at Union Wesley’s Camp Meeting Ground and Floretta Hall Fellowship Hall, located at 32137 Powell Farm Road, Frankford.

For more information on all events, call Lois Mumford at 302-732-9600 or Janie Miller at 302-227-3118.