Camp Meeting Begins Monday, June 14

June 10, 2021

Camp Meeting is here! Join us starting on Monday, June 14, at 6:30 p.m. for a full week of celebrating God's blessings and praying that He will Send the Rain.

Camp Meeting is here! Join us starting on Monday, June 14, at 6:30 p.m. for a full week of celebrating God's blessings and praying that He will Send the Rain. Walla Walla University Church is hosting this virtual event, and if you live locally, there is seating available at the church for in-person viewing. Your church can live stream the event the whole week, including Sabbath!


How to participate

You can be a part of camp meeting in several ways. For starters, you can pray for the programs and that they will touch others and provide an invigorating blessing. You can also attend in person, if you are in the Walla Walla area. To view online, check out the UCC Youtube page. Blue Mountain TV will be broadcasting the program live, as will He's Alive TV. 

Main Speakers

  • Rich Aguilera (children's program, begins every program)
  • Randy Maxwell (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday)
  • Ron Halvorsen Jr. (Thursday, Friday, Sabbath morning)
  • John Freedman (Sabbath evening)

*for bios and photos, see our website at uccsda.org/campmeeting

Seminars
Thursday, June 17

  • S. Joseph Kidder – A Glimpse of God's Grace and Power
  • Jonathan Betlinski/Rachel Scribner – Depression & Anxiety: How to Help Our Kids
  • Ashwin Sukumaran – The Health Message & the Latter Rain
  • Ray Hartwell – The Joneses Have It All Wrong


Friday, June 18

  • Dennis Smith – Baptism of the Holy Spirit & Prayer
  • Lowell Cooper – The Holy Spirit Draws the Mission Map
  • DeeAnn Bragaw – Go Ahead and Send the Rain, God, But Could We Skip the Mud?
  • Eric Brown – Starting a Vibrant Men's Ministry
  • Sung Kwon – Change the Questions, Change the World

*for times and connection information, see our website at uccsda.org/campmeeting

Check out the full schedule at uccsda.org/campmeeting.

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