The Harrell Center has hosted a variety of ministry booths this past week, each offering practical ideas and a look at the work happening across our church community. As you walk through the space, you’ll find tables representing local and international outreach, education, family support, health ministries, aviation missions, prison ministry, and more. Each display highlights real people doing meaningful work, and many offer tools that churches and families can use right awa

During his seminar “You Are Not Alone,” Jeffery Brown offered encouragement and a biblical perspective on singleness, reminding attendees that both singleness and marriage are gifts from God. Drawing from the writings of Paul, Brown emphasized that singleness should not be viewed as a deficiency or something to be pitied, but rather as a unique season and calling that can be used for God’s glory. Brown challenged the mindset often directed toward single individuals, particula

It started off as perfect running weather, and good thing, too, because at 8:00 a.m. Friday morning, dozens of people were running like they were being chased. What they were running from is still up for debate. Some claimed it was the mysterious chaos of camp meeting mornings. Others insisted it was simply the fear of being late for breakfast. Whatever the cause, we now know who ran the fastest. In this year’s 1‑mile run, 13‑year‑old Joshua Popescu blazed into 1st place with

Thursday afternoon, the Junior Class went on its Camp Meeting field trip to Smoky Mountain Sk8way & Family Entertainment Center. Located in Waynesville, NC, only 10 minutes from Camp Meeting, the facility gave the 10- to 12-year-olds an exciting afternoon of roller skating and bouncing-house activities. According to class leader Pastor Evan Bujeker, the activity was selected because it provides many of the 70+ children in the Junior Class an opportunity to experience somethin

The speaker for the latter part of this year’s Camp Meeting is Dan Serns, who is accompanied by his wife, Lois. Together, they are helping attendees explore four aspects of this year’s theme: We (Ministering Together), Shall (Spiritual Conviction), Behold (Contemplating God), and Him (The Person of Jesus). Although a native of California, Serns is no stranger to the Carolinas. He spent much of his childhood here after his father was called from Miami, Florida, to pastor the W

Children’s ministries continue to provide engaging opportunities for young attendees to learn about God through interactive lessons, music, and hands-on activities designed especially for their age groups. In the Pre-K division, Joe Pieretti is leading children through four important Bible promises found throughout Genesis. The lessons emphasize that God wants to be with us, protects us, loves us deeply, and that Jesus is coming again. Through songs, creative props, and story