Friday, June 3, 2011

Hurricane Camp Meeting starts Monday night


The 123rd Hurricane Camp Meeting gets underway Monday night at Hurricane Church’s open-air tabernacle near Tolu. The camp meeting is one of the longest running non-denominational religious retreats in Kentucky. The revival-styled camp meeting runs from Monday through Sunday, June 12.

There will be nightly singing and services with Rev. Russ Davidson serving as the evangelist. Davidson is the minister at a church in Salem, Mo. He grew up in Marion and formerly pastored a church here. Nightly services begin at 7.

Before each service there will be a meal served in the cafeteria. Cost is $7 for the meal, which is served starting at 5:30 p.m.

In conjunction with camp meeting is also a youth camp Monday through Saturday. Cost is $85 for youth in second grade through middle school. For more information, call 704-5216.