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2010 Salem Campmeeting Schedule:
The annual Salem Campmeeting will be held from July 9-16 at Salem Camp Ground, located at 3940 Salem Road, Covington, Ga. 30016. During the week, speakers from local churches will lead the gathered campers in a time of worship and growing closer to God.
Friday, July 9
6:00 p.m. Supper at Salem hotel
7:00 p.m. Supper for special groups
7:45 p.m. Alice Walker & Becky Ramsey play grand pianos
8:00 p.m. Dr. Mathison
Conyers United Meth. Choir
9:30 p.m. Youth activities
Saturday, July 10
8:00 a.m. Breakfast at Salem hotel
9:00 a.m. Bobby & Karen Milton
Wide World of Salem Sports
11:00 a.m. Dr. Mathison
Special youth service
Smyrna UMC youth choir
12:30 p.m. Lunch at Salem hotel
6:00 p.m. Supper at Salem hotel
7:00 p.m. Supper for special groups
8:00 p.m. Dr. Swanson
Gainesville Presbyterian Choir
9:15 p.m. Special youth program
Sunday, July 11
8:00 a.m. Breakfast at Salem hotel
9:45 a.m. Sunday school at Salem church
10:40 a.m. Special music
11:00 a.m. Dr. Mathison
Salem United Meth. and Covington Meth. Church choirs
12:30 p.m. Lunch at Salem hotel
6:00 p.m. Supper at Salem hotel
7:00 p.m. Supper for special groups at Salem hotel
7:30 p.m. Quartet music
7:45 p.m. Avondale First Baptist Choir
8:00 p.m. Dr. Swanson
Monday, July 12
7:30 a.m. Morning devotional at tabernacle
8:00 a.m. Breakfast at Salem hotel
9:30 a.m. Classes for all ages
11:00 a.m. Dr. Swanson
Covington UMC Senior Saints choir and
Covington first Presbyterian
Ambassador choir
12:30 p.m. Lunch at Salem hotel
6:00 p.m. Supper at Salem hotel
7:00 p.m. Supper for special groups at Salem hotel
7:45 p.m. Special music
8:00 p.m. Dr. Mathison
Canaan UMC Choir
9:30 p.m. Youth activities
Tuesday, July 13
7:30 a.m. Morning devotional at tabernacle
8:00 a.m. Breakfast at Salem hotel
9:30 a.m. Classes for all ages
11:00 a.m. Dr. Mathison
Rockdale Baptist Joyful Senior Saints
12:30 p.m. Lunch at Salem hotel
6:00 p.m. Supper at Salem hotel
7:00 p.m. Supper for special groups at Salem hotel
7:45 p.m. Special music
8:00 p.m. Dr. Swanson
Conyers Baptist church choir
9:30 p.m. Youth activities
Wednesday, July 14
7:30 a.m. Morning devotional at tabernacle
8:00 a.m. Breakfast at Salem hotel
9:30 a.m. Classes for all ages
11:00 a.m. Dr. Swanson
Salem Baptist church of McDonough choir
12:30 p.m. Lunch at Salem hotel
4:00 p.m. Salem trustees meeting
6:00 p.m. Supper at Salem hotel
7:00 p.m. Supper for special groups at Salem hotel
7:45 p.m. Special music
8:00 p.m. Dr. Mathison
Snellville UMC choir
9:30 p.m. Youth activities
Thursday, July 15
7:30 a.m. Morning devotional at tabernacle
8:00 a.m. Breakfast at Salem hotel
9:30 a.m. Classes for all ages
11:00 a.m. Dr. Mathison
Ebenezer Prime Timers Choir
12:30 p.m. Lunch at Salem hotel
6:00 p.m. Supper at Salem hotel
7:00 p.m. Supper for special groups at Salem hotel
7:45 p.m. Special music
8:00 p.m. Dr. Swanson
Crossroads UMC choir
9:30 p.m. Youth activities
Friday, July 16
7:30 a.m. Morning devotional at tabernacle
8:00 a.m. Breakfast at Salem hotel
9:30 a.m. Classes for all ages
11:00 a.m. Dr. Swanson
1st Baptist church of Conyers
Singing saint’s choir
12:30 p.m. Lunch at Salem hotel
6:00 p.m. Supper at Salem hotel
7:00 p.m. Supper for special groups at Salem hotel
7:45 p.m. Special music
8:00 p.m. Dr. Mathison
Ebenezer chancel choir
9:30 p.m. Candlelight closing service
Salem Campground Board of Trustees Chairman Sam Ramsey and his wife Becky have built a brand new picnic and shuffleboard pavilion, in memory of their parents C.D. and Mary Frances Cowan Ramsey and John and Ella Mae Loudermilk Griffin.
During his time as mayor of Covington, Ramsey worked to bring Nyloboard LLC, a new kind of green industry, into the city. Gratefully returning the favor years later, the company has donated some of its decking materials to Salem Campground that will be used to build picnic tables for the new pavilion.
Nyloboard manufactures building material that is engineered completely from recycled carpet fibers. The material strongly resembles and acts like wood, without the pains of mold, mildew, decay, water damage
and termites.
"This is a great example of how local people help their community," Ramsey said. "The Salem Board of Trustees wants to thank Kevin Guthard, vice president, Stuart Dimery, technical sale manager, Danny Hartman, plant manager, Kimberly Cole, inside sales, David Ballard and Mark Vaughn, production associates, Jermaine McLemore, production supervisor and Danny Shellnut, maintenance manager, for all of their help."
The company has also previously made several contributions to the local community, including materials for the Porterdale Community Gardens and Rockdale Career Academy.
"We have an open door policy in the company and we're happy to help out with the community in any way we can," said Kevin Guthard, vice president of operations of Nyloboard. "Anybody with a project, even something like science fairs, we invite that kind of request and are glad to do it."
Along with the pavilion, Ramsey also has enhanced the stonework of the famous Salem Springs. Ramsey hired David Ellis, a local masonry installer, to give the spring a beautiful new look.
"David asked me why I chose him and I told him that Wale, Charles and Clifford Ellis of Oxford built my house in 1984 and did a great job and that Elizabeth Ellis of Oxford is one of my favorite cousins, so I knew anyone named Ellis would do a great job," Ramsey said, smiling. "And he did."
Founded in 1828, the historic campground was placed on the National Historic Register in 1998. The tabernacle, which still features wood shavings on the floor, is on the national Building Survey of the Library of Congress.
The pavilion will be dedicated on Friday at 6 p.m., the opening night of the 182nd Salem meeting. Dr. Doug Gilreath will have a dedication service followed with a church picnic at the pavilion provided by Covington's First United Methodist Church. Dr. John Ed Mathison of the United Methodist Church and Dr. David Swanson of First Presbyterian Church will be the featured speakers at the meeting.
For more information, visit salemcampmeeting.org.
