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Spiritual Birth, Growth and Renewal 4 | Annual Report 2020 This year Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association Worship programming saw big changes. Although Covid-19 caused many of WORSHIP these changes, your support allowed the Rejoice Camp Meeting to adjust and even expand our programming to have online Worship services. Despite regulations limiting gatherings, the Camp Meeting found new ways to connect through music with online streaming. The Boardwalk MUSIC Pavilion permitted safe social distancing Inspire allowing Gospel Music Ministries programs and Saturday Night Worship to take place. In response to the request of many people who were interested in experiencing Sunday AM Worship, online streaming services were implemented. The Camp Meeting Association was able to reach followers as far away as California and, worldwide, from Australia and England who didn't want to miss the inspiring music and powerful relevant preaching. For the first summer since its construction in 1894, free open seating for Sunday worship in the Great Auditorium was severely limited by governmental mandate on group size during the pandemic. Other OG religious programs and events were also curtailed or altered in location to abide by regulatory constraints. Visiting speakers in 2020: Dr. Jim Mindling Pastor Christian Andrews Bishop Peter Weaver Chaplain Barry C. Black Rev. Dr. Amanda Drury Rev. Dr. Doug Strong Pastor Erick Sorensen Dr. Duffy Robbins Dr. Steve DeNeff Rev. Dr. DeForest B. Soaries, Jr. Pastor Tim Lucas Lt. Colonel David E. Kelly Despite not being able to gather together in the Great Auditorium, the OGCMA was delighted to present Ocean Grove's first, virtual Choir Festival. The virtual experience included numerous singers, guest conductors, OG quartet, brass ensemble and Dr. Gordon Turk on the organ, all under the direction of the Camp Meeting's Director of Music Ministries, Dr. Jason Tramm. Songs on a Summer Afternoon featuring members of our quartet and organ recitals with Dr. Gordan Turk and Guest Organists were maintained, garnering gratefulness for providing interludes of peace in a tumultuous summer. Highlights
Annual Report 2020 | 5 GOD IS STILL SHOWING UP TO CHANGE LIVES 151 years in the making In 2020, the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting accepted the challenge to overcome uncertainty and confusion. The Camp Meeting encouraged everyone to embrace their blessings and hope. For the Chambers family, summer would not have been complete without the OGCMA. Orie and his wife Tara drove through the gates of Ocean Grove on a day trip and realized how special this town was and saw it as a perfect fit for their family. The Chambers have been coming to Ocean Grove since 2014. The family, including Jadon 19, Ethan 16, Madelyn 14, Morgan 11, Megan 5, and their parents, Tara and Orie, is very involved in all aspects of the Camp Meeting. It has become a safe place for their children to interact with the community and make friends while hearing about Jesus. This year on the last day of school, laptops closed and the kitchen table cleared of schoolwork. Packing up the auto and driving towards the Atlantic Ocean, the Chambers were longing for the smell of the ocean air as a welcome relief inside the gates of Ocean Grove. Adapting to a slower pace with fewer activities this summer resulted in more relaxation and family time. "Our children have been especially enamored with the Youth Leaders - they have poured everything into our children and have become a part of their everyday life all year long.” Speaking with Tara, you can hear the importance of the community blessings that appear all year long through friendships created here in Ocean Grove. "Summer days and evenings are busy for our family, we participate in Breakfast Club, Riptide, Thornley, Freestyle, The Current, New Beginnings and end our evenings at Day's Ice Cream with friends." Tara enjoys spending time with her daughters helping to sort books for the Book Sale, volunteering at the Bazaar bake table, and serving Ice Cream at the Ice Cream Social. At the end of the Summer, the Chambers family reflected on the season and what God revealed to them during this time - realizing the true impact of the moments that had passed here in Ocean Grove and most importantly the love shown by the people who make up the Camp Meeting. "Love was strongly displayed for our son, Jadon who was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare childhood cancer, in October. It was during this time we were reminded why God helped us to land in Ocean Grove in the first place. The love and support shown by the folks at the Camp Meeting as well as the community during the most challenging times our family has ever faced has been incredible. We are so blessed to be part of Ocean Grove."
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