Holy Dirt is a 75 year history of Christian Education Outdoors and camping from 1925-2000 in a United Methodist Church Camp called Camp Glisson. The camp is located in the mountains of North Georgia. It contains a thorough history of the camp, of United Methodist camping in general, and of key figures in the United Methodist Church in Georgia.
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"Holy Dirt" is an intriguing, ispirational, and thoroughly researched story about the people who make Camp Glisson memorable. -- cover blurb
Camp Glisson has been responsible for much of the spiritual formation of both lay and clergy in North Georgia . -- book cover blurb
What is astonishing about Camp Glisson is the relationship it has played in young peoples' lives who are now leaders. -- cover blurb
Camp Glisson has been responsible for much of the spiritual formation of both lay and clergy in North Georgia . -- book cover blurb
What is astonishing about Camp Glisson is the relationship it has played in young peoples' lives who are now leaders. -- cover blurb
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Jennifer J. Richardson is a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist, professional musician, author and historian. She has been a camper, staff member, cabin owner and board member at Camp Glisson.
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For many years. The Epworth League, the youth fellowship of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, had met for assemblies at Oxford College of Emory University in Oxford, Georgia. and Reinhardt College in Waleska, Georgia. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
pioneer campers, outdoor ministries, assembly area camps, summer camp season, craft shack, dining hall porch, cabin owners, memorial organ, youth assembly, youth assemblies, capital funds campaign, rec hall, holy dirt, capital funds drive, canoe camps, camping program, summer staff, potato eyes, leadership team members, pioneer camps, camp manager, folk games, renewal center, filter plant, camp office Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Camp Glisson, Bob Cagle, Cane Creek Falls, Board of Managers, Fred Glisson, United Methodist, Lake Hale, Lumpkin County, Jimmy Moor, Junior High, Board of Education, Bob Lanford, John Tate, Jack Nelson, Old Rec Hall, Wesleyan Christian Advocate, Charles Williams, Gaston Guest House, Mabel Henslee, Jennie Richardson, Leon Smith, Bill Cole, Frank Prince, Harvey Holland, Arthur Gilmore New!
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For many years. The Epworth League, the youth fellowship of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, had met for assemblies at Oxford College of Emory University in Oxford, Georgia. and Reinhardt College in Waleska, Georgia. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
pioneer campers, outdoor ministries, assembly area camps, summer camp season, craft shack, dining hall porch, cabin owners, memorial organ, youth assembly, youth assemblies, capital funds campaign, rec hall, holy dirt, capital funds drive, canoe camps, camping program, summer staff, potato eyes, leadership team members, pioneer camps, camp manager, folk games, renewal center, filter plant, camp office Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Camp Glisson, Bob Cagle, Cane Creek Falls, Board of Managers, Fred Glisson, United Methodist, Lake Hale, Lumpkin County, Jimmy Moor, Junior High, Board of Education, Bob Lanford, John Tate, Jack Nelson, Old Rec Hall, Wesleyan Christian Advocate, Charles Williams, Gaston Guest House, Mabel Henslee, Jennie Richardson, Leon Smith, Bill Cole, Frank Prince, Harvey Holland, Arthur Gilmore New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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