189th Camp Meeting at Pine Log
Sunday July 16th - July 23rd 2023
Weekday Services at 11:00 am and 7:00 pm
2023 Preaching Lineup
Rev. Steven Lyle
Weekday Morning and Evening Services Preacher
Rev. Lyle is currently a semi- retired pastor serving in the North Georgia Conference of the UMC. He has pastored churches for 41 years with some of those appointments as lead pastor being Trinity at the Well UMC, North Fayette UMC, Dalton First UMC, Mount Zion UMC in Marietta, and Smyrna First UMC. He has served in numerous civic organizations such as the the Kiwanis Club, Optimist Club and Rotary Club where he served two terms as president. He has served as a CASA volunteer and is a graduate of Leadership Cartersville.
Rev. Lyle is married to Donna Clayton-Lyle and he has two children who both live and work in downtown Atlanta. He loves golf, hiking, kayaking, and enjoys playing his guitar.
Rev. Lyle is married to Donna Clayton-Lyle and he has two children who both live and work in downtown Atlanta. He loves golf, hiking, kayaking, and enjoys playing his guitar.
Sharon Watkins
Homecoming Preacher
Sharon Watkins grew up in the North Georgia mountains. She is a wife, mother and grandmother. She and her husband, Jerry, have five children and seven grandchildren.
Answering the call to ministry in her mid-thirties, she has served churches large and small in the North Georgia conference. After graduating Candler School of Theology, she was ordained as an Elder. In her ministry, she has served on various committees and boards at the Conference level.
Pine Log UMC is a good memory for her and she looks forward to participating in Homecoming this year.
Answering the call to ministry in her mid-thirties, she has served churches large and small in the North Georgia conference. After graduating Candler School of Theology, she was ordained as an Elder. In her ministry, she has served on various committees and boards at the Conference level.
Pine Log UMC is a good memory for her and she looks forward to participating in Homecoming this year.
Pastor Jim Pinkard
Sunday Evening Preacher
Pastor Pinkard is married to Angie 34 years. They have two adult children, Sara and Luke and one daughter-in-law Anna. He is Pastor of NorthPointe church in Adairsville for 25 years age counting. He is retired from the postal service. He is the Owner of Pinkard’s Little Rock Cafe in Adairsville for 6 years and counting.
Ricky Harrod
Saturday Night Preacher
Daily Activities
Monday Night: Food Sculptures
Tuesday Night: Great Pine Log Bake Off & Bingo
WednesdayNight: Karaoke
Thursday Night: Corn HoleTournament
Friday Night: Ice Cream Church Off
Saturday Morning: River Tubing
Tuesday Night: Great Pine Log Bake Off & Bingo
WednesdayNight: Karaoke
Thursday Night: Corn HoleTournament
Friday Night: Ice Cream Church Off
Saturday Morning: River Tubing
Kids Kamp
Daily programs are available for children ages Pre-k - 5th grade. Programs take place from 10:30am to 12:30pm. For more information on children's programming contact Jackie at jcissa1010@gmail.com. Or send a text to (770) 841 - 5340.
Students
Daily programming is open to all students from rising 6th to 12th grades.
Sunday-Friday 11:00am Youth Service
Saturday - 7pm Youth Service
Sunday - Group Hang/Snacks and Games
Monday - 1-4pm Calhoun Bowling Center
Tuesday - 1-4pm Lake Point Station
Wednesday - 1-4pm Sparkles Family Fun Center
Thursday - 1-4pm Pool Day
Friday - Time TBD Terminus Aqua /Wake Park
Saturday - 8:30am-1:30pm Cartecay River: Lazy River Tubing
Waiver Required and will be available throughout the week.
For more information on youth programming or activity costs text Shana at 706-263-4191.
Sunday-Friday 11:00am Youth Service
Saturday - 7pm Youth Service
Sunday - Group Hang/Snacks and Games
Monday - 1-4pm Calhoun Bowling Center
Tuesday - 1-4pm Lake Point Station
Wednesday - 1-4pm Sparkles Family Fun Center
Thursday - 1-4pm Pool Day
Friday - Time TBD Terminus Aqua /Wake Park
Saturday - 8:30am-1:30pm Cartecay River: Lazy River Tubing
Waiver Required and will be available throughout the week.
For more information on youth programming or activity costs text Shana at 706-263-4191.
Music Lineup
Daily Schedule of Special Music
Rev. Dr. Kirk Bozeman
Music Leader
The Reverend Doctor Kirk Bozeman is a retired UM clergyman who served his entire ministry in churches large and small of the North Georgia Annual Conference. He served Pine Log from 1987 to 1990.
Kirk and his wife Carol have two daughters, both of whom were very young while at Pine Log, and who stayed connected to Campmeeting and now bring their own children to its worship services.
Kirk’s family connection with Pine Log Campground has continued each year (with the exception of one), as he and Carol have been honored and excited to return as worship leaders in music for over thirty years.
Kirk and his wife Carol have two daughters, both of whom were very young while at Pine Log, and who stayed connected to Campmeeting and now bring their own children to its worship services.
Kirk’s family connection with Pine Log Campground has continued each year (with the exception of one), as he and Carol have been honored and excited to return as worship leaders in music for over thirty years.
A Brief History of Camp Meeting
For nearly 200 years people have been coming from all over to join together in praise and worship at Pine Log Camp Meeting. Before there were church buildings on every street, early settlers would gather their crops after the harvest and, out of spiritual necessity, they would head to camp meeting. Families would set up tents and a circuit rider would come on horseback to teach and preach the gospel. The preacher would be cared for by the hospitality of those attending, before departing for the next ministry destination.
While the traditional circuit rider is no longer a necessity, preachers still travel from afar to share the gospel here at Pine Log. Although contemporary times present an abundance of options with regard to how people encounter God, Camp Meeting continues to be a thriving and vital form of worship. This age-old tradition is not an empty ritual, but serves as a powerful and transcendent opportunity to connect with the God of all creation on a deeper level.
In his journal, Francis Asbury frequently writes about attending and preaching at camp meetings. In a letter to a Methodist preacher dated December 2, 1802, Francis Asbury writes, "I wish you would also hold campmeetings; they have never been tried without success. To collect such a number of God's people together to pray, and the ministers to preach, and the longer they stay, generally, the better." He then concludes with a reference to Matthew 4:19, "This is fishing with a large net" (p. 477).
While the traditional circuit rider is no longer a necessity, preachers still travel from afar to share the gospel here at Pine Log. Although contemporary times present an abundance of options with regard to how people encounter God, Camp Meeting continues to be a thriving and vital form of worship. This age-old tradition is not an empty ritual, but serves as a powerful and transcendent opportunity to connect with the God of all creation on a deeper level.
In his journal, Francis Asbury frequently writes about attending and preaching at camp meetings. In a letter to a Methodist preacher dated December 2, 1802, Francis Asbury writes, "I wish you would also hold campmeetings; they have never been tried without success. To collect such a number of God's people together to pray, and the ministers to preach, and the longer they stay, generally, the better." He then concludes with a reference to Matthew 4:19, "This is fishing with a large net" (p. 477).
