Oklahoma Baptists see ‘blessings’ as summer camps begin
Oklahoma Baptists can appreciate how well camps have started this summer. Along with many associational camps across the state, the first weeks at Falls Creek Baptist Conference Center and CrossTimbers Children’s Mission Adventure Camp have seen children and students enjoying the summer festivities and making life decisions for Christ. Falls Creek The first two weeks at Falls Creek have already experienced 700 students making...
Rummage proclaims victory in Jesus ‘because of the cross,’ in annual sermon
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP)—Stephen Rummage, pastor of Oklahoma City, Quail Springs, proclaimed the power and promises Christians have in Jesus Christ “because of the cross,” during the annual sermon at the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) 2019 Annual Meeting, June 12. Preaching out of Colossians chapter 2, Rummage emphasized that “every person is on one side of the cross or the other—the lost side or the saved side.” He said, “If you...
Camp Perfect Wings continues to be a ‘blessing’
DAVIS—Camp Perfect Wings kicked off the summer camp season at CrossTimbers Children’s Mission Adventure Camp near Davis. On May 30-June 1, many special needs children and adults participated in fun outings designed just for them. “We had as good a crowd of people as we ever had,” said Charlie Gatton, who serves as CrossTimbers program director and is childhood ministry specialist for the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma. “Eight...
ACC provides clear Gospel message to children
DAVIS—For almost 40 years, Associational Children’s Camp (ACC) has provided a spiritual emphasis for children who have finished 3rd through 6th grades. Offering two four-day sessions, May 26-29 and May 29-June 1, ACC also kicks off the summer camp season at Falls Creek Baptist Conference Center. “All of our children’s camps all over the state at all the different campgrounds are important. They fill an important role in the work of...
Rummage to deliver annual sermon at SBC Meeting June 12
Stephen Rummage, pastor of Oklahoma City, Quail Springs, will be delivering the annual sermon at the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Annual Meeting, June 12 in Birmingham, Ala. Rummage was named Quail Springs’ pastor in January, after serving more than nine years as pastor at Brandon, Fla., Bell Shoals. He also has served as president of the Florida Baptist State Convention from 2016-18 and chairman of the SBC Executive Committee in...
