Camping our hope and

prayer is that many souls

will have live changing

experiences and that the

preaching of the cross

will be heard loud and

clear and that the Holy

Spirit will continue to do

His work in the lives of

those who choose our

humble camp ground as

a place of refuge from

the storms of life and a

place of recreation and

relaxation from a hectic

schedule. Camp Allen

strives to embody the

message of the Cross.

Please pray that the

message continues to

change lives through ex-

periencing the Cross!

As you pass through the

beautiful canopy of

trees along the winding

drive into Camp Allen

you will notice this cross

on the right. It is sym-

bolic of the message that

we want Camp Allen to

represent…”For God so

loved the world that He

sent His only begotten

Son…” John 3:16 The

cross represents love. It

represents hope and joy

and mercy. The cross

represents forgiveness

and grace...The very

message that our world

needs to hear loud and

clear in these trying

times. Camp Allen was

established in 1954 and

its legacy is rich with

lives filled with hope and

grace and turn-around

and revival! God has

called many to preach,

many to missions, many

to lives of service, and

countless thousands into

His Family. As we con-

tinue this exciting adven-

ture known as Christian

Lead Me to the Cross

New Administrators and Staff

Jonathan and Angie Rice have

been the new Administrators at

Camp Allen for nearly a year

now. They began on April 1,

2015. After completing the first

summer of Camps, retreats, and

family reunions they began reno-

vating the house that they would

be living in. It is now completed

and looks very nice. Jonathan

and Angie have 2 children, a son

that just recently graduated from

college and a daughter that will

be graduating from high school

in May. They also have a grand-

son who keeps them all very

busy. They plan to coordinate

Sr. High Camp once again this

summer and are excited about

what the Lord has in store for the

students who will attend.

December 15, 2016 Camp Allen

hired a new maintenance man.

His name is Johnny Buttry. His

wife Terry has also come on

board with our housekeeping

staff. They have been working

hard to update the new kitchen

and spruce up the cabins and

dining spaces for our retreats

and camps that will join us

throughout the spring and sum-

mer months. We are blessed to

have great people working hard

for Camp Allen!

Special points of interest:

LADIES RETREAT APRIL 1-2

CIT & CAMP LEADERS’ RE-

TREAT APRIL 22-23

FISH FRY APRIL 23

KIDS’ RETREAT MAY 6-7

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

NEW PROJECTS COMPLETED

NEW WEBSITE AND ONLINE

REGISTRATION

COIN CAN FUNDRAISER

THE BOLD AND THE BRAVE WOMEN’S RETREAT

2

EXPERIENCING JOY BY SERVING

2

BRAND NEW KITCHEN 2

CAMP ALLEN FISH FRY APRIL 23 4-8 PM

3

COIN CAN VIP’S 3

EXCITING NEW WEBSITE AND ONLINE REGISTRATION

3

INSIDE STORY 4

Inside this issue:

March 17, 2016 Volume 1, Issue 1

C A M P A L L E N M I N I S T R I EC A M P A L L E N M I N I S T R I EC A M P A L L E N M I N I S T R I E S I N CS I N CS I N C

Camp Allen Adventures

April 1-2, 2016 Camp Allen

will be hosting a Ladies

Retreat! The total cost will

be $75 and it will include 1

night with all bedding and

linens included and 3

wonderful meals and snacks

for the in between times.

The worship sessions will be

inspiring, uplifting, and an

encouragement to all.

Our guest speaker comes to

us from Jackson, Missouri.

Her name is Lisa Vaught. Lisa

has been a pastor’s wife for

many years and is a mother

to three beautiful girls and

now recently a grandmother.

Lisa has been a public school

teacher for many years and

has a wealth of experiences

as a teacher, mother, wife,

daughter, and now grand-

mother that she will draw

from to inspire you, encour-

age you, and challenge you

to draw near to the heart of

God. You will both laugh

and cry and come away

refreshed and renewed to be

a bold and brave woman of

God!

Saturday morn-

ing you will be

involved in a

guided painting

class. I know

what you’re thinking…”I can’t

paint!” That’s ok. You will be

given very good instruction

and you will get to keep your

masterpiece. You will treas-

ure it in a prominent place in

your home for years to come.

Register by calling:

573-224-3826

hand wash sink for our

kitchen staff.

A big thank you to Jeff

Blattel (a close neighbor) for

his assistance throughout the

project and to the ladies

group at South Poplar Bluff

General Baptist Church for

their generous donation to

help fund this project. Angie

A great big Thank You to our

new maintenance man Johnny

Buttry for his hard work on

the new kitchen renovations

over the last few weeks. We

have been able to replace

the entire ventilation system

and the floor in the Camp

Kitchen. It has all new fresh

paint and new work stations

and a brand new custom

Rice, our administrator’s wife

and executive chef has been

so thrilled with the updates

and changes and is excited

about the meals that will be

prepared with love through-

out the summer of camps,

retreats,

and

family

reunions.

The Bold and the Brave

Brand New Kitchen

Volunteer Opportunities

The projects range from power

washing to staining decks to

planting flowers and many

others. Find the flyer on our

Facebook page or request a

copy by email:

campallen1954@gmail.com

We are proud of our Camp

facilities and want to continue to

enhance the facilities and

landscape with curb appeal,

updates, repairs, and a few

surprise projects to create a

little bit of “Wow”!

One day and overnight projects

are available!

We want God to receive all the

Glory that is due His name

through the ministry of Camp

Allen...He deserves Great

Things!

Come join us!!!

Together we can make Camp

Great!

We’ve created

a Camp Allen

Service Project

catalogue that

contains 12

exciting projects that nearly

anyone can get involved with.

Sunday school classes, youth

groups, families, or school clubs

could contact Camp to register

for one or more of these won-

derful opportunities to serve the

Lord and Camp Allen!

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Camp Allen Adventures

New Ventilation system and floor for the Camp Allen Kitchen.

EXPERIENCE

Joy BY SERVING

April 23, 2016

will be a day to

enjoy some

great food, visit

with some

wonderful people and hang

out at one of the more beau-

tiful places in Southeast Mis-

souri. The annual Fish Fry has

been a regular event for

many years and has served

to help fund many needed

projects for Camp Allen Min-

istries. Your donations will be

fully tax deductable and will

serve to further the work of

the ministry of Camp Allen.

This year we have asked a

number of local singers and

groups to provide some en-

tertainment while we eat.

Come enjoy some great gos-

pel music as well as tasty

food during the 4 pm—8 pm

afternoon/early evening

hours.

As usual the menu will have

fried and baked catfish,

chicken tenders, hushpuppies,

fries, slaw, desserts, drinks

and many, many other items

too numerous to describe.

Help us get the word out!

Plan to come as a Sunday

School class, family, or other

social group you may be

involved in.

Go on our Face-

book page and

like the announcements and

share them on your page so

your friends will know about

Camp Allen events too.

first to a meal, going first to

the water slide, or getting to

pick a free prize from the

prize table.

The VIP project was a hit and

brought in over $5,000 last

summer during our 4 camps.

This year we are hoping to

increase awareness about

this project and in doing so

Last summer we began a new

program called our VIP

project. Campers were

requested to bring in FULL

Coin Cans to camp at the

time of registration and they

were given a silicone wrist

band that signified that they

had special VIP privileges

for the week. Some of these

privileges ranged from going

raise the totals to $12,000-

$15,000.

30% of Coin Can Funds go

directly to debt reduction

and the remaining 70% goes

to fund projects like the new

doors in the dining hall, new

commercial washer and dryer

for our housekeeping staff

and other worthy projects!

Camp Allen Fish Fry

Coin Can VIP Opportunities

New Website

to parents and church leaders:

1. It will have a current

calendar of events.

2. It will have current pictures

of our property, camps,

campers, and events that

will be easy to find and

accessible from your

phones and tablets.

3. There will be an online

registration link that will

be easy to access by PC,

smart

phone, or

tablet.

4. There will be online

payment capabilities as

well for your convenience.

Either credit cards or

checks can easily be used. (A small processing fee will be

assessed for online convenience)

5. An online newsletter and

blog will be a regular part

of the website as well.

It is the year 2016 and we now

live in a world where most

people have smart phones and

almost every business and

ministry has a website. Ours

has been a little outdated for a

while and it is time we update.

Our new website address will

be the same:

www.campallen.com

It will have a few new features

that we believe will be helpful

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Volume 1, Issue 1

concentrate on listening to the

voice of God. I have often

said that a week of camp will

many times have more of an

impact on a young person’s

life than an entire year of

Sunday School and Church.

Now don’t get offended by

that statement...I’m not saying

that I don’t think that Church

and Sunday School are

important (after all I have

been a church pastor for over

20 years) What I am saying

is that Camp, many times, is

the catalyst for an amazing

move of God in a young

person’s life that will need to

be nurtured and protected

by the local church and it’s

church family.

Camp is a place that is near

and dear to my heart.

Whether it is Camp Allen or

Camp Id-Ra-Ha-Je in

Colorado, where I began my

early camping experience, or

maybe a place that you went

when you were a kid, where

ever that place is for you—it

is a special place that brings

back many fond memories! It

may be the place that you

asked Jesus to become Lord

and Savior of your life or it

might be the place you met

your spouse.

Camp, to me, more than any-

thing is a place that I can get

away from the “noise” of the

world around me and

Get involved in Camp by

sending kids to camp. Help-

ing to scholarship kids to

camp if your church doesn’t

have any to send, or come

volunteer for a weekend or a

week of camp. I guarantee

that you will never regret a

second of your time spent

with kids at Camp Allen! I

will promise you that praying

with, worshipping with, and

playing with kids at Camp

will be some of the most

rewarding

times you’ll

ever be

involved

with.

Why Camp Allen?

HC 1 Box 1590

Greenville, MO 63944

www.campallen.com

Jonathan Rice, Administrator

Phone: 573-224-3826

Fax: 573-224-5481

Cell: 573-990-7197

E-Mail: campallen1954@gmail.com

We’re on the Web:

www.campallen.com

Camp Allen is a Christian Camp and is owned and operated by a cooperative group of 11

Associations of General Baptist Churches throughout Missouri, Arkansas, and Illinois. There is a

board formed by representation from each of these associations that make up over 150 churches.

The board meets at least 4 times per year and meetings are open to any who would like to attend.

Camp Allen Ministries is completely funded by donations, gifts, and rental fees and is dependent

upon your generous financial support for future ministry endeavors.

Camp Allen Ministries INC is a 501c3 not for profit corporation through the state of Missouri. All

donations are fully tax deductable. Tax receipt letters are mailed at the end of each calendar year.

Your continued support through attendance, prayers, volunteerism, and finances are always greatly

appreciated!

“A Life Changing Experience”

C A M P A L L E N M I N I S T R I E S I N C

You will truly have a “Life Changing Experience”