Chester Heights Campmeeting Association

2010 Regional Camp Meeting Leadership Summit

Chester Heights Campmeeting has attended national camp meeting leadership summits for the past four years in Ohio, New Jersey, Florida and Wilmore, Kentucky, for leaders of campmeetings in the USA.  We are now co-hosting  a regional 2010 Camp Meeting Leadership Conference with Brandywine Summit Camp Meeting in Chadds Ford, PA for camp meeting leaders from central and Eastern PA, Southern New Jersey, Delaware and Northern Maryland.  If you are a camp meeting president, vice-president or spiritual life director, we encourage you to contact us for further details by emailing our registrar at gary_koerner@yahoo.com.  We'll send you an information packet via email or postal mail.

What exactly is a "Christian campmeeting?"   It's about God and you.  If you've been waiting for a sign from Heaven, this might be it.

We welcome all Christian faiths.  We provide Gospel concerts with professional performers on Sunday evenings in our 120 seat open performance Gazebo during summer months; We offer a faith revival over a summer weekend for those who wish to renew their faith or to be "born again"; we offer week-long music camp programs during the summer for young people; From April through October, we are a private Christian community retreat of historic Victorian cottages on 31 acres with 150 year old trees; and we are steadily progressing toward the restoration of our historic buildings and our grounds.  Cottages are for sale to responsible Christians who support our values, our efforts and our mission "to proclaim the Gospel."

A walk through our quiet community and an old fashioned hymn sing before one of our concerts, will have you wondering if you didn't just step back 100 years in time.  That's why we're widely known as the "best kept secret in Delaware County, PA"

For more information about our campmeeting members and how we are governed, click here.

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Gospel Concerts In the Woods - Most Sunday Evenings at 7:00 pm

The public is invited to attend our seasonal Gospel "Concerts In the Woods."  The music styles range from Gospel quartets to Christian song stylists, a good measure of Gospel Bluegrass and an occasional dramatic play.  All concerts are free, and a love offering is collected.  Concerts begin at 7:00 pm and there are usually a few historic Victorian Cottages which are open for tours, beforehand.  Join us afterwards for refreshments and fellowship.

To print or to view this year's 2010 Concert In the Woods program brochure, click here 

View last year's 2009 Gospel concerts news releases & concert photos, click here.  

View general concert photos from  2008 and prior years, click here. 

Campmeeting Missons Weekend -  Saturday June 26 and Sunday, June 27 2010

Bert Jones serves as the President & CEO of GO InterNational. As President Bert travels nationally and internationally preaching and representing the ministries of GO. Bert has a passion for preaching and leadership. Bert and his wife Cheryl have 3 children, Joshua, Allyson and Aaron.  Since 1988 Bert has led multiple teams nationally & internationally.  He has traveled internationally to Jamaica, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Russia, India, Nicaragua, Kenya, Uruguay, & Colombia.  Bert travels across the United States and around the world preaching, challenging people to consider mission opportunities, leading mission teams, teaching and speaking at Church services, revivals, mission conferences, colleges, retreats, & camp meetings.  Bert is also active in speaking at leadership training events and conferences on the many aspects of Biblical leadership. 

GO InterNational is a world-wide mission ministry with a focus on facilitating short term teams through long term partnerships.  They are active in short term missions, church planting, evangelism, leadership training, and ministry to children in crisis around the globe.  Since 1969 GO has been forming strategic partnerships with vibrant local ministries around the world to meet the needs of the poor and the lost.  Click on the above logo to go to their website.

Campmeeting Weekend - Our Annual Revival:  Saturday July 17 and Sunday, July 18 2010

We are blessed with the return of one of our most requested evangelists, Don Donaldson of Guatemala, with his artistic chalk drawings, his dynamic preaching and his profound messages.  Joining his will be his wife,

What is a revival? For many it's an increased spiritual interest or renewal in your faith; for others it's about being "born again" through realizing Jesus Christ for as their personal savior. Jesus said, "Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born again"  (John 3:3)

Covered dish suppers were served both evenings, beginning at 5:00 pm, prior to the 7:00 pm revival services.  Cottagers and guests brought their favorite home cooking to share with others. and enjoyed a special ice cream social, following Sunday's concert.  Tours of a few Victorian Cottages were available a half hour prior to each nights revival service.  For more information on our Camp Meeting Weekend, click here!  

Cottagers Retreat - April through October every year

Sixty-Five wooden Victorian style cottages provide a seasonal retreat from April through October for our members, in a grove of 150 year old trees on 31 acres.  Our cottagers are restoring, renovating and occupying them,  to enjoy the solace of our rural, wooded setting. Our progress since last year has not only continued, but gained momentum.  Some cottages are available for sale to Christians who first show us their love of our campmeeting by actively participating in our activities, concerts and events.  For more information click here.

Youth Programs 2010 - July 26-29 and August 2-5

Wholesome and exciting secular music day camps are available this summer. 

July 26-29 (Mon-Thu) Star Quality Level 1 - Ages 8-18 will have lessons in vocals, dance, performing, acting and will be recorded in a professional recording studio, and an end of the week performance will be held for their family and friends.

August 2-5 (Mon-Thu) Star Quality Advanced Level - Ages 8-18 who have completed level 1 will continue with training in performing arts and a step further, learning how to write their own songs, which will be recorded in a professional studio. An end of the week performance will be held for their family and friends.

Historical Significance

"If you build it, they will come...,"and they did, in Victorian style around the turn of the last century.  Our campmeeting is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and as an official project of "Save Americas Treasures."   See many of our historic photos (click here) & read about an award winning thesis by Melissa Buchanan, by clicking here or on her photo, below.

Camp Meeting Leaders Conference - Wilmore, Kentucky, Oct 7-9, 2009

Click to see the press release

 

Contact Information

    We're happy to have you as a visitor to our website.   Behind each page are many more pages, with more photos and information.

    We hope you take the time to explore all we have to offer, as a visitor, a possible cottage owner, or someone interested in our rich history.

    Please feel free to personally contact me with any questions or comments. We sincerely thank you for visiting with us.

   Pat Smith, President

   Chester Heights Camp Meeting Association

   PO Box 78, Chester Heights, PA 19017

  (610) 494-4707  

   Email:  psmith610@gmail.com

Notice:

For those with disabilities: Handicapped parking is available, but limited.  There are no steps, but some the picnic areas have wood chips and grass surfaces. 

No alcohol or drugs are tolerated on campmeeting grounds.  Smoking in areas where people are present, or where it may be a fire hazard, is discouraged. 

Our association is a non-profit, charitable organization approved by the Internal Revenue Service and the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue.  We are identified as a 501(c)3 and may accept contributions, gifts and donations of money and items which can be claimed as such on your tax return.  Please contact us for further details, concerning your contribution.

The information contained in this website is proprietary and subject to copyright law.  It is subject to errors, omissions and changes without notice.

Most photos, except those promotional pictures of performers and historic photos, were taken on campmeeting grounds by Gary Koerner. Please do not reproduce, copy or transfer them without prior written permission by campmeeting officials.