It's Campmeeting time again at Fountain Campground. This year promises to be another wonderful spiritual experience. Campmeeting will kick off with a barbecue chicken supper and Gospel Sing on Saturday, June 6.

The barbecue chicken supper will be served from 5:00 - 6:30 and will include a barbecue chicken half, homemade potato salad, green beans, bread, tea and your choice of homemade cake. Tickets are $7 each and may be purchased by calling Ronnie Johnson at 706-595-6146 or Lynda Fluker at 706-595-5245.

The Gospel Sing will begin feature the following groups:

..4:30 p.m. The New Apostles ..5:30 p.m. The Tyners ..6:30 p.m. The Master's Call

..7:30 p.m. River Town Boys.

A One-Night Youth Revival at 7:00 p.m. featuring the youth of Fort Creek Baptist Church, Dearing, Georgia will be held on Sunday, June 7.

Morning Worship Services will be held daily at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, June 8 - Saturday, June 13. Rev. Andy Collins of Sharon Baptist Church will provide the message. Evening Services will be held on Monday, June 8 - Saturday, June 13 at 8:00 each night with the final service being held at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 14.

Additional activities during campmeeting week include a special Memorial and History Service beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10, provided by Mr. Dale Wiley, of Crane, Missouri.

Activities conclude on Sunday, June 14 with Sunday School at 10:00 a.m., worship at 11:00 a.m. and a covered dish lunch at noon. The music director for the week is Mrs. Wendy Kersey of Warrenton, Georgia. Pianists for campmeeting are Mrs. Connie Moore, of Washington, Georgia, and Mrs. Shannon Reeves, of Dearing, Georgia, for the morning worship services and Mr. Freddy Brown, of Washington, Georgia, for the evening worship services.

Special activities during the week include a covered dish dinner at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10. An ice cream social will be held immediately following the worship service on Friday night, June 12. Also, a children's choir will be offered during campmeeting week. It will be directed by Mrs. Connie Moore of Washington and Ms. Jennifer Sandifer of Thomson, Georgia. Rev. David Sisler, Pastor of Macedonia United Methodist Church in Warren County, Georgia, will conduct a bible study Monday-Friday at 3:00 p.m. under the tabernacle.

The morning worship service Monday through Saturday will feature Rev. Andy Collins, Pastor of Sharon Baptist Church since June 2004.

He worked as Youth Director at Sharon for two years and at Powell Baptist Church for four years. Andy has a heart for kids. He taught high school social studies for a year at Butler High School before becoming full time Pastor at Sharon Baptist. His calling to youth ministry came during a mission trip to Mexico.

He went to Mexico to pour concrete and to be part of a construction crew to add on to the church building - but NOT to work with the children. But as the Lord would have it, it rained too hard to pour concrete and the only thing left to do was to work with the children. It was during this week that the Lord touched his heart to enter into youth ministry.

Andy's service to the Lord as Pastor at Sharon has been a time of spiritual growth and fulfillment for Andy personally and for the Church. He currently attends Luther Rice Seminary in Atlanta where he is working on a Masters of Divinity degree. He and his wife, Melissa Flanders Collins, have a son, Stephen.

The guest evangelist for the evening services and the Big Sunday service on June 14, will be Rev. Scott Rodgers. Rev. Rodgers was born and raised in Augusta and grew up in the ministries at The Hill Baptist Church and First Baptist Church of Augusta.

After graduating from Georgia Tech in 1991, he married his wife, Jacki Lee in 1993. They have two daughters, Hope, 11 and Grace, 8.

After graduating college and starting a family, Scott began to realize that God was calling him to a more specific ministry.

Scott answered God's call to preach in October of 1998. He was licensed to preach in 2001 and Ordained in 2006 at West Acres Baptist Church where he and his family are currently members.

Scott's unique style marries old time energetic preaching with contemporary relevance for a 21st century life. Having been in church since 9 months before he was born, he is very passionate about preaching to the church. Through this, God has opened many doors for Scott to help churches, and its members, by serving in a bi-vocational role as Interim Pastor for several churches in the area and preaching numerous revivals throughout Georgia and South Carolina.

Rev. Rodgers states "I love to see the lost come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ because there is nothing more important than our eternity. But I must confess that I get my greatest personal thrill from seeing the stale believer reignited. So many know the salvation of Jesus, but they keep Him at an arm's length from their life, just like I did for so many years. I was missing it! I love it when the light goes on and folks become passionate about discovering the thrill of walking with Christ everyday…..to truly discover him, not only as Savior, but also as Friend. I am thankful to my Jesus everyday that He allows me the privilege to be involved with the most important aspect of a person's life, their personal relationship with a Holy God."

Each nightly service will feature special music. The following are scheduled to perform for the 2009 campmeeting:

Monday night - Fort Creek Baptist Church Choir, Dearing, Georgia

Tuesday night - Warrenton First Baptist Church Choir, Warrenton, Georgia

Wednesday night - Ms. Stephanie Greene, Thomson, Georgia

Thursday night - Mr. Freddy Brown, Washington, Georgia

Friday night - The New Apostles, Crawfordville and Warrenton, Georgia

Saturday night - Pine Grove Baptist Church Choir, Thomson, Georgia Sunday morning - Macedonia United Methodist Church Choir, Warren County, Georgia.

Fountain Campground was established in 1822 on land deeded for religious purposes only to be governed by nine trustees - three each from McDuffie, Warren and Wilkes Counties.

The nondenominational campground does not fall under any one church affiliation, but invites people of all faiths to attend and worship.

The tabernacle is open with handhewn beams and trusses, wood benches and a sawdust floor. Surrounding the tabernacle are open wooden tents (cabins) which also have sawdust floors. Modifications such as electricity and running water have been added. There are recreational vehicle campsites and public bathhouses.

Campmeeting week allows good preaching, visiting, fun, recreation and a closeness with God that you may never find anywhere else.

Fountain Campground is located on Highway 80 North, approximately 9 miles from the Camak/Warrenton Exit on I-20. It is located between Cadley and Washington, Georgia.

Everyone is welcome at Fountain Campground.

For additional information on campmeeting activities or to reserve a campsite, contact Ronnie Johnson at 706-595-6146.