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                   Bobby & Karen Williams came to oversee the          Ground breaking for the construction   A bath house & an   2 duplex cabins were built in the spring.
                 development of a camp ministry for this area and 3   of Camp Grace was held in February.   unscreened picnic    The pavilion was screened and a small
                weeks of day camp were held at local churches. 240   A 5-6 acre area was cleared to                kitchen added. A remodeled tobacco barn
                 acres of land was received as a gift to be developed   form the ―heart‖ of the camp.    pavilion were built    became the Snack Shack. The permit to
                 into a new CBM camp. The work incorporated as   Bobby Williams became the executive   and water lines   operate overnight camp was received just
                  CBM Ministries of the Mid-Atlantic, Inc. Barry   director after interim director       were brought into   days before the first scheduled week.
                    Belles became the first executive director.        George Elliott.              the camp.       There were 3 weeks of overnight camp
                                                                                                                         and 3 weeks of day camp.







                             2010 Staff Families
                                                                                   he  full-time  staff  is  made  up  of  four  missionary  families:
                                                                                   Bobby & Karen Williams, Brent & Beth Woodard, Hector &

                                                                           T  Danyelle  Miray,  and  John  &  Chita  Martens.  The  staff  is
                                                                           assisted  by  countless  volunteers  including  ministry  associates:  Rev.
                                                                           Keith & Sandra Eggert and Roger & Marilyn Ruest.
                                                                           The current board members are Keith Kelsey, Donald Paschall, Jared
                                                                           Wick, John Moore, LeVonda Rowe, Katherine Stout, Mike and Billie
                                                                           Gray, and Danford Groves.

                                                                           The  facilities  include  a  screened  pavilion,  4  duplex  cabins,  5  staff
                                                                           homes,  a  temporary  office  building,  a  bath  house,  the  Snack  Shack,
                                                                           playground, 18-hole miniature golf course, swimming area, nature trails

                                                                           and  learning  centers,  maintenance  buildings,  Lake  Blue  (a  fishing/
                  Bobby, Karen, Hayley, Dustin & Lacey Williams (1997-present)   boating lake), and the newly completed dining hall that also serves as a
                      Brent, Beth, Alex, Aidan, Abby & Andrew Woodard            chapel.
                                        (2003-present)
                           Hector, Danyelle & Rosa Miray  (2003-2010)      Future  plans  include having more staff, helping surrounding counties
                       John, Chita, Mark & Timothy Martens  (2006-present)   establish  a  released  time  ministry,  developing  an  outdoor  education
                              Keith & Sandra Eggert  (2006-present)        program,  building  several  more  cabins,  an  RV  area  for  volunteers,  a
                              Roger & Marilyn Ruest (2010-present)         permanent office building, a chapel, and guest housing.



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