Annual Camp Meeting

JULY 18 – 27th, 2025

About

As we kick off our 160th Annual Camp Meeting, join us on Friday evening, July 18th, for a time of prayer, uplifting Simpson Park Camp – as we are led to camp, pray, sing and listen to our preachers in the historic Nixon Tabernacle. Join in the Ring Service on Saturday morning, July 19th. Ladies, please join our 16th Annual Ladies Tea on Saturday afternoon. Enjoy ice cream socials giving you the opportunity to mingle with generations and relish the evening message with friends. Invite your family and friends to come on Sunday, July 20th to our Family Dinner! Families will enjoy the food and fellowship. Celebrate Heritage Day and enjoy a glass of old-time lemonade during the activities on Wednesday, July 23rd! Look beyond our borders during Missions Day, Thursday, July 24th. Witness how God has spoken to our children this week during their presentation on Friday, July 25th. Don’t miss the “competition” during Gordy Games, Saturday, July 26th.

Lodging is available in the Hotel and Lobb Lodge. Campsites are available for tenting and RVs. Meals are available at the Dining Hall.

2025 Daily Evangelists & Missions

SPECIAL SPEAKERS

Joel DeSelm

Pastor Joel DeSelm has served the Lord as a teacher/coach in the public schools and then as a pastor for over 40 years. Joel has an extensive teaching ministry, having spoken in hundreds of camps, conferences, churches, seminars, and retreats both in the United States as well as overseas. He has led groups to the Holy Land five times and has published two devotional books "Lessons from the Land" and "More Lessons from the Land", practical tools to connect biblical insights from the land of Israel with the everyday lives of believers. His undergraduate degree is from Ball State University, and he holds Masters Degrees from Indiana University and Huntington University. An ordained minister in the Missionary Church, he and his wife, Judy, live in South Bend, IN and have three married sons and six grandchildren.

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Scot Keen

Scot Keen is a professor, the Dean of Academics, and is a part of the Leadership Team at Ethnos360 Bible Institute. He teaches several heavily theological classes, Romans, part of Soteriology, and Acts being just a few of these. He also teaches Hermeneutics and Bibliology, laying a foundation for students to know where the Bible came from and how to study it. Scot and his wife April have served at Ethnos360 since 2003 and have had the privilage to lay the ground work for God to impact many men and women that are hungry to learn more about God.

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Adam Hashimoto

Adam Hashimoto currently serves as the Lead Teacher of the Yokohama Christian School in Japan. Growing up here at Simpson Park Camp, he has now followed his calling to go teach overseas. Adam looks forward to spending his time here at camp with his family and friends. We look forward to hearing him share about how God is moving all the way over in Japan.

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Week Schedule

Worship Music

Praise and Worship Leader: Jordan Herrera

We welcome back Jordan who is the Worship Pastor at Frankenmuth Bible Church. Jordan has been doing full-time ministry since 2012. He has been involved in planting churches and developing leaders. He and his wife Kirsten met at their time at Baptist Bible College down in Springfield, Missori. Kirsten grew up coming to Simpson Park, and now they get to share this camp experience with their 3 kids.

Dr. Luther Oconer

Dr. Oconer is passionate about promoting revival in churches and seeing them renewed by the power of the Holy Spirit. He regularly preaches in renewal conferences and leads workshops on divine healing in the US, and internationally. He has also served churches in the Philippines, New Jersey, and Alaska. He is married to Marion and they have two children, Ilana and Wesley.

Rev. Dr Scott Pattison

Scott Pattison has served as a pastor since 1985, leading a variety of churches in Indiana, from small-town congregations to large, multi-site campuses. He specializes in church revitalization, guiding worship renewal, rebranding, re-staffing, and ministry realignment efforts. He now serves as the Conference Superintendent for the Great Lakes Annual Conference. Married to Anita since 1985, they share a passion for coaching and ministry and have two adult sons, Zach and Matt.

Friday July 25th - Evening Service

On Friday July 25th, Simpson Park Camp welcomes Dr. Luther Oconer and Rev. Dr. Scott Pattison as our invited guests. Scott Pattison is the current Conference Superintendent for the Global Methodist Church, while Luther Oconer is an Associate Professor of Global Wesleyan Theology at Asbury Seminary. They will speak to how God is calling the new movement of Global Methodists to boldly make disciples of Jesus Christ who spread scriptural holiness. The Great Lakes Annual Conference of the Global Methodist Church is entering a time of Strategic Planning, of which the book “Hero Maker” is central. A major theme in this book is boldly making followers of Christ through the practice of Multiplication, which is the intentional practice of equipping and empowering new disciples to actively go out and make followers of Jesus Christ. They will be sharing this message with us and we are excited for you to join us.

Speaker Posters

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