APRIL 20 THRU 28, 2008

This year God's Church will have the opportunity to enjoy the Passover and Feast of Unleavened Bread with a truly old fashioned "campmeeting" setting in Big Ridge State Park, a few miles north of Knoxville, Tennessee in the mountains. Here is a tentative schedule of events.

Deut 16:16 "three times a year all your males shall appear before the LORD your God in the place which He chooses: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, at the Feast of Weeks, and at the Feast of Tabernacles; and they shall not appear before the LORD empty-handed." This year we have an opportunity to observe the entire Passover / Feast of Unleavened Bread, just like we observe the entire Feast of Tabernacles!

This beautiful 3,687 acre park is located near Norris Lake and the Appalachian Trail, only 12 miles from I-75 and is centrally located within a days drive from over 50% of the population of the United States. Cabins and camping spaces are available in a quiet wooded setting. Families and individuals will find Big Ridge State Park an ideal and beautiful wooded setting in which to observe God's Festival in the true spirit of separation from the world and closeness of Christian fellowship.

Observing God's holy days here is a spiritual experience. We wake in the morning and walk to the lodge for breakfast. The deer are in the fields and the birds are singing in the trees. To spend God's holy days in the mountains fellowshipping with other believers makes for an experience you do not want to miss.

There are playgrounds for children, paddleboats and canoes on the lake, hiking trails for all ages, a baseball diamond, a volleyball court and fishing areas right within the campground. there is also areas for campfires and singing. To get there, you drive to the park on a beautiful road with mountain views. In the park there is a private road that goes from the lake to the group camp. There is a lodge with a large meeting and dining room, it has a "mess hall" kitchen with restaurant type stoves and a walk-in cooler. Surrounding this are individual bunk houses in a picturesque mountain setting.

Inside the large meeting room of the lodge is a huge stone fireplace where we can gather around a blazing fire for services and group dining, sing songs, study the Bible and fellowship into the night! Those of you who decide to keep the Feast in Tennessee will experience a closeness like you never have in the past. With meals prepared at the lodge, we will eat, study, play and pray together (of course you can cook your own meals if you want to). Friendships will be formed that will last into the Kingdom.

We have reserved the entire group camp for eleven days. This includes the lodge and 18 bunk houses for sleeping That are simple rustic structures that sleep six to eight people each. They surround two bathhouses with hot showers and toilet facilities. The cost for the bunkhouses is a love offering. they are included with the lodge that the Knoxville Church has already rented. Contact us for a reservation as they will go fast. In addition to this, the park rents 56 campsites with water and electric hookups, picnic tables and grills for $17.25 a night. There are also 19 cabins that sleep six people with two double beds and a hide-a-bed sofa. They have fireplaces, screened- in porches and are equipped for light housekeeping. All linens and cooking and dining utensils are furnished. These rent for $50 a night Sunday-Thursday and $62 a night Friday - Saturday.

If you are going to attend, YOU WILL HAVE TO MAKE A RESERVATION TODAY! At the time this article was written these were available, but if you wait, THEY WILL BE GONE! Call us at (865) 922-5420 and reserve your spot TODAY. Let us know if you want a campsite or a cottage, or if you are going to stay in a bunk house at the lodge.

 If you desire to return to your roots in an "old fashioned" style Feast where there is love, sharing and fellowship with one purpose, worshiping God, THIS IS THE PLACE! Click HERE for a pdf brochure of the park and HERE for pictures.