The North East Nazarene Camp

The North East Nazarene Camp. Its History. , This property was once the North East Nazarene Camp. The Holiness Christian Church, which became part of the Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene, was founded in 1894 as a branch of Methodism. In 1909, a temporary summer Holiness Nazarene camp meeting was organized at a stop on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad known as Leslie Station., The church purchased 6 acres just south of the railroad in 1917 to establish a permanent facility. This popular camp grew through the 20th century. By 1986, it encompassed over 59 acres included parishioners from 115 Holiness Nazarene congregations. Due to declining attendance, the camp closed in 2007., The Camp Meeting , A Camp Meeting is a religious gathering with a natural setting. Large audiences attend services in open fields, under tents, and other places that are open to the elements. Parishioners camp at the site to participate in the sermons and socialize with other church members., [Captions:] , Plan of the camp during its heyday in the 1980s (Image from the Maryland Historical Trust)., Background: Postcard showing the Nazarene camp entrance, circa 1958 (Background image and camp meeting photo courtesy of the Wetzel family)., Advertisement for first known Camp Meeting of the Church of the Nazarene in North East, circa 1909 (The Cecil W[h]ig)., Holiness , Camp Meeting , Pentacostal Church of the Nazarene , (A Branch of the Twin Oaks Camp) , July 15-25 , at Copson Park , . One-half mile from North East, Md., and about the same distance from Leslie Station, B. and O. R. R. , Six Services Daily. Prominent workers from Washington, Philadelphia and New Jersey. , Tents, $4.00 , Address , J. E. Denight, North East, Md. , Nothing sold on Sundays on the grounds , . July 3-3t, Washington Philadelphia District , Camp Meeting , Church of the Nazarene , Permanent Date , First Friday in August continuing 10 days, . These signs were produced by Trammel Crow and North East Commons, LLC to support compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and serve as one of the measures taken to mitigate the demolition of church-related buildings on the site.