We were gathered for a worship service in the Meetinghouse, and as the music played, I thought about the past 80 years, and the thousands of campers before us, in this very room, offering their lives to the Lord.
It’s one of the favorite parts of my job – stepping into the Meetinghouse and listening to the singing. The tag line on our Twin Rocks letterhead reads Encountering Christ on the Oregon Coast – and the Meetinghouse is a place where I get to observe these encounters firsthand, campers truly connecting with God.
A lot has transpired in this world and at Twin Rocks since the Meetinghouse (then called the Tabernacle) came into being in 1928. Starbucks, cell phones, iPods, and even moon landings were beyond our wildest imagination. Twin Rocks was a tiny 3-acre camp with straw-tick mattresses and tent-frame cabins.
Yet the core remains constant. Eighty years later, campers continue to sing joyfully to God, pouring their hearts before the Lord with adoration, supplication, and gratefulness. The Meetinghouse maintains its meaningful purpose. God is good.
