Camp meeting
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The camp meeting is a form of Protestant Christian religious service originating in England and Scotland as an evangelical event in association with the communion season. It was held for worship, prea
A service of worship during a camp meeting at the tabernacle of Methodist Campground in Stoneboro, Pennsylvania, owned by the Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection
An engraving of a Methodist camp meeting in 1819 (US Library of Congress).
A watercolor painting of a camp meeting circa 1839 (New Bedford Whaling Museum).
The tabernacle of Pleasant Grove Camp Meeting Ground, owned by the Pleasant Grove Methodist Church in Union County, North Carolina.
Tent revival
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Tent revivals, also known as tent meetings, are gatherings of Evangelical Christian worshipers in a tent erected specifically for the purpose of revival meetings, camp meetings, evangelism, and healin
Camp meeting
…and other preachers in the early 19th century. Certain denominations took the lead in different geographic areas. As with brush arbor revivals and tent revivals, camp meetings today are often held annually at campgrounds owned by a Christian denomination. The camp meeting is a phenomenon of British Christianity…
A marquee tent set up for a tent revival in rural Pennsylvania (2008)