The Baptist Church Camp

Photo by Barb Morgan Courtesy of Alhol MacBooth Key to the St. Peters Rd. Baptist Church

SOURCE

History of the Baptists of Prince Edward Island by Ivan W. MacKenzie and his references were:

Fifty Years with the Baptist by Dr. LE. Bill, (1880); p.665.

History of the Baptists of the Maritime Provinces by Rev. E. M. Saunders, (1902), p.221.

The History of the Baptists 0f the Maritime Provinces by Dr. G.E. Levy, p. 99.

Centennial of the Marshfield Baptist Church Oldest Minute Book of the Alexandra Baptist Church of Prince Edward Island.

Deed of Conveyance PEI Archives 1865.

Writings of Ludlow Jenkins, submitted by his grand- daughter Barbara (Jenkins) Borges.

THE BAPTIST CHURCH CAMP

For a few years the Charlottetown First Baptist Church had a summer camp on Ludlow Jenkins’ farm by the shore of the Hillsborough River. The camp is remembered by his grandson Arthur, and the following information was provided by his granddaughter Barbara Borges.

Excerpts from records of the First Baptist Church:

Annual finance report (1937)

Two marks of the progress should have special mention. The first is the establishment of a young people’s camp at Marshfield, overlooking the Hillsborough River.

Annual meeting. Jan. 12/1938

A fine church camp site had been established at Marshfield with a building and equipment.

ca. 1938

Courtesy 01 Barbara (Jenkins) Borges

Baptist Church Camp Jenkins’ Shore

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