ABOUT US
"What is Camp Manna?"
Camp Manna is a faith based mission designed to meet the spiritual needs of all who use our facility. Realizing all the hardships the youth of our nation face, our hearts were moved to build a place that would be an encouragement to the families of Davie County and surrounding areas. It is our purpose to provide a place where churches, families and students of all denominations, race and backgrounds can be treated with love and respect. We will encourage all who visit our facility to follow Christ and His example.
Our goal is to build a facility that will house at least 800 students and/or adults for summer camp programs, retreats, outings, tournaments, etc. Check out our newsletter to stay updated on our current constructions, prayer needs, etc.
“Our youth do not make up 100% of our society, but they do make up 100% or our future.” We are determined to build for the future!
STATEMENT OF FAITH
The Bible:
We believe in the verbal inspiration and inerrancy of the Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments.
God:
We believe that God is eternal and exist in three Persons- the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit.
Salvation:
We believe that salvation is a gift from God by grace alone and received through a personal faith in Jesus Christ.
Man:
We believe that God created man in His image, but man chose to disobey and fell into sin. Because of the sin of Adam and Eve, all mankind is born with a sin nature and in need of a savior.
Sin:
We believe that because of our sin we fall short. (Romans 3:23) The atonement for our sin was made by the sacrificial death of Christ.
Jesus Christ:
We believe Christ, being part of the Godhead, took on Himself the form of a man, by the means of a virgin birth. He lived a sinless life and died for the sins of the world.
Resurrection:
We believe in the literal resurrection of the crucified body of Christ.
Holy Spirit:
We believe the Holy Spirit indwells the believer and seals that believer into the Body of Christ.
OUR HISTORY
In 1994 we purchased 39 acres of land, incorporated, zoned the property for recreational facility use and filed and received non-profit status from federal and state.
Over the next few years we have completed a lot of grading work. We purchased an additional 1.7 acres to build an entrance to the property. We were blessed to have over 900 loads of dirt donated to help in this process.
A small pond (approximately one acre) was built to catch run- off water from a small stream. A larger lake, which is approximately 7 acres was also built. A canoe dock was built prior to filling the lake with water. The lake is used for recreational purposes such as canoeing, paddle boating and fishing.
A softball field and soccer field were built in 1998. Currently several groups use our facility for practices including churches, little league teams, AAU softball teams, and Christian Schools.
In 2000, we built our arbor near the lake. It has restrooms and a snack shack which includes a kitchen and storage area. The arbor is utilized by a variety of groups: churches, families, scouts and schools. It is equipped to run sound systems and projector type needs. A local church built and donated heavy duty picnic tables.
Our newest addition is an amphitheater which seats approximately 800 people. We are about half way through the construction of this project.
Other activities Camp Manna currently has to offer include, a full sized covered basketball court, sand volleyball court, tether ball poles, horseshoe pits, bonfire area and an archery range.
If you have any questions, please feel free to give us a call at 336-284-CAMP (2267). Or if you would like to make a donation, click here.
Stan Riddle, Camp Owner and Director
Jessica Branham, Camp Assistant Director |
