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Jennifer Shaver
Rappahannock News Writer
Twenty five youth from Culpeper, Madison and Rappahannock counties converged in Deering, N.H. July 6-16. Their mission: To help restore buildings and facilities at the Ecumenical Ministry Center of New England (EMCNE).
The mission trip was sponsored by the Shiloh Baptist Association and the students' local churches: Culpeper, F.T. and Reynolds Memorial Baptist. The joint venture marked the first of its kind in the Shiloh Baptist Association's 200 plus year history.
Accompanying the team were youth leaders Jon and April Heddleston of Sperryville, David Langelle of Castleton, Fritz and Kady Teeple of Culpeper, Debbie Bortz of Culpeper, and Shiloh Director of Missions, Richard L. "Lanny" Horton, also of Culpeper.
In Deering the group was joined by Mike and Deb Silver, proprietors of the Christian camp, and Roger and Marilyn Renyon-Kady and Mrs. Silver's parents. "I was really impressed by how well everyone worked together," Melony Weakley, of F.T. Baptist said. "We had a really great time, and I wouldn't mind going back next year,” the college sophomore added.
At EMCNE in Deering, the group scraped and painted the center's spacious fellowship hall and main conference center, prepared and painted another smaller building, restored and built two porch entrances, removed shingles on two buildings to prepare both for new tin roofs, cleaned and inventoried the center's 2000 book library, mowed and planted and also completed other smaller but significant tasks.
The eventual goal of the Silvers is to restore EMCNE to ito glory days of the 1970's when up to 100 youth per session went there to learn about the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Mike Silver, the new owner, was a camp attendee his senior year in high school (1983) and returned as a camp counselor in 1987-1989.
Ten years ago the camp was closed and abandoned by the United Church of Christ, until 1998 when Mr. and Mrs. Silver negotiated a purchase of the property and approximately 20 buildings on it.
"The camp is really beautiful, " Becky Hill of F.T. Baptist, recalled. "I'm glad we got a chance to stay there and also to prepare the camp for other kids to stay there in the future." At EMCNE, Becky’s primary tasks involved roofing and restoring the belfry atop 'fellowship hall, 30 feet above
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