1935 · event
Roxbury Holiness Camp and Brethren in Christ renewal
A series of revival meetings in Pennsylvania developed into a continuing place of worship, Bible teaching, and fellowship.
Also searchable as: Roxbury Holiness Camp · Roxbury Camp Meeting
Roxbury’s institutional history dates its beginnings to revival meetings held in an old dance hall in 1935. These gatherings became the Roxbury Holiness Camp Meeting. The chart places Roxbury among the 1930s developments through which the Brethren in Christ shared the holiness emphasis.
The camp offered an extended setting for preaching, prayer, music, Bible teaching, and fellowship across local congregations. Brethren in Christ accounts remember the participation of teachers such as O. B. Ulery and the importance of annual gatherings for families. The camp thus became part of a network of worship and renewal rather than a new denomination.
Over time the grounds developed beyond the summer meeting into a year-round setting for retreats and ministry. This account uses the camp’s specific 1935 historical statement for the initiating revival meetings, while retaining the chart’s broader 1930s setting for the spread of camp-meeting life.
Sources for this history: [1] [2] [3]
