Lake Creek Campmeeting Since 1843 Located 5 miles S. of US 50 at Smithton, MO Home Page Lake Creek History Campmeeting Photos Historical Photos Lake Creek Church The Lake Creek Campmeeting is the oldest continuous Campmeeting West of the Mississippi River. It was started in 1843 by German speaking preachers from the Methodist Episcopal Church and has continued meeting the first week of August for over 160 years. The Lake Creek Campmeeting is not only a glimpse of past history but participation in current renewal. You are invited to hear great preaching, lively music, concerts and Bible study. You can experience the same life changing power today as those early settlers did over 100 years ago. Click on one of the page links above for more campmeeting history and photos. Evening worship service under the tent tabernacle. The Lake Creek Campmeeting is registered as United Methodist Historic Site #275 The Campground is located on 20 acres situated 15 miles SE of Sedalia, Missouri Campmeeting is held every August beginning with the first Sunday of August. Missouri Methodistica information Click on this link to go to the Missouri United Methodist Archives. The archives collection is located at Central Methodist University in Fayette, MO. Joy Dobson is the Archivist. Click here to go to General United Methodist Archives at Drew University in New Jersey Campmeeting 2008 will be held the week of August 3-10, 2008. Campmeeting 2008 schedule is: Sunday--August 3rd -- 9AM -- Morning Worship Speaker -- Lake Creek Pastor Jerry Crone Music -- Rachael Gieschen Sunday--August 3 -- 7:30 PM - Evening Service Preacher -- David Maggi -- Clinton UMC Music -- Shawnee Height's UMC Power & Light Clinton UMC Singers Monday -- Aug. 4 -- 9AM -- VBS Classes Monday - Aug. 4 -- 7:30 PM - Evening Service Preacher -- Jason Veale - Smithton UMC Music -- Lois Hoehns Tuesday -- Aug. 5 -- 9AM -- VBS Tuesday -- Aug. 5 -- 7:30PM - Evening Service Preacher -- Ben Mulford -- Epworth UMC Music -- Rev. Ben Mulford Wednesday -- Aug. 6 -- 9AM -- VBS Wed. -- Aug. 6 -- 7:30 PM - Evening Service Preacher -- Jim Downing -- First UMC-Sedalia Music -- First UMC Special Music Thursday -- Aug. 7 -- 9AM -- VBS classes Thurs. -- Aug. 7 -- 7:30 PM - Evening Service Preacher -- Mary Lou Taft -- Windsor UMC Music -- Rex Ryan Friday -- Aug. 8 -- 9AM -- VBS classes Friday -- Aug. 8 - 7:30 PM - Evening Service Preacher -- Dan Page -- Pleasant Green UMC Music -- VBS Program Saturday - Aug. 9 - 7:30PM - Evening Service Concert -- Preachers Quartet Sunday - Aug. 10 -- 9AM -- Morning Worship Preacher -- Lake Creek Pastor Jerry Crone Music -- Rachael Gieschen Sunday - Aug. 10 -- 7:30PM - Evening Service Preacher -- Peggy Eshelman - LaDue UMC Music -- Lake Creek and Smithton Choirs The old tent frame stand all year round waiting for the tent to be erected for campmeeting. Large Shelter house is available restrooms and shower house Eastern row of Cabins Western row of cabins Contact us View Guestbook Sign Guestbook .Website maintained by Rev. Richard Seaton.