What is now known as the Bennett Spring Christian Church Camp met for the first time at Lindenlure in Christian County in 1936. This was the home of the Camp for three years. The next two years the Camp met at Camp Aurora in Dallas County.
In 1941 approximately 50 acres were purchased about one mile west of the Bennett Spring State Park on MO 64, about 18 miles Northeast of Buffalo, where the Camp has become permanently established.
Early leaders in the Camp include the following: J. H. Lynch, Orville Hodge, A. T. Mahanay, A. Z. Matthews, E. T. Sechler, A. B. Todd, Richard Pope and others.
The Camp has a dining hall, tabernacle, director's cabin, cook's cabin, caretaker's house, roofed shelters for small groups, vesper point and sleeping cabins which can accommodate almost 60 boys and girls with modern restrooms and showers.
The Camp has a basketball court, volleyball court and ball field, and is located close to the Niangua River for float trips.
This Camp is the oldest continuous Christian Church Camp in the Springfield area and second oldest in the Ozarks. It is registered with the State of Missouri as a Not-For-Profit Public Benefit Corporation.
The Camp is governed by a board of Trustees (15) from Christian Churches in Southwest Missouri and is funded by Churches and individuals who believe in its purposes.
Each year facilities are improved as money allows.
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