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Forming Formed: 2008 Established: 2008

Jesus Camp

Murphy, North Carolina,

United States

(Seeking land between Asheville NC & Cleveland TN)

Planning a Christian community in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Seeking families who desire to invest their lives in following the Lord and being about His business in an ACT's 2 type of lifestyle. Down the road, we envision this place being a safe harbor for those seeking rest and restoration. Looking to establish on 10-100 acres. WE DO NOT HAVE LAND YET. Waiting on God's leading and provision or through donation to the ministry. We intend to minister to the lost in various ways as the Lord directs. We will be moving towards living off the land as much as possible. Huge organic garden, chickens, cow and/or goats, fruit trees, etc... We desire to live in separate family homes on this property with a larger gathering place for worship, ministry, fellowship, etc... We envision building very efficient homes that would be able to go off-grid if needed. We are reviewing earth-shelter type of homes currently. (Which appears promising, but are open to other types of homes) We take seriously the Proverb, "train up a child the way that they should go". We have not had TV in our homes for 8 years. Seeking 4 to 10 committed primary families willing to be sensitive to His Spirit and He leads, guides and directs our steps in this ministry. (name change likely, but we want to ensure that we attract people that know Jesus is the only way to the Father.)

Status: ACTIVE

Contact:

Dave McDowell
69 Fall Branch Rd.
Murphy, North Carolina 28906 United States
Phone: 706-455-5647

Last Updated:6/9/2008

Visitors Accepted

Visitor Process: We have Friday Night Worship at 7:30pm weekly. Please call ahead.

Population Adult Members: 4 Child Members: 8 Non-member Residents: 0 Open to new adults: Yes (prefer married couples with children but singles will not be turned down. It is possible that down the road a single men's home and single women's home could be built.) Open to new children: Yes (You bet! Lets train up a generation of kingdom warriors) Gender Balance: 50% M 50% F Open to which gender(s): All genders welcome Age Focus: No Focus Age Restrictions: No	Government Decision Making: By consensus (With Prayer. All input will be heard. The men of the primary family's shall be responsible for decisions that affect the entire group.) Identified Leader: No (Men of the primary family's) Leadership Core Group: Yes (forming members & primary family's)	Labor and Money Financial Style: Partial income sharing (Act's 2. When a need presents itself that a family is struggling with, the rest of the group helps out. Not a loan, but by gift, or the use of a car, etc...) Open to Members with Pre-existing Debt: Yes (though they remain responsible for the debt collected) Labor Contribution: Expected (garden, grounds, trash detail, cooking, building projects, etc...) Join Fee: Yes (likely a buy in for land unless the Lord provides) Regular Fees: Yes (small monthly dues, if able. amount pending. Goes to fund the ministry.)
Land and Buildings Rural (Close enough to buy something in town if needed, but far enough away to where at night we hear the crickets and not traffic or sirens.)	Food, etc. Percentage of Food Grown: 1-5% (Will increase to as much as possible) Share Community Meals: 2-5 times/week (Will likely move to 1 or 2 times per week so that plenty of family time can also occur.) Dietary Choice or Restrictions: There are some dietary restrictions (we encourage healthy living) Dietary Practice: Omnivorous (not a lot of red meat) Alcohol Use: Prohibited (There can be some leniency for special occasions. This would only be permitted in the privacy of your home.) Tobacco Use: Prohibited	Social Factors Open to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and/or Transgender members: No (The bible is clear on this.) Restrictions on Romantic Relationships (between consenting adults): Yes (Married Male to Female only) Shared Spiritual Path: Yes (Born again Christian) Which Spiritual Path(s): Protestant/Lutheran (CHRISTAIN) Educational Style(s): Home schooling (preferred)

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