ABOUT
Hidden Acres is a Christian Camp and Retreat Center whose mission is to be a place set apart to experience Christ, expand community, and equip leaders.
Our vision is to impact lives and develop leaders with a Christian worldview and Christ-like leadership.
The heart of our ministry is
one, to be a place where low income and unreached children can experience Christ through the camp ministry.
two, to be a place where the body of Christ is equipped to lead and where they can find opportunities to serve the community through the ministry of camp.
When churches and groups rent our facilities their rental fees help us to pay our day to day cost of maintaining our facilities as a welcoming place for community as well as help fund our summer camp and outreach programs.
At Hidden Acres we are intentional about helping our campers, staff, and mission camp participants grow as leaders. We plan times of teaching and preparation focused on leadership and spiritual growth during our summer camp season and during our fall and spring Youth Leadership Weekends.
Board Members
James Farr — Board Chairman
Kirby Cope
Darrin Diffee
Jeff Diffee
Andrew Gilbert
Barbara Henderson
Staff Members
Tim Carpenter — Executive Director
Christy Cope — Guest Services Coordinator
Doris Carpenter — Business Administrator
Rebeca Carpenter — Administrative Assistant
Amanda Smith — Leadership Retreat Coordinator
Jonah Carr — Summer Camp Director
HISTORY
Hidden Acres is a Christian Camp and Retreat Center that was founded in 1984 by a group of visionaries lead by Pastor Charles Diffee, who had personally experienced the evangelistic power of camping ministry. United with a desire to find a place where their church family could be transformed by God, they looked for the ideal location. They found exactly what they were looking for in the untouched 200 acres hidden in Kaufman County. Hidden Acres has become a place where people can be drawn from their routines into a sanctuary where they can enjoy creation, recreation, relationships, and most importantly a place to grow in communion with our Creator.
Time-Line
1984 - Hidden Acres was purchased with funding from Metropolitan Bible Church and friends of Rev. Charles Diffee
2007 - First year to host Mission Camp for refugee children from Dallas
2017 - Tim Carpenter becomes Executive Director and Amanda Smith takes role of Summer Camp Director