Massanetta Springs

Since 1922, Massanetta Springs, outside of Harrisonburg, Virginia, has served Presbyterians through its beautiful natural resources and thoughtful programs.  In the summer of 1922, the events included the Presbyterian Young People’s Conference, the School of Missions for Men and Women, the Bible Conference, the Training School for Sunday School Teachers and Officers and Dedication Week. The Bible Conference, that first summer, drew 4,000 people. The development of programs continued with the opening of Camp Massanetta in 1956, which provides an outdoor Christian camping experience for children and youth.

Today, Massanetta Springs provides a place for rest, discovery and rejuvenation through worship, nurture and fellowship, inviting all to share in the grace and hospitality of Christ.  To this end, they provide a number of camps for children and youth in Camp Massanetta.  They offer a variety of conferences including Bible, Church Music, Middle School, Family, Adult, Women and Men.  This year’s Bible Conference is the 80th Annual.

Miss Elsie Catrow remembers her brother driving her, and Lillie Largent and Jonathan Brown’s Aunt Anna Brown and a young lady from Tabler Presbyterian Church down to Massanetta Springs in their family’s 1931 Dodge.  She remembers with particular fondness walking up the mountain at sunset for vespers and how beautiful she thought the setting was.  She also remembers that the young lady from Tabler became homesick and that Elsie’s mother told them that if David had to come down to get the girl from Tabler, they would all have to come home.

Tuscarora’s history is intertwined with Massanetta Springs and we continue to love, and enjoy it and support it.