By Message Staff WOODWORTH, La. (LBM)--Louisiana Baptist leaders announced May 14 that all state convention-sponsored camps at Tall Timbers Baptist Conference Center will not take place this summer because of novel coronavirus pandemic-related safety concerns. "In light of Governor Edwards' updated guidelines and after consultations with multiple medical professionals we determined we could not safely conduct the camps given the current state of the COVID outbreak," Dale Lingenfelter, director of the business and information services team for Louisiana Baptists, told the Baptist Message. Lingenfelter noted Louisiana Baptists Executive Director Steve Horn and the rest of the executive leadership team have monitored the situation since mid-March. "There were many considerations that factored into this difficult decision," Lingenfelter continued. "Groups come to Tall Timbers from across Louisiana and surrounding states and when you take into account space for social distancing, the wearing of masks, sleeping in close quarters and then returning to their cities and churches after days of such exposure, it seemed very problematic." Groups who registered for a 2020 camp automatically will receive a refund. Tall Timbers, a … [Read more...]