ination ▁as ▁out lined ▁in ▁the ▁West min ster ▁Conf ession ▁of ▁Fa ith , ▁which ▁emphas ized ▁the ▁in ability ▁of ▁men ▁to ▁save ▁themselves ▁and ▁decre ed ▁that ▁the ▁only ▁way ▁to ▁be ▁saved ▁was ▁by ▁God ' s ▁elect ing ▁grace . ▁Upon ▁their ▁return ▁home , ▁most ▁converts ▁joined ▁or ▁created ▁small ▁local ▁churches , ▁which ▁grew ▁rapidly . ▁ ▁The ▁Rev ival ▁of ▁ 1 8 0 0 ▁in ▁Log an ▁County , ▁Kentucky , ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁traditional ▁Pres by ter ian ▁sacr amental ▁occasion . ▁The ▁first ▁inform al ▁camp ▁meeting ▁began ▁in ▁June , ▁when ▁people ▁began ▁camp ing ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁River ▁Me eting ▁House . ▁Sub sequ ent ▁meet ings ▁followed ▁at ▁the ▁nearby ▁Gas per ▁River ▁and ▁M ud dy ▁River ▁con greg ations . ▁All ▁three ▁of ▁these ▁con greg ations ▁were ▁under ▁the ▁min istry ▁of ▁James ▁McG ready . ▁A ▁year ▁later , ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 0 1 , ▁an ▁even ▁larger ▁sacr ament ▁occasion ▁that ▁is ▁generally ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁America ' s ▁first ▁camp ▁meeting ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁C ane ▁R idge ▁in ▁Bour bon ▁County , ▁Kentucky , ▁under ▁Bart on ▁W . ▁Stone ▁( 1 7 7 2 – 1 8 4 4 ) ▁with ▁numerous ▁Pres by ter ian , ▁Bapt ist , ▁and ▁Method ist ▁minister s ▁particip ating ▁in ▁the ▁services . ▁The ▁six - day ▁gather ing ▁attract ing ▁perhaps ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁ 2 0