Membership at the United Baptist Church had grown to 449 by 1937, and all groups and committees were very active. Deacon John Gordon was still clerk, and John Webster , the treasurer. This was the year the congregation initiated its first camp for young people. The idea had been discussed for many years, and in 1937 a small campground was established at Marshfield . It was on a Hillsborough River shorefront property located on the farm of Ludlow Jenkins, an active member of the Marshfield Baptist Church. Five hundred dollars was expended initially to provide a small camp building, a few tents and some equipment. The camp was organized to provide a summer gathering place for youngsters and Sunday School groups. Initially there was great interest, and it did work well for a couple of years, but adult enthusiasm to maintain a summer church camp did not endure. Organization for camping activity would normally comefrom the Boy Scout Troop in the church, but all scout troops in the city were working hard to fund their own new camp being developed at Point Prim , and they were not interested in supporting camping efforts for other groups. However, the seed had been planted and with so many active youth organizations it would just be a matter of time before summer camping would become an important part of the Baptist outreach ministry. Pastor Harvey Denton was leading the enthusiastic planning effort to expand the Sunday School. The plan was to build an addition onto the west side of the existing Sunday School Hall, expanding it out to the setback line of the main building on . It would almost double the size and give the building itself a much larger appearance. Plans were drawn, but the project idea was halted when the owners of the property to the south on objected to the fact that the new construction could seriously affect light reaching their windows. There was a legal 'Right-to-Light' law that could be contested in the courts but the church wanted no part of a legal battle, especially since they agreed with their usually congenial neighbour. So it was back to the drawing board, but this time with enthusiasm to succeed, having initiated the process to meet the great need for expansion. When all options had been reviewed regarding the expansion, there was only one logical alternative left. The only way to go was down, to excavate and expand the basement under the main building and vestry. Once again plans were completed; when reviewed they realized this alternative would give more space than originally planned. It would cost less and certainly would be a lot less expensive to maintain. Apart from a large hall, there would be a stage, a number of classrooms, a new kitchen and a toilet. The new addition would have three stairways for safety and a commercial ceiling fan to provide adequate ventilation. Tenders were called for the Project, and after being opened and awarded, the general construction was done by local contractors Oakes and Ford, the plumbing by Stanley, Shaw and Peardon and the electrical by Raymond Wakelin . The Building Committee was excited that Baptist Church on Expansion not possible at street level