Ruth Roberts from the old Baptist church on were removed prior to demolition, and many are evident today in homes and buildings around Charlottetown . In August of 1964, Deacon Percy J. Proud died, leaving Dr. Artemas Clark as the only remaining lifetime deacon in the church. Apart from his service as a deacon, Percy Proud had made a major contribution to the Baptist Church in Charlottetown with many years of tireless attention as a trustee and chairman of the Property Committee. Nineteen hundred and sixty-four was the centennial of the "Fathers" visiting Charlottetown in 1864, to begin the process leading to the confederation of Canada . One of the celebrations was a royal visit by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. As their motorcade came down the North River Road, the Guides and Brownies of the Charlottetown Baptist Church were among those officially lining the street to greet the royal visitors. These events would also officially mark the opening of the new Confederation Centre of the Arts, on Charlottetown 's - Canada 's first memorial to Confederation. At First Baptist, Ruth Roberts was busy heading a committee and working hard to create a new church library. Also, the Board had just hired a new office manager, Marilyn Corkum, replacing former manager Alberta Aitken , who was retiring. It was a year of record breaking activity, and Sunday School attendance hit a peak of 384 members in eight departments, necessitating the use of some classrooms across the street at the YMCA - further evidence of the continuing cooperation that had existed between the two organizations, for over 100 years. Led by an enthusiastic Men's Association, the new church camp at Rice Point was gradually being outfitted but was still only capable of handling day- campers. When one of the old kitchen shelters from the Prince Edward Island became available, it was purchased for $84 and quickly moved to the campsite, adding to the number of buildings being assembled. By 1966, two big war-surplus bell tents were evident during weekend camps, and a major step was taken when two pre-fabricated 42' x 20' "Debert Huts" were purchased and erected at the camp, by the Men's Association. These fabricated army buildings finally gave the Rice Point Baptist camp the facilities required to organize extended camps for young people of all ages. On August 5-7, the first organized church family camp was held at Rice Point , with a good attendance. Special guests of the camping group were Dr. Judson Levy and his wife Feme, who continued to maintain a warm relationship with their former pastorate in Charlottetown . During a family camp one year later, on August 13, 1967, the site was officially opened as "", without question one of the finest sites for a church camp in eastern Canada . would gradually become a ministry of its own, providing for decades to come, "a safe, fun place to learn about God", for thousands of children of all ages. In 1966, the church saw another missionary, David Wilton , leave for India. 121