Jackson Mill

34th Circuit Rider Event

September 6, 7, 8, 2024

James Edward Swanson Sr., elected to the episcopacy in 2004, was the resident bishop of the Mississippi Conference of The United Methodist Church.

His tenure in the Mississippi Conference began Sept. 1, 2012, with his first public appearance one day earlier to the conference’s Seashore District. He went there to be with those affected by Hurricane Isaac. The hurricane made landfall on August 28, 2012, causing additional devastation to Mississippi coastal communities recovering from Hurricane Katrina seven years earlier.

Swanson served as the president of the General Commission of United Methodist Men for 2017-2020. He was re-elected to the post following his service from 2012-2016. Swanson is a member of the International Association of Methodist Schools, Colleges, and Universities (IAMSCU). He serves on the board of trustees for Emory University, Rust College, and Millsaps College. He is also the chairman of the board of trustees at Gammon Theological Seminary.

Swanson is a sought-after preacher, workshop leader, and lecturer. He has presented to people in Japan, Korea, Brazil, Russia, Estonia, Chile, Canada, the Holy Land, Egypt, Liberia, Sudan, Uganda, South Africa, Zimbabwe and throughout the United States.

He is married to Delphine Yvonne Ramsey Swanson. They have the joy of being parents to six children and are blessed with 15 grandchildren.

He retired on January 1, 2023.

Boy Scout Registration

www.buckskin.org/events/circuit-rider-34/

Options

Historic Area Program: tour the historic area featuring a demonstration of an operational gristmill

Outdoor Recreation Program: a mountain bike course and group ride around the grounds

STEAM Program: practice problem-solving skills as you use the engineering design process to create, build, test, and improve a drone

Wall Climb: try your strength and agility at climbing a rock wall

Boy Scout Schedule

  • Friday
  • 4:00 – 9:00 p.m. – Check In
  • 10:00 p.m. – Scoutmaster Meeting
  • Saturday
  • 7:00 a.m. – Reveille
  • 9:00 a.m. – Flag Raising
  • 9:20 a.m. – Events Start
  • 12:00 p.m. – Lunch
  • 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. – Activities
  • 4:00 p.m. – Dutch Oven Dessert Tasting Competition
  • 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. – Dinner at the Dining Hall with the U.M.M.                             
  • 7:30 p.m. – Rootin Tootin Time at Show Ring
  • Sunday
  • 9:00 a.m. – Vespers with District Superintendent Neil Leftwich

United Methodist Men Registration

www.buckskin.org/events/circuit-rider-34/

Jackson Mill Lodge 

Single – $260.00 each

Double – $240.00 each 

Cabin – $207 each

Dormitory – $140 each (price includes meals)

United Methodist Men Schedule

  • Friday
  • 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. – Check In
  • 4:00 p.m. – Executive Session
  • 5:00 p.m. – Dinner
  • 6:00 p.m. – Gathering at the Chapel              
  • 7:00 p.m. – Bishop Swanson Rock I Stand
  • 8:30 p.m. – Accountability Time
  • Saturday
  • 7:00 a.m. – Witness Time
  • 8:00 a.m. – Breakfast Time
  • 9:15 a.m. – Gathering With Music
  • 9:45 a.m. – Bishop Swanson Rock I Stand
  • 10:30 a.m. – Break
  • 10:45 a.m. – Bishop Swanson Rock I Stand
  • 12:00 p.m. – Lunch                    
  • 1:00 p.m. – Bishop Swanson Rock I Stand
  • 2:15 p.m. – Time with Scouts
  • 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. – Dinner with Scouts
  • 6:30 p.m. – U.M.M. Business Session
  • 7:30 p.m. – Rootin Tootin Time at Show Ring
  • 9:00 p.m. – Witness Time
  • Sunday
  • 8:00 a.m. – Breakfast
  • 9:00 a.m. – Vespers with District Superintendent Neil Leftwich
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