The property for the Arkansas Baptist Assembly was purchased from the Masonic Lodge of Siloam Springs, Arkansas in 1925. The purchase price for the 200 acres was only $10,000.  The Lodge used the property for a picnic ground and family play area.  From 1925 through World War II, the Assembly was used mainly as a place to have training camps for adults.  These camps taught Arkansas Baptists how to conduct Sunday School, Baptist Young Peoples Union, and all other church organizations.

     Following the war, the Assembly began to change into a summer youth camp.  Many WWII surplus buildings were installed at the camp.  In fact, the north half of the Assembly Manager's home is constructed from three of these buildings.  During the 1960's, the concrete block dorms were constructed.  This provided housing for a thousand people during a week of camp.  Four buildings were constructed to house family groups in rooms with private baths, much like motel rooms.  The dining hall, which had been the dance hall for the Masonic lodge, has been enlarged twice.  The open air tabernacle was enlarged and finally enclosed with garage type doors.  During these years, 600 people would be a large camp in the summer.

     Also during these years, a children's assembly was developed.  It started as a daycare operation for the children of Adults that were working with the teenagers.  It gradually developed a life of its own.  Teaching pavilions and a worship tabernacle were built.

     During the late sixties, the dorms were refurbished and updated.  In the late 1980's, Bernice Jones and the Jones Foundation built the Main Youth Worship Center.  This 1200 seat building is where all mass meetings are held during the summer camping season and large group meetings are held during the winter.  This building replaced the tabernacle that had been used since the 1930's.

     In 1995, Bernice Jones and the Jones Foundation built the Children's Worship Center.  This building's name was later changed to "The Jones Conference Center."  This building is used for mass meetings of our children's assembly during the summer, and by other groups that have weekend events during the winter.