Driving in from Eldon?
First Baptist Church of Camdenton is about 30 miles south of Eldon on U.S. 54. Sunday worship at 10:30 AM at 186 S. Business Rt. 5 in Camdenton.
First Baptist Church of Camdenton is a Baptist church in Camdenton, Missouri, about 30 miles south of Eldon on U.S. 54, with Sunday worship at 10:30 AM. Eldon sits at the north end of Miller County, and the drive south on U.S. 54 takes you through farmland, into the Lake region, and finally into Camdenton. Drive time is right around 35 minutes.
About 30 miles south on U.S. 54. From downtown Eldon, drive time is about 33 to 39 minutes on a normal Sunday morning. The route goes south through farmland, drops into the Lake region around Lake Ozark and Osage Beach, and pulls into Camdenton at the U.S. 54 / Business 5 split.
The main worship service starts at 10:30 AM and runs about 60 to 75 minutes. Singing (a mix of hymns and contemporary worship), an offering, and Pastor Cody Harlow preaching through a book of the Bible passage by passage. Community groups for every age range meet starting at 9:00 AM beforehand. If you're driving 35 minutes from Eldon, the easier path is to plan for the 10:30 service and skip the groups; you can always add groups later once the drive becomes routine.
Children's ministry runs concurrent with the main service from nursery through elementary. Secure check-in. Background-checked volunteers.
For the 10:30 AM service, leave Eldon by 9:45 AM and you'll arrive comfortably with 5 to 7 minutes to park. For community groups at 9:00 AM, leave by 8:15.
Yes. We've livestreamed Sunday worship since 2020 and broadcast every week on YouTube. For a 35-minute drive, the livestream is a sensible fallback when the weather turns or someone in the household is sick. Past sermons archive on the sermons page. That said, for an Eldon family considering FBC long-term, the relationships happen in the room — livestream alone makes the connection thin.
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About 30 miles south on U.S. 54. Drive time is about 33 to 39 minutes.
Eldon has several churches in town across denominations. If a 35-minute drive each Sunday isn't sustainable for your family, a healthy church closer to home is a real win — our Lake-area church finder guide walks through how to evaluate one.
Leave by 9:45 AM. You'll arrive with 5 to 7 minutes to park comfortably. For community groups at 9:00 AM, leave by 8:15.
Find Us
About 35 minutes from Eldon by car, south on U.S. 54.
No registration, no pre-call. Show up by 10:30 AM. We'll be glad you came.
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