Mar-Lu-Ridge Summer Camp and Education and Conference Center
| Mar-Lu-Ridge | |
|---|---|
| Mar-Lu-Ridge Summer Camp and Education and Conference Center | |
| 39°18′55″N 77°31′53″W / 39.315363°N 77.531323°W | |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | ELCA |
| Website | mar-lu-ridge.org |
| History | |
| Founded | December 31, 1958 |
Mar-Lu-Ridge Summer Camp and Education and Conference Center is an outdoor ministry site of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America located in Jefferson, Maryland. Mar-Lu-Ridge, an abbreviation for either Martin Luther or Maryland Lutheran, sits atop a mountain in the Catoctin Mountain range. The camp is a year-round ministry location that was founded at a groundbreaking ceremony on December 31, 1958. The first year of summer camp was 1959,[1] and camp continues to the present.[2] This American Camping Association-accredited camp serves both the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod and the Delaware-Maryland Synod, as well people of all faiths and denominations. Mar-Lu-Ridge is also a year-round ministry site that is visited by hundreds of people on weekends and other retreat times.[3]
References
- ↑ Mullen, Katherine (20 March 2008). "Mar-Lu-Ridge welcomes new director, new vision". The Gazette. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
- ↑ Mar-Lu-Ridge The First Fifty Years, 1st edition, Old Line Publishing, 2009
- ↑ Guynn, Susan. "Horizon". Frederick News-Post. Retrieved 26 May 2011.