Mar-Lu-Ridge Summer Camp and Education and Conference Center

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][3] 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.[4][5]

Mar-Lu-Ridge
Mar-Lu-Ridge Summer Camp and Education and Conference Center
39.315363°N 77.531323°W / 39.315363; -77.531323
CountryUnited States
DenominationELCA
Websitemar-lu-ridge.org
History
FoundedDecember 31, 1958 (1958-12-31)

References
  1. Mullen, Katherine (20 March 2008). "Mar-Lu-Ridge welcomes new director, new vision". The Gazette. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  2. Mar-Lu-Ridge The First Fifty Years, 1st edition, Old Line Publishing, 2009
  3. Whong, Jason (22 February 2018). "Summer Camp Guide 2018". Maryland Daily Record. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  4. Guynn, Susan. "Horizon". Frederick News-Post. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  5. Roder, Nicole. "Maryland summer camps make affordable family reunion venues in the off-season". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 20 September 2019.

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