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 | |
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Mar-Lu-Ridge Summer Camp and Education and Conference Center | |
39.315363°N 77.531323°W | |
Country | United States |
Denomination | ELCA |
Website | mar-lu-ridge.org |
History | |
Founded | December 31, 1958 |
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
- Whong, Jason (22 February 2018). "Summer Camp Guide 2018". Maryland Daily Record. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- Guynn, Susan. "Horizon". Frederick News-Post. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
- Roder, Nicole. "Maryland summer camps make affordable family reunion venues in the off-season". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 20 September 2019.