“Building up the Body of Christ for service to the church and witness to the world!”
Sometimes the simplest of questions can be the most difficult to answer? That’s exactly what happened two years ago when our Strategic Planning Task Force began to discuss why we have Camp Luther.
Our camp was purchased in 1946 by the North Wisconsin District LCMS as a place for the children, youth and families of our 222 congregations to be built up in the Christian faith. Facilities had been rented for years, but it was decided it was time to have a place of our own. So, the original purpose of Camp Luther was to serve our people, LCMS Lutherans in the north Wisconsin and the U.P. of Michigan. For the most part, that remains our purpose to this day.
But other questions arose. What about those who use the camp that aren’t Lutheran? How does that ministry fit within our purpose. The task force recognized the fact that Camp Luther does serve groups and individuals outside of district and denomination. In fact we seek out and encourage that involvement. We value the involvement of those groups and individuals and they through their involvement help to support the mission of our camp. (more…)