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Camp Luther
2016 ANNUAL REPORT
A subsidiary ministry of the North Wisconsin District - Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
A Note from
WoodyDear Friends in Christ, From it's earliest days camp has been a place that brought people TOGETHER for fellowship, recreation, encouragement, service, and worship. That tradition continues today TOGETHER as volunteers, supporters, leaders, and staff through God's grace, make Camp Luther what it is today. This is our first Annual Report. I hope this is informative and helpful to you. If you have any questions about camp, please feel free to contact me. I would enjoy talking with you about this incredible ministry. As we reflect on the year that has passed in this Annual Report, I pray that you would consider how we may do even more for Christ's Kingdom through Camp Luther. Thank you for your prayers and support. TOGETHER In Christ, Gary "Woody" Vought Executive Director In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit. Ephesians 2:22
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Our Mission
Building up all people in Christ
for service and witness to the world.
"Elizabeth started reading from her Bible as soon as we left camp. She was filled with a new appreciation of learning
about God and Jesus."
6075 Guests
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Our Core Values
Christ-centered Community Relationships Service
Servant Leadership
Provide a fun and safeChrist-centered
community where faith inspires a
purposeful and joyful life.
Develop respectful and caring relationships which serve to provide a lifelong network of
Christian mentors and friends.
Teach, model, and practice servant
leadership to encourage others to take positive action for building up the Kingdom of God.
Create experiences to explore and discover
unique interests and talents that transform
lives toward meaningful service to God.
"Camp helped boost his confidence. It showed him that he can do things that he thought he couldn't do (like being away from home for 5 days). He is still humming and singing the songs he learned at camp everywhere he goes. He has also told
any and everyone he sees about his time at Camp Luther."4
Our Vision Statement“Through God’s Grace, Camp Luther will be nationally recognized as a premier Christian camp, embracing the challenge to produce the
finest spiritual programs emphasizing; healthy relationships, leadership skills and service in a diverse world. With an exemplary
staff, quality facilities, and in the midst of God’s creation, Camp Luther will reach out to thousands of children, adults and families
with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.”
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"The devotions were very impactful on my child for sure. It definitely helped her grow in faith and she seems to have had a boost in confidence of God's love for her. She says that she
learned so much from the devotions and Christian growth times."
Summer Camp
2016
2016 Campers by Program
"Our daughter came home from camp rejuvenated and stronger in faith. We love camp
as much as she does!!! Thank you!"
Campers from 20 States!
2733 Campers Served!
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Summer Camp
2016
Resident Camper Five-Year Attendance
Campers from 20 States!
Residential Camper Boy/Girl Campers Ratio
Resident Camper Five-Year Attendance
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140 Paricipants
Service - Adventure - Faith Development - Team Building
2016 Participants Angel Adventures Extreme Calvary, Watseka, IL Youth Immanuel, Merrill, WI Youth St. Paul, Manawa Staff St. Johns, West Bend, WI Youth Trinity, Wausau, WI Youth The EdgeIMPACT @ KBC Youth Leaders Retreat8
Mount Olive Weston, Confirmation Peace Antigo, Leaders Circuit 12 Youth Retreat St. Germain Ev. Free, 2nd Wed. Youth Bethlehem Nekoosa, Youth Retreat Eagle River U12 Winter Fun Day Angel on my Shoulder, Angel Adventures Westminster Presbyterian Rockford Peace Eau Claire, Youth Retreat PALS Pastors Retreat Angel on my Shoulder, Camp Hozhoni Three Lakes School Outdoor Ed St. Johns West Bend, Families Boy Scout Troop 68, LWML Young Women’s Retreat Peace Lutheran Antigo, Confirmation Pilgrim Lutheran Green Bay, Confirmation
2016 Guest Group Retreats
Fall, Winter and Spring Retreats
UWEC Gospel Choir Wolf River Lutheran High School, Servant Event Trinity Merrill, Outdoor Ed St. Paul Manawa, Elders Retreat St. Johns West Bend, Men's Retreat Prairie River Middle School Bethlehem Pella, Village Retreat Angel on my Shoulder, Camp Angel Good Shepherd by the Lake, Stoughton Conf. Our Redeemer Bessemer, Summer Village Retreat LWML Fall Retreat St. John Merrill, School Trinity on Stewart Wausau, Confirmation North Wisconsin District, Circuit Visitors Three Lakes Schools, Outdoor Ed. Wisconsin DNR, Youth Hunting Retreat Peace Antigo, Outdoor Education Trinity Burr Ridge, IL, Youth Retreat
Congregations Participation in Group ProgramsAlleluia Lutheran, Greenleaf Bethlehem Lutheran, Altoona Bethlehem Lutheran, Wales Christ Lutheran, Chippewa Falls Christ Lutheran, Marshfield Christ of the Bay Lutheran, Green Bay Christ the King Lutheran, Ishpeming Christus Lutheran, Clintonville Emmaus Lutheran, Waupaca Faith Lutheran, Appleton Faith Lutheran, Chippewa Falls Faith Lutheran, Green Bay First Lutheran, Rice Lake Good Shepherd Lutheran, Appleton Grace Lutheran, Augusta Hope Lutheran, De Pere Hope Lutheran, Fond du Lac Immanuel Lutheran, Wisconsin Rapids
St. Lukes Lutheran, Wisconsin Rapids Immanuel Lutheran, Downers Grove Immanuel Lutheran, Hewitt Immanuel Lutheran, Merrill Immanuel Lutheran, School Marshfield Peace Lutheran, Antigo Peace Lutheran, Park Falls Pilgrim Lutheran, Green Bay Raized, Bellevue Redeemer Lutheran, Marquette Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran, Greenville Sion Lutheran, Chatham Spirit of Life Lutheran, Church, Mosinee SS Peter and Paul Lutheran, Houghton St. Jakobi Lutheran, Shawano St. James Lutheran, Shawano St. John Lutheran, Church Pittsville St. John Lutheran, Durand
St. John Lutheran, Edgar St. John Lutheran, Merrill St. John Lutheran, Pickerel St. John Lutheran, Pulaski St. John Lutheran, School Suring St. John Lutheran, Tigerton St. Johns Lutheran, Withee St. Mark Lutheran, Symco St. Mark's Lutheran, Wausau St. Martin Lutheran, Clintonville St. Matthew Lutheran, Eau Claire St. Matthew Lutheran, White Lake St. Paul Lutheran, Amherst St. Paul Lutheran, Birnamwood St. Paul Lutheran, Cumberland St. Paul Lutheran, Luxemburg St. Paul Lutheran, Sheboygan Falls St. Paul Lutheran, Stevens Point St. Paul Lutheran, Wittenburg Trinity Lutheran, Athens
146 Family Cottage Retreats
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CAMPAIGN GOALS:Every Kid to Camp Outdoor Ministry Fund Building Projects
$150,000 Annually $350,000 Annually
$2.5 Million
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly. Acts 4:31b
Thank you to everyone who has stepped forward in support of the Filled with the Spirit Campaign! With more than $1.13 million in commitments, momentum is building for this important comprehensive campaign that will impact the future of Camp Luther for generations. Your commitment to this campaign blesses children through Every Kid to Camp, ministry programs through the Outdoor Ministry Fund and funding of the Retreat Center and new Dining facility.
Proceeds to Every Kid to Camp will provide first time camp experiences to 300 campers annually at no cost to the family and provide financial assistance to many others.
The Outdoor Ministry Fund provides essential annual funding of camps, retreats, improvements, Junior Counselors, and program development.
Building projects funded through Filled with the Spirit will provide improved housing through the lower level of the Retreat Center. A new Dining Facility will enhance the Camp Luther ministry through increased space for meals, food preparation, storage, and meetings.
Construction This Spring!
Thank you for helping us reach our goal for the build out of the Retreat
Center lower level!
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Campaign
GIVING UPDATE
Thank you for supporting this ministry. You can give online at campluther.com/give or through the mobile Pushpay app.
2016 Golf Challenge
Net proceeds: $13,654
Thank You! $638,891
in donations in 2016!
Thank you Thrivent members for choosing Camp Luther in 2016!
Thrivent Choice$35,199
Join us Friday, June 23, 2017!
COMMITMENTS Outdoor Ministry Every Kid to Camp Capital Improvements TOTAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTMENTS
$204,000
$ 34,450 $893,150
$1,131,600
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Campaign
Every Kid
to Camp
THANK YOU!Since 2006, $765,565 in gifts
has blessed the lives of 2490 children!
"Our daughter came home from camp rejuvenated and stronger in faith. We love camp as much as she does!!! Thank you!"
Your support of Every Kid to Camp sends as many as 300 children to camp for their first time each summer. Every Kid to Camp also
provides financial aid for up to 100 children each year.
$60,000 is still needed to meet our goal of 300 campers in 2017.
Your commitment to Camp Luther and the Every Kid to Camp fund is truly transforming lives. It is through your support that these children develop meaning friendships,
experience the mentorship of a counselor, discover their unique gifts and talents, and are given hope in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. As our culture becomes more and more secular, and as children face great challenges to their faith each and every day, the
unique Christian environment of camp is needed more than ever. Thank you for helping to bring the joy and hope we have in Christ into the lives of these children.
Cam
pers
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Finance and Stewardship
Just $62,499 remaining on Retreat Center mortgage!
As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace. I Peter 4:10
Thank you for supporting the ministry of Camp Luther. Nearly 1/3 of annual operating needs and scholarships are provided through your financial
support. TOGETHER we are encouraging thousands of children and families in the faith each year.
Over $900,000 has been paid down on this loan since 2001!
ENERGY CONSERVATIONThe average energy use at Camp Luther has dropped from $12.90 per person in 2009/10 to $9.92 per person in 2015/16.
Thank you to the North Wisconsin District LCMS for
supporting Camp Luther through an annual subsidy and line of credit.
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Thank You
Volunteers!
2016 VOLUNTEERS Workbee Weekends Side by Side Junior Counselors Medics Guest Pastors RV Volunteers Other Volunteers
160 28 58 10 10 5 29
300
Volunteers!
Volunteers of the Year Louise & Clay Reisler
Pictured with Debbie & Gary "Woody" Vought
Camp Luther is blessed through your service!
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Steven Edwards Fremont, WI
Meranda Eggebrecht
Marshfield, WI
Terry Hanstedt - Chair Pulaski, WI
Paul Heinonen Ishpeming, MI
Rev. Steve Hulke Stevens Point, WI
Rev. Chad Ott Marquette, MI
Ryan Paszek
Summit Lake, WI
Amy PfliegerMinocqua, WI
Dave Reineke
Antigo, WI
Dave Selmeyer Antigo, WI
Carl Treankler
Atlantic Mine, MI
Kris Wesser Apple Valley, MN
Thane and Melissa Bublitz Neenah, WI
Anne Hartman, Chair
Eau Claire, WI
Phil Kirchner Suamico, WI
Tim and Linda Mattson
DePere, WI
Jamie Nelson Ringle, WI
Rick and Ruth Steinke
Green Bay, WI
Julie Wilkins LaGrange, IL
Jim and Kathy Wiebel
Appleton, WI
Karla Arrigoni Rice Lake, WI
Rev. Joel Brandt
Waunake, WI
Thane Bublitz Neenah, WI
Meranda Eggebrecht
Marshfield, WI
Mike Henning Appleton, WI
Judith Hintz
Mount Juliet, TN
Renae Miracle Mequon, WI
Brian Parker
Marshfield, WI
Clay Reisler Bonduel, WI
Emily Schutte
New Prague, MN
Nathan Schwanz De Forest, WI
Thank YouBoard &
CommitteeMembers
Board of Directors
Campaign Steering Committee
Alumni Reunion Planning Committee
Advisory Council
Taylor “Olive” Baumeister Houston, TX
Becky “Snap” Bernau
Jonesboro, AR
Sally “Eggs” Bender Topeka, KS
Christina “Jitterz” Hanschke
Chicago, IL
Jessica “Theta” LaBrash Ft. Wayne, IN
Barbara "Barbie" Lutz
Wausau, WI
Aaron “Amax” Mueller Iowa City, IA
Clay “Gator” & Louise “Weezy” Reisler
(Co-chairs) Bonduel WI
Joyce “Chipper” Tonjes Bakersfield, CA
Bekah “Hashtag” Vought
Madison, WI15
2016 SUMMER
STAFF
Blitz—Youth Camps UW-La Crosse Wausau WI Rocket—IMPACT Wisconsin-La Crosse Rochester MN JMAC—IMPACT Concordia-Texas GRAD Austin TX
Fizzle—Health Care UW-Eau Claire GRAD Greenville WI Arrow—Family Camp Concordia-Wisconsin Oconomowoc WI
Snack Shack—CDC Concordia-Nebraska Three Lakes WI Gleek—CDC College of Charleston Greenville SC
Rilla—Junior Counselor/A&C UW-Eau Claire Rhinelander WI Meyer—Waterfront Concordia-Chicago Antigo WI
Gobo—Social Media Concordia-Wisconsin Antigo WI Kinch—Keweenaw Base Camp Michigan Tech Greenleaf WI
Radar— Keweenaw Base Camp Concordia-St. Paul Elk River MN
Groot Concordia-Wisconsin Antigo WI Suds UW-La Crosse Eau Claire WI
Muskie UW-Stevens Point Appleton WI Wolf Concordia-St. Paul Plymouth MN
Indiana Concordia-Nebraska Appleton WI Surge University of Louisville Louisville KY
Lochness UW-Stout Forest WI Sling-Shot Concordia-Wisconsin Marquette MI
Tron University of Minnesota West Bend WI Cheese Concordia-Wisconsin Courtland MN Shuffle Weber State University Ogden UT
Moose Augustana University Woodbury MN Captain Concordia-Chicago Menomonee Falls WI
Rover Carroll University GRAD Wisconsin Rapids WI Beta Concordia-Wisconsin Fort Wayne IN
Band-Aid Concordia-Wisconsin Medford WI Chuckles Concordia-Wisconsin GRAD St. Paul MN
Chip Concordia-Wisconsin Mayer MN Jammer UW-Madison Chili WI
Intro Concordia-Nebraska Withee WI Hank UW-Oshkosh Wausau WI
Nala UW-Eau Claire Rochester MN Psych Concordia-Wisconsin Abbotsford WI Poto Concordia-Wisconsin Rice Lake WI
Ifoo Martin Luther College New London WI Striker Concordia-Wisconsin Marshfield WI
Smiles UW-Eau Claire Shawano WI Soy University of Minnesota Appleton WI
Program Coordinators Female Counselors
Male Counselors
Community - Relationships - Servant Leadership - Service
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2016 JUNIOR
COUNSELORS
Program Coordinators
Female Counselors
Session 5Session 4Session 3
Session 1 Session 2
Camp Luther Year-Round Staff
For the ministry of this service is not only
supplying the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God.
2 Corinthians 9:12
Bales Bailey Welch
Canteen Manager
Indigo Shely Karolus
Director fo Donor Relations
Kardia Beth Lutz
Director of Programs
Beemer Blaine Welch
Director of Guest Services
Kash Kristina Aschenbrenner
Business & Finance Manager
Pistachio Sheryl Puracchio
Development Assistant
Reader Chris Frank
Office & Acnts Payable
Ren Laurinda Boone
Food Service Manager
Sojo Hannah Ness
Program & Communications
Manager
Rock Roxanne Burkum
Office Administrator
Swoops Janette Marien
Keweenaw Base Camp Community Outreach
TLC Becky McFaul
Housekeeping & Office
Rescue Rick Campbell Maintenance &
Improvements Director
Ra Myra Clancy
Cook
Woody Gary Vought
Executive Director
Marcus Huff
Base Camp Director
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70th Anniversary Alumni Staff Reunion
Camp Luther was filled with hugs, laughs, and trips down memory lane July 1-3, 2016 as those who served on Camp’s Summer and Full-time Staff during the past 70 years gathered for a reunion. Alumni staff in attendance came from 14 states and represented 6 decades! The reunion theme was Surrounded, from Hebrews 12: 1. “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,” Thank you to everyone who participated in the weekend, and all those who have served on Camp Luther’s staff!
70th Anniversary Alumni Staff
Reunion
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