camp luther 2016 annual report
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CampLuther
2016 ANNUAL REPORT
A subsidiary ministry of the North Wisconsin District - Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
A Notefrom
WoodyDear Friends in Christ,
From it's earliest days camp has been a place thatbrought people TOGETHER for fellowship, recreation,encouragement, service, and worship. That traditioncontinues today TOGETHER as volunteers, supporters,leaders, and staff through God's grace, make CampLuther what it is today.
This is our first Annual Report. I hope this is informativeand helpful to you. If you have any questions aboutcamp, please feel free to contact me. I would enjoytalking with you about this incredible ministry.
As we reflect on the year that has passed in this AnnualReport, I pray that you would consider how we may doeven more for Christ's Kingdom through CampLuther. Thank you for your prayers and support.
TOGETHER In Christ,
Gary "Woody" VoughtExecutive Director
In him you also are being built together into a dwellingplace for God by the Spirit. Ephesians 2:22
OurMission
Building up all peoplein Christ
for service and witnessto the world.
"Elizabeth started reading from her Bible as soon as we leftcamp. She was filled with a new appreciation of learning
about God and Jesus."
6075Guests
Our Core Values
Christ-centeredCommunity Relationships Service
ServantLeadership
Provide a fun and safeChrist-centered
community where faithinspires a purposeful
and joyful life.
Develop respectfuland caring relationshipswhich serve to providea lifelong network of
Christian mentorsand friends.
Teach, model, andpractice servant
leadership to encourageothers to take positiveaction for building up the Kingdom of God.
Create experiencesto explore and discover
unique interests andtalents that transform
lives toward meaningfulservice to God.
"Camp helped boost his confidence. It showed him that he can do things that he thought he couldn't do (like beingaway 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."
Our Vision Statement“Through God’s Grace, Camp Luther will be nationally recognized asa 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, CampLuther will reach out to thousands of children, adults and families
with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.”
"The devotions were very impactful on my child forsure. It definitely helped her grow in faith and sheseems to have had a boost in confidence of God'slove for her. She says that she learned so muchfrom the devotions and Christian growth times."
SummerCamp
2016
2016 Campers by Program
Resident Camper Five-Year Attendance
"Our daughter came homefrom camp rejuvenated andstronger in faith. We love
camp as much as she does!!!Thank you!"
Residential CamperBoy/Girl Campers
Ratio
Campers from 20 States!
2733CampersServed!
140Paricipants
Service - Adventure - Faith Development - Team Building
2016 Participants
Angel Adventures ExtremeCalvary, Watseka, IL YouthImmanuel, Merrill, WI YouthSt. Paul, Manawa StaffSt. Johns, West Bend, WI YouthTrinity, Wausau, WI YouthThe EdgeIMPACT @ KBC
Mount Olive Weston, ConfirmationPeace Antigo, LeadersCircuit 12 Youth RetreatSt. Germain Ev. Free, 2nd Wed. YouthBethlehem Nekoosa, Youth RetreatEagle River U12 Winter Fun DayAngel on my Shoulder, Angel AdventuresWestminster Presbyterian RockfordPeace Eau Claire, Youth RetreatPALS Pastors RetreatAngel on my Shoulder, Camp HozhoniThree Lakes School Outdoor EdSt. Johns West Bend, FamiliesBoy Scout Troop 68,LWML Young Women’s RetreatPeace Lutheran Antigo, ConfirmationPilgrim Lutheran Green Bay, Confirmation
2016 Guest Group Retreats
Fall, Winter and Spring Retreats
UWEC Gospel ChoirWolf River Lutheran High School, Servant EventTrinity Merrill, Outdoor EdSt. Paul Manawa, Elders RetreatSt. Johns West Bend, Men's RetreatPrairie River Middle SchoolBethlehem Pella, Village RetreatAngel on my Shoulder, Camp AngelGood Shepherd by the Lake, Stoughton Conf. Our Redeemer Bessemer, Summer Village RetreatLWML Fall Retreat,St. John Merrill, SchoolTrinity on Stewart Wausau, ConfirmationNorth Wisconsin District, Circuit VisitorsThree Lakes Schools, Outdoor Ed.Wisconsin DNR, Youth Hunting RetreatPeace Antigo, Outdoor EducationTrinity Burr Ridge, IL, Youth Retreat
Congregations Participation in Group ProgramsAlleluia Lutheran, GreenleafBethlehem Lutheran, AltoonaBethlehem Lutheran, WalesChrist Lutheran, Chippewa FallsChrist Lutheran, MarshfieldChrist of the Bay Lutheran, Green BayChrist the King Lutheran, IshpemingChristus Lutheran, ClintonvilleEmmaus Lutheran, WaupacaFaith Lutheran, AppletonFaith Lutheran, Chippewa FallsFaith Lutheran, Green BayFirst Lutheran, Rice LakeGood Shepherd Lutheran, AppletonGrace Lutheran, AugustaHope Lutheran, De PereHope Lutheran, Fond du LacImmanuel Lutheran, Wisconsin Rapids
St. Lukes Lutheran,, Wisconsin RapidsImmanuel Lutheran, Downers GroveImmanuel Lutheran, HewittImmanuel Lutheran, MerrillImmanuel Lutheran, School MarshfieldPeace Lutheran, AntigoPeace Lutheran, Park FallsPilgrim Lutheran, Green BayRaized, BellevueRedeemer Lutheran, MarquetteShepherd of the Hills Lutheran, GreenvilleSion Lutheran, ChathamSpirit of Life Lutheran, Church, MosineeSS Peter and Paul Lutheran, HoughtonSt. Jakobi Lutheran, ShawanoSt. James Lutheran, ShawanoSt. John Lutheran, Church PittsvilleSt. John Lutheran, Durand
St. John Lutheran, EdgarSt. John Lutheran, MerrillSt. John Lutheran, PickerelSt. John Lutheran, PulaskiSt. John Lutheran, School SuringSt. John Lutheran, TigertonSt. Johns Lutheran, WitheeSt. Mark Lutheran, SymcoSt. Mark's Lutheran, WausauSt. Martin Lutheran, ClintonvilleSt. Matthew Lutheran, Eau ClaireSt. Matthew Lutheran, White LakeSt. Paul Lutheran, AmherstSt. Paul Lutheran, BirnamwoodSt. Paul Lutheran, CumberlandSt. Paul Lutheran, LuxemburgSt. Paul Lutheran, Sheboygan FallsSt. Paul Lutheran, Stevens PointSt. Paul Lutheran, WittenburgTrinity Lutheran, Athens
107 FamilyCottageRetreats
CAMPAIGN GOALS:Every Kid to CampOutdoor Ministry FundBuilding 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 theSpirit Campaign! With more than $1.13 million in commitments, momentum isbuilding for this important comprehensive campaign that will impact the future ofCamp Luther for generations. Your commitment to this campaign blesses childrenthrough Every Kid to Camp, ministry programs through the Outdoor Ministry Fundand funding of the Retreat Center and new Dining facility.
Proceeds to Every Kid toCamp will provide firsttime camp experiences to300 campers annually atno cost to the family andprovide financialassistance to manyothers.
The Outdoor MinistryFund provides essentialannual funding of camps,retreats, improvements,Junior Counselors, andprogram development.
Building projects funded through Filled with the Spirit will provideimproved housing through the lower level of the Retreat Center. Anew Dining Facility will enhance the Camp Luther ministrythrough increased space for meals, food preparation, storage, andmeetings.
ConstructionThis Spring!
Thank you for helpingus reach our goal for thebuild out of the Retreat
Center lower level!
Campaign GivingUpdate
Thank you for supporting this ministry. You cangive online at campluther.com/give or throughthe mobile Pushpay app.
2016 Golf Challenge
Net proceeds: $13,654
Thank You! $638,891
in donations in 2016!
Thank you Thrivent members forchoosing Camp Luther in 2016!
Thrivent Choice$35,199
Join us Friday, June 23, 2017!
COMMITMENTSOutdoor Ministry Every Kid to Camp Capital Improvements
TOTAL CAMPAIGNCOMMITTMENTS
$204,000 $ 34,450
$893,150
$1,131,600
Campaign EveryKid
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 childrento 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 transforminglives. It is through your support that these children develop meaning friendships,
experience the mentorship of a counselor, discover their unique gifts and talents, and aregiven hope through the sharing of the Gospel of Jesus. As our culture becomes more and
more secular, and as children face great challenges to their faith each and every day, theunique 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
Finance and Stewardship
Just $62,499 remaining onRetreat 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 onthis loan since 2001!
ENERGYCONSERVATION
The average energy use atCamp Luther has dropped from $12.90
per person in 2009/10 to $9.92 perperson in 2015/16.
Thank you to the North WisconsinDistrict LCMS for supporting CampLuther through an annual subsidy
and line of credit.
ThankYou
Volunteers! 2016 VOLUNTEERS
Workbee WeekendsSide by SideJunior CounselorsMedicsGuest PastorsRV VolunteersOther Volunteers
Thank you JuniorCounselors!
16028581010529
300
Volunteers!
Volunteers of the YearLouise & Clay Reisler
Pictured with Debbie & Gary "Woody" Vought
Camp Luther is blessedthrough your service!
Steven EdwardsFremont, WI
Meranda EggebrechtMarshfield, WI
Terry Hanstedt ChairPulaski, WI
Paul HeinonenIshpeming, MI
Rev. Steve HulkeStevens Point, WI
Rev. Chad OttMarquette, MI
Ryan PaszekSummit Lake, WI
Amy PfliegerMinocqua, WI
Dave ReinekeAntigo, WI
Dave SelmeyerAntigo, WI
Carl TreanklerAtlantic Mine, MI
Kris WesserApple Valley, MN
Thane and Melissa BublitzNeenah, WI
Anne Hartman, ChairEau Claire, WI
Phil KirchnerSuamico, WI
Tim and Linda MattsonDePere, WI
Jamie NelsonRingle, WI
Rick and Ruth SteinkeGreen Bay, WI
Julie WilkinsLaGrange, IL
Jim and Kathy WiebelAppleton, WI
Karla ArrigoniRice Lake, WI
Rev. Joel BrandtWaunake, WI
Thane BublitzNeenah, WI
Meranda EggebrechtMarshfield, WI
Mike HenningAppleton, WI
Judith HintzMount Juliet, TN
Renae MiracleMequon, WI
Brian ParkerMarshfield, WI
Clay ReislerBonduel, WI
Emily SchutteNew Prague, MN
Nathan SchwanzDe Forest, WI
Thank YouBoard &
CommitteeMembers
Board ofDirectors
Campaign SteeringCommittee
Alumni ReunionPlanning Committee
AdvisoryCouncil
Taylor “Olive” BaumeisterHouston, TX
Becky “Snap” BernauJonesboro, AR
Sally “Eggs” BenderTopeka, KS
Christina “Jitterz” HanschkeChicago, IL
Jessica “Theta” LaBrashFt. Wayne, IN
Barbara "Barbie" LutzWausau, WI
Aaron “Amax” MuellerIowa City, IA
Clay “Gator” & Louise “Weezy” Reisler(Cochairs) Bonduel WI
Joyce “Chipper” TonjesBakersfield, CA
Bekah “Hashtag” VoughtMadison, WI
2016SUMMER
STAFF
Blitz—Youth Camps UWLa Crosse Wausau WIRocket—IMPACT WisconsinLa Crosse Rochester MNJMAC—IMPACT ConcordiaTexas GRAD Austin TX
Fizzle—Health Care UWEau Claire GRAD Greenville WIArrow—Family Camp ConcordiaWisconsin Oconomowoc WISnack Shack—CDC ConcordiaNebraska Three Lakes WI
Gleek—CDC College of Charleston Greenville SCRilla—Junior Counselor/A&C UWEau Claire Rhinelander WI
Meyer—Waterfront ConcordiaChicago Antigo WIGobo—Social Media ConcordiaWisconsin Antigo WI
Kinch—Keweenaw Base Camp Michigan Tech Greenleaf WIRadar— Keweenaw Base Camp ConcordiaSt. Paul Elk River MN
Groot ConcordiaWisconsin Antigo WISuds UWLa Crosse Eau Claire WI
Muskie UWStevens Point Appleton WIWolf ConcordiaSt. Paul Plymouth MN
Indiana ConcordiaNebraska Appleton WISurge University of Louisville Louisville KY
Lochness UWStout Forest WISlingShot ConcordiaWisconsin Marquette MITron University of Minnesota West Bend WICheese ConcordiaWisconsin Courtland MNShuffle Weber State University Ogden UTMoose Augustana University Woodbury MN
Captain ConcordiaChicago Menomonee Falls WIRover Carroll University GRAD Wisconsin Rapids WI
Beta ConcordiaWisconsin Fort Wayne IN
BandAid ConcordiaWisconsin Medford WIChuckles ConcordiaWisconsin GRAD St. Paul MN
Chip ConcordiaWisconsin Mayer MNJammer UWMadison Chili WI
Intro ConcordiaNebraska Withee WIHank UWOshkosh Wausau WI
Nala UWEau Claire Rochester MNPsych ConcordiaWisconsin Abbotsford WIPoto ConcordiaWisconsin Rice Lake WIIfoo Martin Luther College New London WIStriker ConcordiaWisconsin Marshfield WI
Smiles UWEau Claire Shawano WISoy University of Minnesota Appleton WI
Program Coordinators Female Counselors
Male Counselors
Community - Relationships - Servant Leadership - Service
Camp LutherYear-RoundStaff
For the ministry of thisservice is not only
supplying the needs ofthe saints but is alsooverflowing in manythanksgivings to God.
2 Corinthians 9:12
BalesBailey Welch
Canteen Manager
IndigoShely Karolus
Director fo DonorRelations
KardiaBeth Lutz
Director of Programs
BeemerBlaine Welch
Director of GuestServices
KashKristina AschenbrennerBusiness & Finance
Manager
PistachioSheryl Puracchio
Development Assistant
ReaderChris Frank
Office & AccountsPayable
RenLaurinda Boone
Food Service Manager
SojoHannah NessProgram &
CommunicationsManager
RockRoxanne BurkumOffice Administrator
SwoopsJanette Marien
Keweenaw Base CampCommunity Outreach
TLCBecky McFaul
Housekeeping & Office
RescueRick CampbellMaintenance &
Improvements Director
RaMyra Clancy
Cook
WoodyGary Vought
Executive DirectorMarcus Huff
Base Camp Director
70th AnniversaryAlumni Staff Reunion
Camp Luther was filled with hugs, laughs, and trips down memory lane July 1-3, 2016as those who served on Camp’s Summer and Full-time Staff during the past 70 yearsgathered for a reunion. Alumni staff in attendance came from 14 states andrepresented 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 throwoff everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run withperseverance the race marked out for us,”
Thank you to everyone who participated in the weekend, and all those who hasserved on Camp Luther’s staff!
70thAnniversaryAlumni Staff
Reunion
1889 Koubenec RoadThree Lakes, WI 54562
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715-546-3647
14603 Love Lake RdAtlantic Mine, Michigan
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