Mar-Lu-Ridge Summer Camp and Education and Conference Center
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Mar-Lu-Ridge Summer Camp and Education and Conference Center is an outdoor ministry site of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of 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, and camp continues to the present. 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.
Jefferson, Maryland
Jefferson is an unincorporated community located in Frederick County, Maryland, established in 1774, incorporated as a town in 1831. However, a year later, in 1832, the citizens of the town decided that municipal government was unnecessary, thus, it was disincorporated.- History of Jefferson...
. Mar-Lu-Ridge, an abbreviation for either Martin Luther
Martin Luther
Martin Luther was a German priest, professor of theology and iconic figure of the Protestant Reformation. He strongly disputed the claim that freedom from God's punishment for sin could be purchased with money. He confronted indulgence salesman Johann Tetzel with his Ninety-Five Theses in 1517...
or Maryland Lutheran, sits atop a mountain in the Catoctin Mountain
Catoctin Mountain
Catoctin Mountain, along with the geologically associated Bull Run Mountains, comprises the easternmost mountain ridge of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which are in turn a part of the Appalachian Mountains range...
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
Summer camp
Summer camp is a supervised program for children or teenagers conducted during the summer months in some countries. Children and adolescents who attend summer camp are known as campers....
was 1959, and camp continues to the present. This American Camping Association-accredited camp serves both the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod
Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod
The Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod is a synod, or diocese, of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America . The synod consists of all ELCA congregations in Washington, D.C...
and the Delaware-Maryland Synod
Delaware-Maryland Synod
The Delaware-Maryland Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is the geographical synod consisting of the entire state of Delaware and most of the state of Maryland, with the exception of the counties surrounding Washington, D.C., and extreme western Maryland.With its office in suburban...
, 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.