Country United States Website mar-lu-ridge.org | Denomination ELCA Phone +1 301-874-5544 | |
Founded December 31, 1958 (1958-12-31) Address 3200 Mar Lu Ridge Rd, Jefferson, MD 21755, USA Hours Closing soon · 9:30AM–4:30PMMonday9:30AM–4:30PMTuesday9:30AM–4:30PMWednesday9:30AM–4:30PMThursday9:30AM–4:30PMFriday9:30AM–4:30PMSaturday(Maryland Day)ClosedSundayClosedSuggest an edit Similar Manidokan Camp and Retreat C, Claggett Center, Hallowood Retreat Center, Bishop Claggett, Bar‑T Mountain Summer | ||
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, 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.