“Banjo” “Scooter” - UW- Stevens Point (Marshfield, WI) “Bubbles” - UW- Stevens Point (Marshfield, WI) “T-Rex” - UW- Stevens Point (Marshfield, WI) “Scooby” - UW- Stevens Point (Marshfield, WI) “Pancakes” - UW- Stevens Point (Marshfield, WI) “Pizza” - UW- Stevens Point (Marshfield, WI) “Cupcake” - UW- Stevens Point (Marshfield, WI) “Panda”

1. Camp
Luther
2017 ANNUAL REPORT
A subsidiary ministry of the North Wisconsin District - Lutheran Church Missouri Synod

2. Hidden
Strength
Dear Friends in Christ,
It's not beautiful or impressive. It's not a great
work of architecture or engineering.
Nevertheless, this old bridge is still standing. For
nearly 100 years it has stood strong.
The strength of this bridge goes unnoticed. Its
hidden within. "Rebar" is the reinforcing
strength inside the concrete frame of this
bridge. It's these steel rods that significantly
strengthens it. Without it, this bridge would fail.
It's you, who love and support Camp Luther,
who is its "reinforcing steel." It's through your
prayers, gifts, volunteering, and promoting that
has allowed this camp to stand strong for over
70 years. The hidden strength of Camp Luther is
in those, who through faith in Christ, who
believe in this ministry, reinforcing it, keeping it
strong.
Thank you for a wonderful 2017. May the
Lord continue to bless Camp Luther and all who
reinforce it.
In Christ,
Gary "Woody" Vought
Executive Director
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From him the whole body, joined and held together by
every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in
love, as each part does its work. Eph. 4:16

3. Our
Mission
Building up all people
in Christ
for service and witness
to the world.
"They always come home with songs and
experiences in their minds and Jesus
in their hearts!"
6292
Guests
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4. Our Core Values
Christ-centered
Community Relationships Service
Servant
Leadership
Provide a fun
and safe Christ-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.
"I learned how Jesus will be there for you no matter what problem you may face.
Jesus is our anchor."
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5. 5
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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6. Summer
Camp
2017
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Kindercamp remains a very popular program with
children, parents, and grandparents.
Quest is an exciting new area of programming that
challenges youth through off-site adventures.

7. 2498 children
participated in
a summer camp
program.
Youth and adults at
Keweenaw Base
Camp logged over
2,200 hours
of service on-site and
in the community.
Over 1/4 of
summer staff
are preparing
for church work
careers.
More than 670
campfires were
made for devotions
and cookouts.
Campers
attended from
23 states
England and Japan!
Over 21,840
meals were
served to
campers.
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8. 212 Total Participants
Keweenaw Base Camp
Service - Adventure - Faith Development - Team Building
St. Paul, Manawa, WI
Our Redemer, Delavan, WI
Our Redeemer, Moorhead, MN
St. Paul, Arlington, NE
Peace, Antigo, WI
St. Paul, Prior Lake, MN
St. Matthews, Worthington, MN
St. Paul, Fort Worth, TX
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St. Paul, Stevens Point, WI
Zion, Wayside, WI
Angel Adventures Extreme
Immanuel, Merrill, WI
Calvary, Watseka, IL
Redeemer, Oakmont, PA
Camp GAB, Milwaukee, WI
St. Paul, Hillsdale, MI
2017
Groups
Ignite The Edge Venture IMPACT
2017 CampsTwo new year-round
family rental cabins
Property Management by Northwinds Adventures

9. Mount Olive Weston, Confirmation
Peace Antigo, Leaders
St. Germain Ev. Free, 2nd Wed. Youth
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, Youth
LWML Young Women’s Retreat
Peace Lutheran Antigo, Confirmation
Pilgrim Lutheran Green Bay, Confirmation
2017 Guest Group Retreats
Winter, Spring & Fall Retreats
St. Paul Prior Lake, MN Class Trip
North Wisconsin District Board of Directors
St. Johns West Bend, Men's Retreat
First Lutheran, Rice Lake Women's Tour
Angel on my Shoulder, Camp Angel
Teetzen Village Retreat
North Wisconsin District New Workers Retreat
DC Everest Dance Team Building Retreat
Covenant Community Presbyterian Servant Event
LWML Fall Retreat,
North Wisconsin District, Circuit Visitors
Wisconsin DNR, Youth Hunting Retreat
Congregations Participating in
Group Programs
Beautiful Savior, Plover
Faith, Appleton
Our Savior, Escanaba
Shepherd of the Hills, Greenville
St. Paul, Stevens Point
Faith, Green Bay
Hope, DePere
Immanuel, Wis. Rapids
St. John,Townsend
St. Luke's, Wisconsin Rapids
St. Mark, Symco
St. Paul, Amherst
Trinity, Ironwood
Zion, Aniwa
St. John, Kellner
Faith, Appleton
Hales Corners, Church
Our Savior, Eagle River
Redeemer, Marquette
St. Mark's, Wausau
Zion, Wayside
St. Paul, Luxemburg
Trinity, Green Bay
Trinity, Athens
109 Family
Cottage
Retreats
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St. John, Merrill
Faith, Appleton
Faith, Chippewa Fall
Shepherd of the Hills Greenville
St. John, Pulaski
St. Johns, Withee
St. Mark, Symco
Trinity, Burr Ridge
Zion, Wayside
Bethlehem, Altoona
Christ, Chippewa Falls
Immanuel, Downers Grove
Sion, Chatham
SS Peter & Paul, Houghton
St. Mark's, Wausau
St. Matthew, Eau Claire
Christ of the Bay, Green Bay
Christus, Clintonville
Faith, Green Bay
Trinity, Ironwood
Zion, Oneida
Cross, Sun Prairie
St. James, Shawano
Christ, Marshfield
Zion, Colby
Sion, Chatham
Pilgrim, Green Bay
Raized, Green Bay &
St. John’s, Luxemburg
Peace, Park Falls
Peace, Antigo
Zion & Christ, Turtle Lake
Our Savior, Eagle River
St. Martin, Clintonville
St. Paul, Wittenberg
St. James, Shawano
Pilgrim, Sumico
Zion, Ashland
Grace, Augusta
Congregations
Participating in
Traveling Day Camp
Over 880
attended
Winter
Retreats!

10. 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 for your support of the Filled with the Spirit Campaign! With more
than $1.3 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 Community Center.
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,
program development
and more.
Building projects funded through Filled with the Spirit will provide
1. New housing in the lower level of the Retreat Center.
2. A new Community Center will enhance the Camp Luther ministry
through increased space for meals, food preparation, storage, and
meetings.
Thank you for helping us
reach our goal for the
build out of the Retreat
Center lower level!
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Groundbreaking
September 2019
COMPLETED!!

11. Campaign
Giving
Update
Thank you for supporting this ministry. You can
give online at campluther.com or through the
mobile Pushpay app.
2017 Golf Challenge
Net proceeds: $15,270
for Every Kid to Camp
Thank You!
$900,770 in cash
donations in 2017!
Thank you Thrivent members for
choosing Camp Luther in 2017!
Thrivent Choice
$32,282
Join us Friday, June 29, 2018!
Outdoor Ministry
Every Kid to Camp
Capital Improvements
TOTAL CAMPAIGN
COMMITMENTS
$229,150
$ 38,400
$1,318,000
$1,585,550
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CAMPAIGN COMMITMENTS
12/31/2017
"Our daughter came home from camp
rejuvenated and stronger in faith."

12. "It was great to see how much
he grew in just one week."
Your support 2017.
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Thank you for supporting the ministry of Camp
Luther. Together we are encouraging thousands
of children and families in the faith each year.
Thank you to the North Wisconsin
District LCMS for supporting Camp
Luther through an annual subsidy
and line of credit.
37.6% overall
increase in
Investors!
Giving
Update
Approximately 1/3 of annual
operating needs and scholarships
are provided through your
financial support.
Lee Belmas Honorary
Every Kid to Camp
Endowment:
$36,448.70
Camp Luther Endowment:
(unfunded)
Camp Luther
Endowment Funds
Balances
For Information on these funds, please
contact Shelly Karolus, Director of
Donor Relations.

13. Finances and Stewardship
Remaining Balance on Retreat Center
Mortgage: $12,499.89
As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace. I Peter 4:10 13
ONLY 3 PAYMENTS LEFT!

14. Thank
You,
Volunteers
Workbee Weekends
Side by Side
Junior Counselors
Medics
Guest Pastors
RV Volunteers
Other Volunteers
182
46
64
10
10
4
25
2017 Camp Luther Volunteers of the Year
Mt. Olive Lutheran Weston, Men's Ministry
Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. 1 John 3:18
341
Volunteers!
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2017 Volunteers

15. Steven Edwards
Fremont, WI
Meranda Eggebrecht
Marshfield, WI
Terry Hanstedt - Chair
Pulaski, WI
Thane Bublitz
Neenah, WI
Rev. Steve Hulke
Stevens Point, WI
Rev. Chad Ott
Marquette, MI
Ryan Paszek
Rhinelander, WI
Amy Pflieger
Minocqua, WI
Bruce Plautz
Plover, WI (NWD Alt.)
David Reineke
Antigo, WI (NWD)
David 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
De Pere, WI
Jamie Nelson
Ringle, WI
Rick and Ruth Steinke
St. Germain, WI
Julie Wilkins
LaGrange, IL
Rev. Jim and Kathy Wiebel
Appleton, WI
Karla Arrigoni
Rice Lake, WI
Rev. Joel Brandt
Waunake, WI
Meranda Eggebrecht
Marshfield, WI
Mike Henning
Appleton, WI
Judith Hintz
Mount Juliet, TN
Renae Miracle
Mequon, WI
Thomas O'Neill
Crystal, MN
Brian Parker
Marshfield, WI
Clay Reisler
Bonduel, WI
Emily Schutte
New Prague, MN
Nathan Schwanz
De Forest, WI
Thank You,
Board &
Committee
Members
2017 Board of
Directors
Campaign
Steering
Committee
2017 Advisory
Council
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Whatever you do, work at it
with all your heart, as working
for the Lord, not for human
masters, since you know that
you will receive an inheritance
from the Lord as a reward. It is
the Lord Christ you are serving.
Colossians 3:23-24
At home with the Lord.
12-23-2017

16. 15
2017 Junior Counselors
Brennen Anderson, Antigo, WI
McKenna Anderson, Ironwood, MI
Garrett Anklam, Wausau, WI
Wyatt Anklam, Wausau, WI
Madelyne Arrigoni, Rice Lake, WI
Emma Barger, Bayside, WI
Nathan Bauknecht, Crandon, WI
James Behrens, Appleton, WI
Kaitlyn Betts, Nekoosa, WI
William Brown, Birnamwood, WI
Meghan Busse, De Pere, WI
Daisy Campbell, Three Lakes, WI
Jordan DeLara, Antioch, Illinois
Marlowe Eldridge, Verona, WI
Aidan Fayhee, Rockford, MI
Seth Fohr, Park Falls, WI
Emily Frick, Athens, WI
Ben Malme, Green Bay, WI
Elli Martysz, Marquette, MI
Loren McMahon, Madison, WI
Savannah Miracle, Mequon, WI
Paul Mroczenski, Athens, WI
Lilly O'Brien, Marshfield, WI
Emily Ott, Marquette, MI
Brigitta Perron, Chatham, MI
Dawn Pettyjohn, Green Bay, WI
Leah Pietrangelo, West Bend, WI
Hannah Price, Yorkville, IL
Lauren Priem, Eau Claire, WI
Zach Reineke, Antigo, WI
Bennett Reisler, Bonduel, WI
Samuel Retz, Boyceville, WI
Lauren Ritzer, Eagle River, WI
Evan Rosenau, Appleton, WI
Savannah Ross, West Bend, WI
Nathaniel Rudnick, Plover, WI
Simeon Schult, Merrill, WI
Olivia Showers, Sun Prairie, WI
McKayla Siegel, Eau Claire, WI
Matthew Stank, Antigo, WI
Julianna Stieber, Wausau, WI
Karly Thoe, Appleton, WI
Alaina Thompson, Denmark, WI
Samantha Wegner, Greenleaf, WI
Madeline Wilkins, LaGrange, IL
Brady Wisniewski, Withee, WI
Matthew Ziemer, Green Bay, WI
Elizabeth Gartland, Neenah, WI
Lauren Geurink, Appleton, WI
Adam Gosse, Green Bay, WI
Sam Holzbauer, Eagle River, WI
Tiffany Houle, Odanah, WI
Zachary Hoven, Grafton, WI
Samuel Jordan, Stevens Point, WI
Megan Keyser, Wauwatosa, WI
Noah Kinsman, Pewaukee, WI
Stephen Koch, Merrill, WI
Bradley Korb, De Pere, WI
Bradley Kratzke, Wittenberg, WI
Riley Kubisiak, WI Rapids, WI
Heidi Langley, Calumet, MI
Leah Leonard, Medford, WI
Hannah Lull, West Bend, WI
Matt Lyons, Augusta, WI
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17. The 2017 Summer Staff
“Rocket” – UW-LaCrosse (Rochester, MN)
“Ry-Dog” – Concordia St. Paul (Minneapolis, MN)
“Snacks” – NMU (Traverse City, MI)
“Berry” – Lakeland University (Mukwonago, WI)
“Bullseye” – Kitchen Assistant ( Mondovi, WI)
“Badger” – Kitchen Assistant ( Bonduel, WI)
“Banjo” – Concordia Wisconsin (Oxford, MI)
“Fro- Yo” - UW- Stevens Point (Greenville, WI)
“Finn” - Concordia Wisconsin (Crandon, WI)
“Cheese” - Concordia Wisconsin (Courtland, MN)
“K- Bubb” - Concordia Wisconsin (Nekoosa, WI)
“Beta” - Concordia Wisconsin (Fort Wayne, IN)
“Captain” - Concordia Chicago (Menomonee Falls, WI)
“Lochness” - UW- Stout (Forest, WI)
“Clef” - UW- Stevens Point (Antigo, WI)
“Skis” - Concordia Wisconsin Houghton, MI)
“Arnie” - UW- Madison (Wrightstown, WI)
“Toast” - Lawrence University (Lagrange, IL)
“Poto” - Concordia Wisconsin (Rice Lake, WI)
“Colorado” - UW- Whitewater (West Allis, WI)
“Jazz Hands” - Valparaiso University (Antioch, IL)
“Berea” - Concordia Wisconsin (Fort Wayne, IN)
“Peaches” - Concordia Wisconsin (Appleton, WI)
“Kapooky” - UW- Madison (Rochester, MN)
“Mak” - UW- Madison (Marshfield, WI)
“Smiles” - UW- Eau Claire (Shawano, WI)
“Tale” - UW- Eau Claire (Whitefish Bay, WI)
“Snowflake” - Marquette University (Kaukauna, WI)
“Pearl” - Concordia St. Paul (Antigo, WI)
“Ifoo” - Martin Luther College (New London, WI)
“Fruit” - UM- Twin Cities (Wetmore, MI)
“Psych” - Concordia Wisconsin (Abbotsford, WI)
“Disney” - UW- Eau Claire (Ashland, WI)
KBC Staff Girl Counselors Boy Counselors
Community-Relationships-ServantLeadership-Service
Specialty Staff
Program Coordinators
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“Sky” – UW-Madison (Green Bay, WI)
“Nova”– Concordia Wisconsin (Eagan, MN)
“Band-Aid” – Concordia Wisconsin (Medford, WI)
“Striker” – Concordia Wisconsin (Marshfield, WI)
“LoLa” – UW-Eau Claire (Wisconsin Rapids, WI)
“Sling-Shot” – Concordia Wisconsin (Marquette, MI)
“Groot” – Concordia Wisconsin (Antigo, WI)
“Willow” – Concordia Wisconsin (Antigo, WI)
“Suds” – UW-La Crosse (Eau Claire, WI)
“Meyer” – Concordia Chicago (Antigo, WI)
“Rocket” – UW-LaCrosse (Rochester, MN)
“Rilla” – UW-Eau Claire (Rhinelander, WI)
“Surge” – U of Louisville (Louisville, KY)

18. 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
Shelly 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 Associate
Reader
Chris Frank
Office & Accounts
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 Manager
Rescue
Rick Campbell
Maintenance &
Improvements Director
Ra
Myra Clancy
Cook
Woody
Gary Vought
Executive Director
Marcus Huff
Base Camp Director
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19. Hammock Village Office Wall Rebuild
SailboatsNew Fireplaces in "Tree" Cottages
Lower Retreat Center Rooms
Lower Retreat Center LoungeLakeview Cottage Remodel
Pine Forest Timber Harvest
2017 Property & Facility Improvements
Thank You!!
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20. 1889 Koubenec Road
Three Lakes, WI 54562
campluther.com
info@campluther.com
715-546-3647
14603 Love Lake Rd
Atlantic Mine, Michigan
campluther.com/KBC