Exciting Food News from Camp Lutherwood Oregon!

The new outdoor grill outside the Dining Hall

Our Director of Food Services, Elliott Pust, wrote and was awarded a grant from the DLX Family Foundation! 🎉 Thanks to Elliott’s hard work, we’ve been able to upgrade our kitchen and dining experience in a BIG way. With the grant funds, we’ve purchased equipment that allows us to serve meals family-style, creating more connection […]

Bridge to the Future Update: The Retreat Lodge is Coming!

Concept art of the new Retreat Lodge

by Andrea Scofield,Development and Capital Campaign Director A great big thank you to the M.J.Murdock Charitable Trust for the recent grant award of $300,000 to Camp Lutherwood Oregon towards the building of the Retreat Lodge. It gets closer every day. Tom Brewer, Lutherwood’s Site Manager, and Development and Capital Campaign Director Andrea Scofield meet weekly […]

Thank You to Our Volunteers!

Volunteers at our volunteer lunch

From trail maintenance to building new furniture, our volunteers are the heart of Camp Lutherwood Oregon! 💚🏕️ We recently gathered for a special lunch to celebrate and thank these amazing individuals who give their time, energy, and skills to make camp better for everyone. Your hard work keeps the trails clear, the cabins ready, and […]

Camp Improvements

New Concrete Pathways by A-frames

by Tom Brewer,Site and Facilities Manager The new sidewalks are now complete! Each building at camp is now connected by ADA-accessible sidewalks, making it easier than ever for Camp Lutherwood Oregon to welcome everyone to camp. Now we move on to adding backfill and grass seed, so by spring everything should be green again. We […]

We’re Hiring a Director of Program and Guest Relations: Join the Team!

Staff members leading songs and laughing

Camp Lutherwood Oregon is looking for an experienced and passionate leader to serve as our next Director of Programs and Guest Relations! This key role provides visionary leadership for our year-round and summer camp programs, ensuring high-quality experiences for campers and guests alike. If you have a strong background in outdoor ministry, program development, and […]

Announcing a new program…Branches Outdoor School

A staff member teaching campers about moss

by Marco Longoria,Outdoor School Director We are happy to share that beginning in Spring 2025, Camp Lutherwood Oregon will be a designated Outdoor School provider for the state of Oregon! We are excited to expand our programming at Branches Outdoor School and become more self-sustaining through the seasons which shoulder summer, and to create long-lasting […]

Announcement of the Annual Meeting of the Camp Lutherwood Association

Attendees of the 65th Anniversary event

Join us for the Annual Meeting of the Camp Lutherwood Association on Saturday, February 8th at 9:30am on Zoom. We look forward to sharing with you reports from 2024 as well as exciting plans for 2025. All are welcome to attend! Association Congregations (those who have given to Camp Lutherwood) are eligible to send one […]

Welcome new Office Manager Heidi Knebel

Heidi Knebel headshot

Welcome to Heidi Knebel as the new Office Manager at Camp Lutherwood Oregon. She will be the contact for all things summer registration or information from the camp office. Growing up she was a camper at Lutherwood and is a member of Central Lutheran Church in Eugene. Please welcome Heidi to our year-round staffing team!

COMPASS PROGRAM WINS THE CHARACTER AT CAMP AWARD!

Group of Compass campers singing at morning gathering

And the Character at Camp Award for Oregon goes to…….. In November at the 2024 American Camp Association Cascadia Conference, Camp Lutherwood Oregon was recognized with the Character Impact Award for their Compass Camp program. The Character Impact Award recognizes one camp in each of the five states making up the ACA Northwest Region (Alaska, […]

SUMMER 2025 REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

Group of campers cheering with their hands raised

Registration for Summer 2025 is now open! Register now through February 28th to get the EARLY BIRD SPECIAL: $50 off! Sign up the kids, mark your calendars, and start getting excited for a summer beyond fun! LEARN MORE AND REGISTER NOW