Building For Our Future – Fan the Flame Lodge Renovation
A $5.1 Million Generosity Campaign
We want to relentlessly pursue this generation with the life-transforming message of salvation in Jesus.
To accommodate Camp Carl’s tripled growth and summer waiting lists of 400+ campers over the past decade, the Camp Carl Board of Directors approved a capital campaign to:
- Expand the lodge dining hall and kitchen with plans to honor the David Burnham family in the renovated space
- Lower-level centralized weather shelter and multi-purpose space
- Fund two additional campaign initiatives amounting to $900,000, the Delta Leadership Residency and Emergency Reserves, which were swiftly and fully funded through corporate and individual contributions
Where are we now?
Our first foundational givers have committed $1.78 million toward the $5.1 million, but more partners are needed to meet this immediate need and finish raising the remaining $3.32 million.
Why Renovate?
Only half of summer campers can be seated indoors for meals
Limited mealtime seating capacity limits retreat group size
Kitchen is in constant used due to staggered mealtimes
Mealtime medicines must be transported from another building
Four inadequate weather shelters need replaced with a centralized shelter
Limited indoor large-group spaces limit schedules and guest group use
Benefits of the Lodge & Kitchen Expansion
Professionally equipped lodge pavilion & kitchen
Expanded seating to serve an additional 350 people
Removes need for rented tents, frees up parking lots, and allows indoor eating for all
Eliminates need for staggered mealtimes, reducing kitchen use
Prevents exceeding maximum capacity at mealtimes
Medical clinic centrally housed within dining hall allows efficient care and distribution of medicines
Lower-Level Weather Shelter and Multi-Purpose Space
Provides a critical, accessible, centralized weather shelter for the entire camp and doubles as a large ministry space
Replaces four inadequate shelter spaces spread throughout camp
Opens opportunities for more indoor, large-group activities
Envisioning the Next Decade and Beyond
As the Lord provides, through the generosity of friends like you, we have some incredible goals to grow Camp Carl and improve the experience for campers and retreat attendees. Here’s what we envision for the next 15 years:
A new Welcome Area Hub for families and guests, featuring a Worship Center, a central green space with amphitheater, a paved drop-off circle and parking lots, staff lounge and meeting space, new rec center, and outdoor sports fields and play areas.
Increased overnight camper capacity (cabins, beds, and showers)
Expanded infrastructure for increased camper capacity (facilities and utilities)
Paved trails for improved travel and use of camp
More camp FUN (cultivating the soil to better share the gospel)