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camp wanake
about the camp
Camp
Wanake, a year-round facility owned and operated by the East Ohio
Conference of The United Methodist Church, has served as a Christian
camp and retreat center since 1946. Camp Wanake is open to all
persons regardless of race, gender, age, religion, or disability.
The camp is a not-for-profit, religiously affiliated organization
and meets all criteria as a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization.
The site is managed
by Camp Director, Julie Lautt, who resides at the camp.
Other full time staff include an assistant director, site
manager, and food service manager.
Camp Wanake
wraps up national study with great results
Camp Wanake’s
participation in a two-year national study with the American Camp
Association produced significant results. The first year of the
study provided a baseline for Wanake’s summer camp program’s impact
on participants. The second year was focused on improving aspects
of the program. When the results were analyzed from 2005, we found
that Wanake had significantly improved in areas that include safety,
leadership development, skill development, challenge, and supportive
relationships. It is very exciting to statistically find what we
have known for years about Camp and Retreat Ministries. Camps and
Retreats are high impact experiences through which the Holy Spirit
can significantly change lives. While the study has ended, East Ohio
Camps continues to develop program, policies, and procedures to
benefit the children, adults, teens, and families we are blessed to
serve. For more information about the study and the results,
contact Wanake at
Wanake@verzion.net.
Our
Director, Julie Lautt
Julie Lautt is the director for
Camp Wanake. She comes from Aldersgate Camp and Retreat Center
in the North Central New York Annual Conference where she served
as director for 11 years. She joined the team here in East Ohio
in March of 2003. Julie lives on site with her husband, Steve,
and their 3 children.
Julie has a history in East Ohio
and at Wanake. She spent some of her younger years at Wanake
while her father, David Schar, was director. Wanake was the
first place Julie was a camper and is where she first met Jesus
as Lord and Savior.
Affliliations
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Camp
Wanake is
proud to be accredited by the
American Camping Association (ACA)
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Developed exclusively for the camp
profession, this nationally recognized program focuses on
program quality, health and safety issues, and requires
review of every facet of our operations. Camp Wanake has
voluntarily submitted to this independent appraisal done by
camp experts and has earned this mark of distinction. |
Wanake is also a member of the
Christian Camp and Conference
Association, an association committed to
promoting excellence in Christian camping and hospitality
through leadership development.
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