Camp Manitoqua Summer Programs
Camp Manitoqua and Retreat Center, 8122 W. Sauk Trail, Frankfort, IL 60423
About
Camp Manitoqua Summer Programs take place at Camp Manitoqua and Retreat Center and are part of the broader retreating, camping, and outdoor education programs offered there. The programs are run by Manitoqua Ministries, which operates Camp Manitoqua and Retreat Center as a Christ-Centered organization with an evangelical ministry that adheres to a detailed Statement of Faith. The organization lists core values of Christ Centered, Compassion, Courageous, Continued Growth, Communication, and Cooperation.
• Schedule: Camp Manitoqua Summer Programs follow the general calendar of Manitoqua Ministries, which notes events such as Spring Into Summer, Memorial Day office closure, July 4th holiday closure, Labor Day closure, and a Fall Work Day volunteer event.
• Price: Price information is not provided in the available facts.
Manitoqua Ministries states that its general purpose is to help people find Christ and grow in their faith, and that people of all ages can come for spiritual renewal, fellowship and fun, or a quiet reprieve from the hectic pace of everyday life. Camp Manitoqua and Retreat Center serves guests by creating a setting and programs for retreating, camping, and outdoor education. The ministry also holds volunteer events such as the Fall Work Day, described as a volunteer event to prepare camp for the fall.
The history of the property connected to Camp Manitoqua dates back to land inhabited by the Illini, Sauk, Fox, and Potawatomi Native Americans. Between 1820 and 1830, the land was part of property owned by Chief Manitoqua, a Potawatomi Native American and signer of the treaty at Tippecanoe, and the retreat center is located on part of the ground reserved for his wife. Over time, the land passed through several owners, including the James Boorman family in 1852 and later Gerald Cleary and his wife in 1945. In 1955, the Reformed Church Laymen’s Midwest Conference Association bought a 312.2-acre farm that included this property, and in 1956 the acres south of Sauk Trail were sold to fund development of the present property. In 1957, after the original farm buildings were torn down, the first new structures built were a residence and a shelter in the picnic grove.
The leadership team for Camp Manitoqua and Retreat Center and Manitoqua Ministries includes Executive Director Laura Vroom, Operations Director Leah Meskis, Program Director Nathan Phillips, Program Coordinator Nathalee Tolbert, Guest Services Coordinator Stefan Grantham, Development Director Joy Lavens, Office Coordinator Hunter Mate, Outdoor Education Coordinator Joe McHugh, and Volunteer Coordinator Tamara McDonald.
Last updated May 23, 2026.
• Schedule: Camp Manitoqua Summer Programs follow the general calendar of Manitoqua Ministries, which notes events such as Spring Into Summer, Memorial Day office closure, July 4th holiday closure, Labor Day closure, and a Fall Work Day volunteer event.
• Price: Price information is not provided in the available facts.
Manitoqua Ministries states that its general purpose is to help people find Christ and grow in their faith, and that people of all ages can come for spiritual renewal, fellowship and fun, or a quiet reprieve from the hectic pace of everyday life. Camp Manitoqua and Retreat Center serves guests by creating a setting and programs for retreating, camping, and outdoor education. The ministry also holds volunteer events such as the Fall Work Day, described as a volunteer event to prepare camp for the fall.
The history of the property connected to Camp Manitoqua dates back to land inhabited by the Illini, Sauk, Fox, and Potawatomi Native Americans. Between 1820 and 1830, the land was part of property owned by Chief Manitoqua, a Potawatomi Native American and signer of the treaty at Tippecanoe, and the retreat center is located on part of the ground reserved for his wife. Over time, the land passed through several owners, including the James Boorman family in 1852 and later Gerald Cleary and his wife in 1945. In 1955, the Reformed Church Laymen’s Midwest Conference Association bought a 312.2-acre farm that included this property, and in 1956 the acres south of Sauk Trail were sold to fund development of the present property. In 1957, after the original farm buildings were torn down, the first new structures built were a residence and a shelter in the picnic grove.
The leadership team for Camp Manitoqua and Retreat Center and Manitoqua Ministries includes Executive Director Laura Vroom, Operations Director Leah Meskis, Program Director Nathan Phillips, Program Coordinator Nathalee Tolbert, Guest Services Coordinator Stefan Grantham, Development Director Joy Lavens, Office Coordinator Hunter Mate, Outdoor Education Coordinator Joe McHugh, and Volunteer Coordinator Tamara McDonald.
Last updated May 23, 2026.
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