Crossings

What Crossings does

Crossings Ministries is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (EIN: 31-1537445) founded in 2000 and headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, that operates gospel-focused Christian camps, retreats, and conferences. The organization serves local church groups, students in grades 6-12, children in grades K-6, men's and women's groups, and other organizations through overnight camps, day camps, and customizable retreat experiences across five properties: Cedarmore (600 acres near Bagdad, KY, accommodating 700+), Jonathan Creek (100 acres on Kentucky Lake, accommodating 850), Skycroft (~350 acres in Maryland via partnership), Carson Springs, and Linden Valley (Tennessee). Core products include Student Camp, Kids Camp, Day Camp, Custom Retreats, and supporting digital tools — the CORE registration platform, Funfangle cashless spending system, Bloomerang-powered online giving, and the Waypoints content blog.

The organization runs on a hybrid revenue model combining all-inclusive camp registration fees ($365-$405 per student for multi-day sessions), custom retreat bookings priced by nights, meals, and headcount, tax-deductible charitable donations supporting general operations and a staff scholarship fund, and a transaction-based cashless spending system for camp retail. Go-to-market is built on direct church partnerships, where churches register as groups with required adult chaperones (1 per 5 students), supplemented by an event-driven seasonal registration model and a community-led referral network of summer missionary staff who recruit from their college and church networks. Distribution channels include the CORE online registration system, direct field engagement with church youth ministers, custom retreat inquiry handling, and Day Camp deployment through host churches across Kentucky.

Crossings employs 50+ full-time staff and engages approximately 180 college students as summer missionaries annually, with operational functions distributed across a central Louisville office and property-based teams at Cedarmore and Jonathan Creek. The organization reports cumulative global missions giving exceeding $2.2 million since inception and ~$500,000 to Eastern Kentucky/Appalachia missions over the past three years. No proprietary technology platform, AI capabilities, patents, or institutional funding rounds are documented; the operation relies on third-party SaaS for donations, registration, and camp logistics.

Name

Crossings

Legal name

Crossings Ministries

Website

https://gocrossings.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Crossings Ministries is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that operates gospel-focused Christian camps, retreats, and conferences across five properties in Kentucky, Maryland, and Tennessee, serving church groups, students (grades 6-12), and children (grades K-6).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Christian Camps and Retreats

NAICS

Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) (721214), Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Life Skills & SEL Camps (Confidence, Executive Function, Social Skills) (EDAMALAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based & Mission Service Programs (EDAIAGAI)

Keywords

• Christian camp ministry
• Youth group retreats
• Gospel-centered programs
• Church partnership camps
• Conference retreat centers

Headquarters

HQ city

Louisville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Camp Registration Fees: All-inclusive pricing for overnight camps covering meals, lodging, activities, staff-led worship and Bible studies. Fees vary by location and session length.
2. Retreat Bookings: Custom retreat bookings for church groups, men's groups, women's groups, and other organizations. Rates based on number of nights, meals, lodging type, and guest count.
3. Donations and Charitable Giving: Tax-deductible donations to Crossings Ministries, a 501(c)(3) organization. Includes general giving, staff scholarships, and missions support.
4. Funfangle Cashless System: Optional cashless spending system for campers at retail spaces (Shack, Store, Swirl) for snacks, beverages, and merchandise.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Crossings Ministries operates multi-day overnight and day camp programs (Student Camp for grades 6-12, Kids Camp for grades 3-6, Day Camp for grades K-6) plus customizable retreat experiences at five properties in Kentucky, Maryland, and Tennessee. Programming centers on Gospel proclamation through worship, Bible study, and premium on-site recreation (zip lines, laser tag, kayaking, etc.), delivered in partnership with local churches that register their youth groups as units.

Product overview

Crossings is a gospel-focused Christian camp and conference ministry operating multiple overnight and day camp programs across five locations in Kentucky, Maryland, Tennessee, and West Virginia. The core offering consists of Student Camp (grades 6-12), Kids Camp (grades 3-6), and Day Camp (grades K-6), all built around gospel proclamation through high-energy activities, worship, and Bible study. The organization operates Cedarmore (600 acres near Frankfort, KY) and Jonathan Creek (100 acres on Kentucky Lake) as primary locations, plus Skycroft in Maryland and Carson Springs and Linden Valley in Tennessee. Supporting the camp programs are digital tools including CORE registration, Funfangle cashless spending, and Bloomerang online giving, along with the Waypoints blog for stories and resources, custom retreat services, a staff scholarship fund, and a volunteer program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Summer Missionary Staff: College student summer employment program at Crossings camps
• Funfangle
• Serve Team

Products and services

• Student Camp Overnight camp for students in grades 6-12, offering Gospel-focused programming with high-energy activities, worship, Bible studies, and premium on-site recreation at Cedarmore and Jonathan Creek locations. Purchased by church youth groups as units.
• Kids Camp Overnight camp experience for children entering grades 3-6, providing engaging camp activities infused with the Gospel message.
• Day Camp Day camp program for children entering grades K-6, bringing the Crossings Kids Camp model to host churches across Kentucky with large group time, small group Bible study, and activities.
• Crossings at Skycroft Partnership Student Camp serving grades 6-12 at the Skycroft Christian Camp property in Maryland, where Crossings provides its curriculum, staff, and programming model.
• Custom Retreats Customizable retreat experiences for student groups, women's groups, men's groups, church leadership teams, and other organizations, including arrival times, meals, meeting rooms, activities, and scheduling at Cedarmore and Jonathan Creek.

Quantifiable outcome

• Tens of thousands of students, kids, and adults impacted since 2000
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• International Mission Board (IMB)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Official partnership with IMB for global missions impact. Crossings team members traveled to Jaqué, Panama to meet with IMB missionaries Kenny and Cheryl Morris who serve the Emberá people group. The partnership supports indigenous missionaries in reaching unreached areas of Panama and Colombia. Crossings has committed to ongoing support for this missions work.
• SkycroftcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Skycroft Christian Camp in Maryland for Student Camp programming. Crossings brings their curriculum, staff, and programming model to the Skycroft facility, serving middle and high school students (grades 6-12) in the Maryland area.
• Christian Camp and Conference Association (CCCA)minorOthersMember of CCCA, the Christian Camp and Conference Association - an industry organization for Christian camps and conference centers.
• International Mission Board (IMB) - Kenny and Cheryl MorriscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMissionaries Kenny and Cheryl Morris serve as IMB missionaries in Panama, mobilizing indigenous believers to reach the Emberá people group. Crossings supports their ministry center in Jaqué, Panama and has taken two trips to encourage them and learn about their work.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pine Cove Christian Camps: Pine Cove operates multiple Christian summer camp locations across Texas serving church groups and individuals with overnight and day camp programming. Directly comparable to Crossings in multi-location overnight camp model, church-partner GTM, and college-age summer staff structure.
• WinShape Camps: WinShape operates Christian summer camps at Mount Berry, Georgia and other locations serving church and individual registrations with overnight programming and adventure activities. Comparable in scale, faith-based overnight camp model, and church-partner recruitment motion.
• Sky Ranch Christian Camps: Sky Ranch operates multi-location Christian summer camps in Texas, Oklahoma, and Colorado with overnight programming, adventure activities, and church-group recruitment. Comparable in scale, multi-location model, and family retreat offerings.
• Kanakuk Kamps: Kanakuk operates a network of Christian summer camps in Missouri and beyond serving thousands of campers annually with overnight programming, zip-line and adventure activities, and Bible-centered curriculum. Closely comparable to Crossings in multi-location Christian overnight camp format and premium on-site activities.
• Glorieta Camps: Glorieta operates Christian summer camps in New Mexico serving church groups with overnight programming and conference/retreat facilities. Comparable to Crossings in faith-based overnight camp model, retreat business, and church-partner GTM.
• Camp Ridgecrest / Crestridge: Operated by Lifeway, these North Carolina-based Christian camps serve church groups with overnight programming across multiple sessions. Comparable to Crossings' Cedar­more and Jonathan Creek overnight offerings in scale and denominational alignment.
• Student Life Camps: Student Life operates church-group-based overnight Christian summer camps in multiple states with a similar church-partnership GTM and graded camp offerings. Directly comparable in target customer (church youth groups) and program structure.

Broad incumbents

• Lifeway Christian Resources (CentriKid Camps): Lifeway's CentriKid operates day and overnight camps across multiple states targeting church-group registrations for grades 1-6. Backed by the Southern Baptist publishing entity, it directly competes for the same church-group recruitment motion as Crossings' Kids Camp and Day Camp programs.

Emerging players

• Adventures in Missions: Adventures in Missions operates faith-based mission trip and service-learning programs globally, with overlap in Crossings' IMB-aligned global missions component. Comparable in faith-based youth engagement and mission-trip programming, though primary business is short-term trips rather than camp residencies.

Regional players

• Falls Creek Conference Center: Falls Creek, operated by the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma, hosts summer youth camps and conferences in Oklahoma. Comparable in Baptist-aligned camp and conference programming; serves a regional territory that does not directly overlap Crossings' core KY/MD/TN footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/CrossingsMinistries/videos
• Xx.com/gocrossings
• Facebookfacebook.com/gocrossings
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/crossings-ministries

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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