Lake Beauty Bible Camp

What Lake Beauty Bible Camp does

Lake Beauty Bible Camp (LBBC) is a nonprofit Christian camping ministry founded in 1963 and headquartered in Long Prairie, Minnesota, on a 500-acre site along Lake Beauty roughly two hours northwest of the Twin Cities. It is jointly owned by approximately 60 Evangelical Covenant churches organized into 9 Northwest Conference districts across Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, and South Dakota, with each district holding assigned camp dates that balance annual attendance. The camp's core offerings are youth summer camps (Frontier Kids, Trailblazers, Junior High, Senior High, and Leaders in Training), family camp weekends (Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, and Summer Family Weekends), and a diversified year-round retreat calendar (women's, marriage, young adult, fall youth, quilt/craft, pastors, and senior adult). Supporting these programs are 17 single-room cabins (max capacity 238), the Edlund Retreat Center (30–104), Loon Lodge (10–30), four campground areas, meeting spaces (Pine Ridge Chapel, Lakeview South, Eagle Ridge gymnasium), and an activity mix spanning waterfront, ropes course, sports, crafts, and winter programming.

Revenue is generated through per-program registration fees (e.g., $130/student fall youth retreat, $340/couple marriage retreat, $299–$399 multi-day quilt retreats), facility rentals to church groups, schools, and family reunions, retail/canteen sales, and donations processed via an online portal. Pricing is transactional with $50 non-refundable deposits and optional Church Transfer Codes that allow member churches to subsidize camper fees. The organization operates with roughly 12 year-round staff and approximately 35 summer seasonal hires, and serves more than 1,200 children and teens each summer. The technology stack is entirely third-party SaaS: CampWise for registration and donations, Cognito Forms for guest group inquiries and scholarship applications, SmugMug for photo galleries, Constant Contact for email, and Wix for the website. LBBC is in an active leadership transition, with Joel Rude serving as Interim Executive Director in 2026.

Name

Lake Beauty Bible Camp

Legal name

Lake Beauty Bible Camp

Website

https://lbbc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lake Beauty Bible Camp is a nonprofit Christian camp in Long Prairie, Minnesota, jointly owned by approximately 60 Evangelical Covenant churches across four Upper Midwest states, offering youth summer camps, family weekends, year-round retreats, and facility rentals to church groups.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Camps and Retreats

NAICS

Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) (721214), RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps (72121), Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Cabin & Cottage Campgrounds (THAMAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Family & Recreation Campgrounds (Amenities/Activities Focus) (THAMAJAJ)

Keywords

• Christian summer camps
• Faith-based retreats
• Conference center rentals
• Youth ministry programs
• Family camp weekends

Headquarters

HQ city

Long Prairie

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Summer Youth Camp Registration: Registration fees for youth summer camp programs including Frontier Kids, Trailblazers, Junior High, Senior High, and Leaders in Training programs.
2. Retreat Programs: Registration fees for programmed retreats including quilting/craft retreats, marriage retreats, women's retreats, fall youth retreats, young adult retreats, senior adult day, and pastors retreat. Pricing varies by program type and accommodation choices.
3. Family Camp Weekends: Registration fees for family camping weekends including Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, and Summer Family Weekends. Pricing varies by accommodation type.
4. Facility Rentals: Rental income from groups including church youth groups, adult retreats, confirmation retreats, staff retreats, school groups, and family reunions renting lodging, meeting spaces, and activities.
5. Donations: Donations accepted through online portal to support camp operations and programs.
6. Retail Store: Camp store and canteen sales during programs, plus camp store operated by Retail Manager.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Lake Beauty Bible Camp operates a Christian camping ministry offering overnight youth summer camps, family camping weekends, programmed retreats (women's, marriage, quilting, young adult, etc.), and facility rentals. Programs serve children, teens, families, church groups, and community organizations with faith-based programming, lodging, dining, meeting spaces, and waterfront, ropes course, and outdoor recreational activities on a 500-acre campus in central Minnesota lake country.

Product overview

Lake Beauty Bible Camp offers a comprehensive Christian camping and retreat experience through multiple interconnected programs. The core offerings include Youth Summer Camps (serving children through high school with programs like Frontier Kids, Trailblazers, Junior High, Senior High, and L.I.T.), Family Camps (holiday and summer weekend getaways), and Retreat Programs (demographic-specific retreats including women's, men's, youth, young adult, marriage, senior adult, and pastoral staff). Supporting these programs are Lodging Facilities (Edlund Retreat Center, Loon Lodge, 17 cabins, and campgrounds with 238 total capacity), Meeting Spaces (chapel, gymnasium, and multi-purpose rooms seating 50-500), and Recreational Activities (waterfront, ropes course, outdoor games, and winter activities). Additional programs include the Pathfinders year-long internship and Junior Staff leadership development. The camp is located on Lake Beauty in Minnesota and serves churches within the Evangelical Covenant Church Northwest Conference.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1200 children and teens attend camp each summer
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Northwest Conference of the Evangelical Covenant ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Northwest Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church jointly owns and operates Lake Beauty Bible Camp through approximately 60 member churches across Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The churches are organized into 9 districts, each with assigned camp dates to balance attendance. The camp serves as a ministry platform for these churches.
• Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLBBC is a ministry of the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) and is owned by over 60 churches within the Northwest Conference of the ECC. The ECC provides denominational oversight and support for the camp's Christian mission.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Covenant Point Bible Camp: Evangelical Covenant Church camp in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Direct denominational peer with identical mission, church-ownership model, summer youth programming, and family retreat offerings.
• Pine Cove: Network of Christian camps across Texas and the southern U.S. offering youth summer camps and family retreats with similar faith-based programming approach and multi-generational engagement model.
• Forest Home: Christian camp and conference center in California with youth camps, family programs, and group retreats. Comparable multi-generational programming model and faith-based mission focus.
• Trout Lake Camps: Christian summer camp in northern Minnesota offering youth camps and family retreats with similar faith-based programming approach, target demographics, and seasonal operating model.
• Covenant Harbor Bible Camp: Evangelical Covenant Church camp located in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Direct denominational peer operating with the same church-ownership structure, faith-based programming model, and youth/family/retreat offerings as LBBC.
• Camp Lebanon: Christian camp in central Minnesota operating as a ministry within the Northwest Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church. Shares LBBC's exact geographic footprint and denominational ties.

Regional players

• Camp Shamineau: United Methodist camp in central Minnesota with similar youth summer camp programming, family retreats, and facility rentals. Geographically proximate competitor serving overlapping regional markets.

Broad incumbents

• Kanakuk Kamps: Established Christian summer camp network with multiple locations serving a similar youth demographic through faith-based programming. Operates at significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach than LBBC.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@LakeBeautyBibleCamp
• Facebookfacebook.com/lbbc1963
• Instagraminstagram.com/lakebeautybiblecamp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lake-beauty-bible-camp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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