Letourneau Christian Confrnce

What Letourneau Christian Confrnce does

LeTourneau Christian Center (legal entity LeTourneau Christian Camp Inc.) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit Christian camp and conference center founded in 1934 by Dr. Harold Strathearn on 300 feet of lakefront on Canandaigua Lake in Rushville, NY. It serves three primary customer cohorts: churches and Christian ministries hosting retreats and conferences; individuals and families seeking spiritual getaways; and youth, young adults, and pastors/missionaries participating in Christ-centered programs. The ministry operates year-round with a single physical campus, generating revenue from group retreat and lodging services, summer camp registrations (including the REVIVE youth camp and an 8-week themed children's camp program), banquet and event catering, and tax-deductible donations including scholarship funds.

The underlying "technology" is a physical hospitality and program platform: meeting facilities including a 300-seat Dining Hall, 325-seat Tabernacle, and a 50-seat year-round meeting room (The Cove); lodging inventory spanning the Strathearn Lodge, Bethany House, Lakeside Cottage, Summit Cabin, Courtside Cabin, Overlook Cabin, heated bungalows, and Hilltop Cottage; waterfront recreation (swimming, kayaking, paddleboarding, fishing, tubing, paintball); and the newly completed Davis Sports Facility (2025) adding year-round gym and conference space. Program offerings include the year-long THE WAY School of Discipleship and the eight-week THE WAY Summer Discipleship and Service Program, plus the monthly Blessed Hope Ladies Ministry. Bookings, registrations, and donations run through the Church Center third-party platform.

The business model is a hybrid of earned program revenue and charitable contributions. Earned revenue comes from per-person camp fees ($230-$285), per-plate banquet pricing ($18.95-$24.95 plus a $400 facility fee), and lodging/retreat packages requiring 25% deposits for ministry events. Free lodging is provided to pastors and missionaries up to two nights per year as a subsidized ministry offering. Distribution is direct-to-consumer via a Group Coordinator, website inquiry forms, phone/email, and online registration; marketing relies on church partnerships, social media (Facebook, Instagram), YouTube recaps, and an email newsletter. The organization has operated under an independent board since 2016 following the August 2015 deed transfer; ownership previously transferred from the Interstate Evangelistic Association to Family Life Ministries in 1986 for $1.

Name

Letourneau Christian Confrnce

Legal name

LeTourneau Christian Camp Inc.

Website

https://letourneau.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1934

Operating status

Operating

Short description

LeTourneau Christian Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit Christian camp and conference center on Canandaigua Lake in Rushville, NY, serving churches, families, youth, and pastors with year-round lodging, retreat facilities, summer camps, and discipleship programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Conference and Retreat Center

NAICS

Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) (721214), Religious Organizations (81311)

SIC

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

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAL

Places of Worship & Religious Facilities Operations (Cemeteries, Retreat Centers, Pilgrimage Sites)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

SECONDARYBPAGAJAE

Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

SECONDARYTHAGAOAI

Group Camping & Scout Camps

Travel & Hospitality/Lodging & Accommodation/Camping & Glamping Facilities

SECONDARYTHAGALAG

Conference Retreat Hotels

Travel & Hospitality/Lodging & Accommodation/Convention & Conference Hotels

Keywords

• Christian retreat services
• Conference center hosting
• Summer camp programs
• Faith-based hospitality
• Discipleship education

Headquarters

HQ city

Rushville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Retreat and Group Services: Revenue generated from hosting church groups, family retreats, and ministry events through lodging, meeting space rentals, and meal services. Pricing based on minimums and package deals.
2. Summer Camp Programs: Camp registration fees for youth programs including day camps, overnight camps, and specialty camps (REVIVE youth camp). Pricing per person with add-ons available.
3. Banquet and Event Services: Catering and facility rental for banquet events with formal dining services. Pricing per person based on meal selections.
4. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Tax-deductible donations to support general operations, the Davis Sports Facility project, and scholarship funds including the Duncan Rioch Memorial Children's Scholarship Fund and Avis and Gerri Fund.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

LeTourneau Christian Center operates a year-round Christian camp, retreat, and conference ministry on Canandaigua Lake in Rushville, NY. It provides lodging accommodations (cabins, lodge rooms, cottages), meeting and event facilities, full-service dining/banquet services, and waterfront recreation for hosted groups. It runs structured summer camp programs for children and youth, a year-round discipleship school (THE WAY), and Christ-centered hospitality services to churches, families, pastors, and ministry organizations.

Product overview

LeTourneau Christian Center is a camp and conference center offering a portfolio of faith-based programs and facilities centered on its lakeside property on Canandaigua Lake. The core offering comprises seasonal summer camp programs (Summer Camps, REVIVE Youth Camp), year-round discipleship education (THE WAY Summer Program and THE WAY School of Discipleship), and hospitality services including lodging (cabins, bungalows, cottages, lodge rooms), meeting facilities (Cove, Dining Hall, Tabernacle, common areas), and recreational activities (waterfront, archery, paintball, sports). The recently completed Davis Sports Facility adds year-round indoor recreation capacity. All offerings are integrated around the ministry mission of building the Kingdom of God through Christ-centered hospitality.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• THE WAY School of Discipleship: A year-long biblical education and leadership program for high school graduates and college-age adults seeking collegiate-level education on foundations of Christian faith.
• THE WAY Summer Discipleship Program
• Blessed Hope Ladies Ministry
• Davis Sports Facility

Products and services

• Conference and Retreat Hosting

Quantifiable outcome

• Dining Hall capacity: 300-350 guests
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Perkins Ames Funeral HomeminorGTM or Marketing Partner2025 event sponsor for LeTourneau Christian Center events and programs.
• Pathway Community ChurchminorGTM or Marketing Partner2025 event sponsor providing support for ministry events.
• Parsons OrgansminorGTM or Marketing Partner2025 event sponsor for LeTourneau Christian Center events.
• Middlesex Baptist ChurchminorGTM or Marketing Partner2025 event sponsor for ministry events.
• Keuka Valley BuilderscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerContractor for Davis Sports Facility construction project. Made significant progress on building the year-round gym and sports facility.
• St. George's GroceryminorGTM or Marketing Partner2025 event sponsor for ministry events.
• Beacon Farmers MarketminorGTM or Marketing Partner2025 event sponsor.
• Charlie's RestaurantsminorGTM or Marketing Partner2025 event sponsor for ministry events.
• Cross Creek ChurchminorGTM or Marketing Partner2025 event sponsor and partner church for ministry events.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Word of Life International: Bible-based camp, retreat, and conference ministry headquartered at Schroon Lake, NY. Operates youth camps, family camps, and a Bible Institute — and is also a documented customer of LeTourneau — making it a directly overlapping peer with similar evangelical programming.
• Lake Ann Camp: Christian family resort and conference center on Lake Ann in northern Michigan, offering summer youth camps, family programs, and retreat hosting. Highly comparable model to LeTourneau — lake-based, year-round Christian retreat ministry serving evangelical families.
• Sky Lake Camp and Retreat Center: Christian camp and retreat center located in Windsor, NY, offering summer youth camps, family camps, and retreat hosting for churches — same target audience (evangelical churches, families, youth) and similar operational footprint in upstate New York.
• The Wilds Christian Camp and Conference Center: Year-round Christian camp, retreat, and conference center in Brevard, NC. Closely comparable operating model: summer camps, church retreat hosting, discipleship programs, and conference/event facilities for evangelical groups.
• Camp-of-the-Woods: Long-running Christian family resort and conference center on Lake Pleasant in the Adirondacks, NY. Closest geographic and programmatic parallel: a Christian retreat center hosting summer camps, conferences, and family vacations with year-round ministry focus — directly comparable in customer base and offering mix to LeTourneau.
• Pine Cove: One of the largest Christian summer camps in the U.S., operating multiple Texas locations with summer youth camps, family camps, and retreats. Closely comparable in mission, customer segment (churches and Christian families), and core offering mix.
• Cran-Hill Ranch: Christian family resort, summer camp, and retreat center in Mecosta, MI. Comparable in target audience (churches, evangelical families, youth), operating model (camp + retreat + conference), and ministry-centered programming.

Regional players

• Family Life Network: Regional Christian media and ministry organization in Western NY that previously owned LeTourneau from 1986 onward and continues to share Western NY regional donor and church relationships. Comparable regional footprint but is now a parent-affiliate-style partner rather than direct lodging competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Kanakuk Kamps: Large, established network of overnight and day Christian summer camps headquartered in Branson, MO. Broader and larger-scale operator serving a similar evangelical family/youth segment, including the popular Kamps family camp program.
• WinShape Foundation: Large Christian-based foundation that operates camps, retreats, and conferences (notably WinShape Retreat at Chick-fil-a's Berry College campus). Comparable in evangelical audience and retreat/conference focus, but operates at significantly larger scale and scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/LeTCC.org
• Instagraminstagram.com/letcc_ny

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Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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