Camp Siloam

What Camp Siloam does

Camp Siloam is a non-profit Christian summer camp and retreat center incorporated in Arkansas in 1923 by the Arkansas Baptist State Convention (as Arkansas Baptist Assembly), independent since 2006, and rebranded to its current name in 2011. It operates a 178-acre campus on the western edge of the Ozark Mountains in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, featuring a 1,000-seat Worship Center, a 900-seat dining hall (Cedar Hall), 47 rooms across 9 bunkhouses plus the Diamond Inn (1,128 maximum sleeping capacity), and a broad recreational inventory including a challenge course, pool, archery, and a planned High Ropes Course.

The portfolio is segmented into Summer Camp (Children's Sessions grades 3-6, Student Sessions grades 6-12, Combined Sessions, S-Core two-week discipleship, and an 85-90 person college summer staff program), off-season Retreats (Radiant women's retreat, Wayfinders kids retreat, Men's Fall Retreat), and year-round Guest Group facility rentals when the grounds are closed May 4 - August 3. The technology stack is conventional: third-party registration and event management (Circuitree), on-site AV (Electrovoice/JBL sound system, theater lighting), and standard facility management. Core programming is internally produced each summer, including a custom 5-part drama and aligned quiet-time/discussion curriculum.

Revenue is generated through per-camper session fees ($375 campers, $230 counselors), S-Core ($369), retreats ($109-$119), facility rentals (Diamond Inn $375/week, golf cart rentals $150-$250/week), optional staff counselor services ($350/week), and donations including a $7.5M Centennial Campaign capital goal. Go-to-market is community-led: churches across Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, Tennessee, and Kansas register groups and recruit families; registration flows via Circuitree; and credit-card processing carries a 2.9% fee while scholarships support campers with financial need.

Name

Camp Siloam

Legal name

Camp Siloam

Website

https://www.campsiloam.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1923

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Camp Siloam is a 100-year-old non-profit Christian summer camp and retreat center on a 178-acre campus in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, serving church groups across six states with faith-based summer camps, discipleship programs, and year-round facility rentals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Christian Summer Camp and Retreat Services

NAICS

Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) (721214)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Christian summer camps
• Faith-based youth retreats
• Conference and retreat facilities
• Servant leadership programs
• Church group accommodations

Headquarters

HQ city

Siloam Springs

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, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Summer Camp Registration Fees: Campers (completed 3rd grade through age 18) pay $375 per session, Counselors (age 19 and up) pay $230 per session. Revenue generated from church group registrations.
2. Diamond Room Rentals: Hotel-like rooms with two full beds, bath-shower, microwave, fridge and linens included. $375/week with $100 deposit required. Reserved for special guests, speakers and church leaders during summer camp.
3. S-Core Program Fees: Two-week servant discipleship program costing $369 per participant, including all meals and float trip.
4. Retreat Fees - Radiant: Women's retreat for 6th-12th grade costing $119 per person including $35 non-refundable deposit, meals, lodging, and activities.
5. Retreat Fees - Wayfinders: Two-night retreat for 1st-6th graders costing $109 per person including $35 non-refundable deposit.
6. Golf Cart Rentals: 2-seater golf carts at $150/week, 4-seater at $250/week for guest groups.
7. Guest Group Facility Rentals: Conference center and retreat facility rentals for off-season (non-summer) groups including churches from various denominations. Grounds and facilities closed to guest groups May 4th - August 3rd.
8. Activity Fees: Additional fees for activities such as outdoor rock climbing at $5/person.
9. Staff Counselor Services: Staff counselor available for $350/week for churches unable to provide their own counselors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Camp Siloam is a non-profit Christian camp and retreat center that runs overnight summer camp sessions for children and youth, faith-based weekend retreats, and a two-week servant discipleship program. It also rents its 178-acre Ozark Mountain campus, including bunkhouses, a 1,000-seat Worship Center, dining hall, and recreational facilities, to outside church and organizational groups during the off-season.

Product overview

Camp Siloam is a non-profit Christian camp and retreat center offering a portfolio of faith-based programs. The core offerings include Summer Camp sessions differentiated by age group: Children's Sessions (grades 3-6), Student Sessions (grades 6-12), and Combined Sessions (grades 3-12). The S-Core (Servant Core) program provides a two-week servant discipleship experience for high school students. Year-round retreat programs include Radiant (girls retreat), Wayfinders (kids retreat), and Men's Fall Retreat. The facility operates as a conference/retreat center during off-seasons, offering overnight accommodations in bunkhouses and the Diamond Inn, along with diverse recreational activities. The Summer Staff Program employs college students to operate camp during the summer season.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Summer Camp - Children's Sessions Overnight summer camp sessions for children who have completed 3rd through 6th grade, featuring age-appropriate faith-based teachings, worship, recreation activities, and spiritual growth programming. Campers register through church groups at $375 per person per session.
• Summer Camp - Student Sessions Overnight summer camp sessions for students who have completed 6th through 12th grade, featuring advanced spiritual programming, worship services, group discussions, and recreational activities. Counselors (age 19+) register at $230 per session.
• Summer Camp - Combined Sessions Overnight summer camp sessions accommodating campers who have completed 3rd through 12th grade simultaneously, with separate age-appropriate programming tracks for children and student campers.
• S-Core (Servant Core) A two-week servant discipleship program for high school students (freshmen through graduating seniors) focused on spiritual growth, servanthood, Bible study, ministry training, and a float trip on the Buffalo River. Priced at $369 per participant including all meals.
• Radiant Retreat A Christ-centered weekend retreat for young women in grades 6-12, featuring worship, breakout sessions, group activities, and teaching from female leaders focused on identity and spiritual growth. Priced at $119 per person with a $35 non-refundable deposit.
• Wayfinders Retreat A two-night retreat for children in 1st-6th grade providing an introduction to camp experiences with Gospel-focused teachings, worship, games, and activities. Priced at $109 per person including a $35 non-refundable deposit.
• Diamond Inn Rooms Hotel-like accommodations featuring two full-sized beds, private bathroom with bathtub, microwave, refrigerator, and linens. Reserved during summer camp for speakers and church leaders; available for rent to retreat groups at $375/week with a $100 deposit.
• Retreat Center Facilities Year-round conference and retreat facility rentals including the Worship Center (1,000 seats), Jones Conference Center, Cedar Hall dining (900 seats), The Hub, 9 bunkhouses with 47 rooms (capacity 1,128), and recreational facilities for guest groups. Closed to guest groups May 4th - August 3rd.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2-3% increase of campers come to faith in Jesus Christ among those who have received a scholarship
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Harvey and Bernice Jones / Jones FoundationflagshipOthers · 1 January 1991Harvey and Bernice Jones provided a generous donation through the Jones Foundation to build the Worship Center in 1991, which seats 1,000 people.
• Arkansas Baptist State ConventioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1923Founded Camp Siloam (originally Arkansas Baptist Assembly) in 1923. The camp was run by the Arkansas Baptist State Convention until 2006 when it received independent non-profit status. The camp continues to benefit from support through the Cooperative Program of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• New Life Ranch: Christian summer camp and retreat center located in Colcord, Oklahoma — immediately adjacent to Camp Siloam's Arkansas catchment. Directly comparable model: overnight summer camps, church group registrations, retreat facilities, and outdoor programming. Multiple Camp Siloam staff (Martin Hardy, Rancy Sharp) previously worked at New Life Ranch.
• Kanakuk Kamps: One of the largest Christian summer camp networks in the U.S., based in Branson, Missouri. Operates multi-week overnight camps for children and teens with faith-based programming, similar denomination-spanning customer base, and structured church-group registration model. Closest scaled direct peer in the same geographic region.
• Pine Cove: Christian summer camp network operating multiple sites across Texas. Directly comparable overnight faith-based camp programming with church group registrations, separate age-track sessions, and summer staff recruitment model. Strong overlap with Camp Siloam's Texas catchment area.
• Forest Home: Christian camp and conference center in Southern California offering summer youth camps, family retreats, and guest-group facility rentals — virtually identical business model to Camp Siloam including the dual summer-camp + year-round-retreat-center monetization of one campus.
• Sky Ranch: Non-profit Christian summer camp and retreat organization operating in Texas and Colorado. Comparable overnight summer camp programming for children and students, church partnership model, and multi-state geographic reach serving faith-based youth groups.
• HoneyRock: Wheaton College's Christian summer camp in northern Wisconsin. Comparable overnight youth programming with outdoor/adventure focus (challenge course, wilderness guiding). Camp Siloam Program Manager Alex Cole previously spent three summers on HoneyRock staff, indicating direct operational familiarity.
• Camp Eagle: Christian summer camp in Rocksprings, Texas offering overnight camps and retreats for youth and adults. Similar church-partnership distribution model and faith-based youth programming; serves the same Texas church demographic as Camp Siloam's western catchment.
• CentriKid Camps: LifeWay Christian Resources' network of Baptist-affiliated overnight summer camps. Operates multi-site programming serving churches with completed-3rd-grade through 6th-grade campers — directly mirroring Camp Siloam's Children's Sessions and Wayfinders Retreat demographic.
• Glorieta Camps: Christian adventure camp and conference center in New Mexico operated by the Baptist General Convention of Texas. Dual-use summer camp + year-round retreat center model on a single campus, with denominational church group bookings — the closest structural analog to Camp Siloam's Arkansas Baptist origin and current operations.

Broad incumbents

• Young Life: National Christian youth ministry operating a network of more than 20 summer camps across the U.S. Broader incumbent that competes for the same church-connected youth demographic but with a larger footprint, paid donor-supported model, and significantly greater scale than Camp Siloam.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CampSiloam

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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