Property Purchased- 240 Acres with private lake

3 existing buildings: 2 cottages & 1 kitchen dining facility

Rev. Leon Fuller hired as first Camp Manager

First camp held in February 1959.  YWA (Young Women’s Auxiliary of the WMU) 56 in camp 

3 Girls-in Action & 3 Boys Royal Ambassadors camps 

First Men's Retreat, Pastor's Retreat, and Youth Retreat

Multiple building projects including Pinegrove Bunkhouse, sledding hill, campground, utility building, and more

Record number of decisions for Christ made: 400 in 1970

A-frame cabins, waterfront docks, bath house

Cafeteria dedication brings 800 to Bambi Lake

Fire destroys Oakview dormitory

3 Chalets and Managers home added

Fred Hubbs Lodge dedicated

Cafeteria, campground, bath house improvements

Frisbee golf added

New waterfront dock

First computer at Bambi Lake

New entrance and new cabins

Road improvements & rerouting

ADA accessible rooms and improvements to Lodge, Cafeteria

Rev. Leon Fuller retires

Rev. Steve Harmon hired as Camp Manager

Groundbreaking on Robert Wilson building

Rev. Hank Kanavel acts as Interim Manager (1999)

Rev. Tom Fishell hired as Camp Manager  (2000)

Improvements to campground, bath house

Mini-golf course constructed

Camp Manager Rev. Tom Fishell passes away (Feb 2004) 

Rev. John Mulvany hired as Asst. Camp Manger.

Rev. Cary Shinn hired as Camp Manager (Sep 2004) 

Campground improvements, Adams Memorial Playground

Covered walkway

First Wifi at Bambi Lake (2006)

Rev. Cary Shinn mobilized for Operation Iraqi Freedom (2007), returns (2008)

Rev. John Mulvany acts as Interim Camp Manager (2007)

“JB” James Brown passed away; Snack Shop named in his honor (2007)

50th Anniversary celebration! (2009)

Rev. Jeremy Morford hired as Camp Manager (2010)

Rev. Dan Kucharczyk hired as Camp Manager (2011)

Camp improvements continue

Rev. Michael Schatz hired as Camp Manager (2017)

Improvements to buildings and campground

COVID closes down Bambi Lake after February retreats

Campground has a busy summer

Events resume

Building and campground improvements, including handicap accessibility

Bambi Lake's ministry continues with enthusiasm

Trustee team designated as Camp Management: 

• Wayne Parker, chairman, Merriman Road

• Herb Harbaugh, Memorial

• Dan Kucharczyk, True North

• Bob Lee, Transformation

• Odelle Cadwell, Temple of Faith

• Mickey Gross, Resurrection

• Tamra Hall, Calvary, Southgate

Sharon Hessling named Volunteer Coordinator​