With nearly 50% of the project already funded and every dollar up to $1.5 million is matched through Lilly Endowment, now is the opportunity to help make room for more lives changed.

Because what God is doing here deserves more room.

For generations, Wabash Park Camp & Retreat Center has been a place where children, students, families, and churches step away from distractions, build meaningful relationships, and hear the whisper of God in ways that shape their faith, identity, and calling.

Today, more people want to experience Wabash Park than the current facilities can comfortably support.

Through the Room to Grow Capital Campaign, Wabash Park is creating space to welcome more guests, serve more groups, and continue the life-changing ministry already happening here.

And thanks to a generous partnership with Lilly Endowment, every dollar given toward the first $1.5 million raised will be matched dollar for dollar.

This campaign is not about building something brand new. It's about making room for more of what God is already doing.

Over the past several years, Wabash Park has experienced growing momentum:

• More churches looking for retreat space
• More campers attending youth camps
• More families reconnecting at camp
• More groups searching for meaningful space away from the noise of everyday life

Lives are being changed here.
Families are reconnecting.
Leaders are finding renewal.
Churches are growing stronger together.
People are hearing the whisper of God in quiet moments that shape them for years to come.

But with limited lodging and gathering space, Wabash Park is increasingly being forced to turn groups away.

Room to Grow exists to help remove that barrier.

Every year, people come to Wabash Park searching for something deeper.

Students come looking for belonging and purpose, families come needing time to reconnect, church groups come hoping to step away from distractions and encounter God together.

And every year, lives are changed here.


But in recent years, we've increasingly faced a difficult reality:
Groups are being turned away simply because there is not enough space.

Not because the ministry opportunity isn’t there.
Not because people aren’t coming.
But because capacity has become the barrier.

Room to Grow exists to help remove that barrier and create space for more people to experience the life-changing ministry already happening at Wabash Park.

The Room to Grow campaign represents a $3.5 million vision for the future of Wabash Park.

Thanks to generous partnership through Lilly Endowment, nearly 50% of the project has already been funded.

Through Phase I and Phase II, Lilly Endowment funds of more than $1 million went into strengthening the ministry and infrastructure of Wabash Park.

Now, through the Phase III matching capital campaign, we're raising the remaining funds needed to complete the next major phase of growth.

The first $1.5 million raised will be matched dollar for dollar through Lilly Endowment.

That means every gift helps make twice the impact.

At the center of the campaign is a brand-new youth lodge designed to help Wabash Park welcome more groups and expand its year-round ministry opportunities.

The new lodge will include:

This is more than a building.

It is more space for students who need to hear the Gospel.
More room for retreats where relationships are restored.
More opportunities for churches and families to gather, worship, and grow together.

As Wabash Park grows, the kitchen and dining hall need to grow alongside it.

Meals are one of the most meaningful parts of the camp and retreat experience. They are where conversations happen, friendships deepen, laughter is shared, and people gather between worship, activities, and moments of reflection.

Expanding the dining and kitchen space will allow Wabash Park to serve larger groups comfortably and create more space for connection around the table.

The campaign will also support important campus improvements that help guests move safely and comfortably throughout Wabash Park.

Updated roads, sidewalks, pathways, and infrastructure improvements will better connect lodging, gathering spaces, dining areas, and activity spaces as the camp continues to welcome more people.

These improvements help ensure Wabash Park remains a safe, accessible, and welcoming place for generations to come.

Through the Lilly Endowment matching grant, every dollar given toward the first $1.5 million raised will be matched dollar for dollar.

That means:

• a gift helps welcome more campers
• creates space for more retreats
• supports more families
• opens the door for more life-changing moments

And because every dollar is matched:
$100 becomes $200
$500 becomes $1,000
$1,000 becomes $2,000
$10,000 becomes $20,000

This is an opportunity to help create more space for what God is already doing at Wabash Park.

Wabash Park has always been about more than buildings.

It is about:

• the child hearing about Jesus in a new way
• the student sensing God’s calling on their life
• the family finally slowing down long enough to reconnect
• the church group stepping away from distractions to listen
• the quiet moments where God meets people in a real and personal way

That's what this campaign is truly about.

Creating more space for more stories and more lives changed.

As Wabash Park prepares for the public launch of Room to Grow on September 12, we invite you to begin participating in three simple ways:

What God is doing at Wabash Park is already changing lives.

Now, together, we have the opportunity to create more space for more students, more families, more churches, and more life-changing moments in the years ahead.

Because what God is doing here deserves more space.

Join the Room to Grow update list to hear campaign progress, ministry stories, project updates, and ways you can continue to be part of what God is doing at Wabash Park.