About Us | Our Mission

Established in 1941, Wabanna Camp and Retreat Center is a non-profit, non-denominational Christian ministry located in Edgewater, Maryland, on a 23-acre point where the Rhode and West Rivers converge into the Chesapeake Bay. Wabanna’s ministry encompasses two primary methods of outreach: a summer Residential and Day Camp for boys and girls and a Retreat Center ministry which operates through the fall, winter and spring.


Throughout the years, Wabanna has sought to glorify the Lord by using all facets of its ministry to point to the saving love of Jesus Christ and to proclaim the truth of God’s perfect Word.

Our Doctrinal Statement

“We believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. We believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; He descended to the dead. On the third day He rose again; He ascended into heaven, He is seated at the right hand of the Father, and He will come again to judge the living and the dead. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.”

–The Apostles Creed

What do we teach? The Gospel.

1. Who defines the gospel?

The Gospel is defined by God through the Scriptures and not by man.


  • "All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work." 2 Timothy 3:16-17
  • "This God - his way is perfect; the word of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him." Psalm 18:30
  • “No prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.” 2 Peter 1:21

2. Who made us?

The entire world and everything in it, including YOU, has been created by a holy and righteous God.


  • "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them." Genesis 1:27
  • "Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all." 1 Chronicles 29:11
  • "Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!" Isaiah 6:3
  • "Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; steadfast love and faithfulness go before you." Psalm 89:14

3. So, what is the problem?

The created (us) have rebelled against the creator (God). This rebellion is called "sin" and this sin is our greatest problem. Sin has separated us from holy God and has placed us under His judgement.


  • "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." Romans 3:23
  • "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 6:23
  • "but your iniquities have made a separation between you and God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear." Isaiah 59:2

4. Did God create a solution to the problem?

Jesus Christ, the Son of God, came to earth to live the perfect life that we could not live and to sacrificially die the death that we all deserve, so that our relationship with God could be made right again.


  • "For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures." 1 Corinthians 15:3-4
  • "For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit." 1 Peter 3:18
  • "For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God." 2 Corinthians 5:21
  • “The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.” 1 Timothy 1:15

5. How should I respond to this solution?

Confess your need to God, repent of your sin and believe in the eternal promises of Jesus Christ... Turn away from your sin and turn to Jesus Christ! 


  • "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is a gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast." Ephesians 2:8-9
  • "For everyone who called upon the name of the Lord will be saved." Romans 10:13
  • "yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified." Galatians 2:16
  • “But to all who did receive him who believed in his name he gave the right to become children of God, who were born not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.” John 1:12-13

Join Our Team!


Are you interested in working at camp? We seek to consistently employ a well-trained, highly motivated summer staff with the common goal of exposing children to the transformative power of a life dedicated to Christ. Summer positions include camp counselors, lifeguards, worship leader, camp nurse, dining staff and more. To view job descriptions and apply, click here. >>

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