Camp Asbury, located in Hiram, Ohio is a year-round camp and retreat center operated as a ministry of the East Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church.  People of all faiths are invited to use Camp Asbury facilities, programs, and property. Camp Asbury has been in operation since 1957 and is accredited by the American Camp Association. 

During the summer, Camp Asbury hosts a variety of residential camping programs for kids from 1st-12th grade. Summer staff utilize a core curriculum to teach Christian values and build Christian community through ageappropriate activities.  All programs are designed to connect campers and staff to the natural world through direct experience.    

During the school year, Camp Asbury hosts congregational retreats, family reunions, leadership events, and outdoor education programs for congregations, schools, colleges and universities, non-profit agencies and organizations.  

Stories from Camp Asbury

I Am Called

During this Season of Giving, your generosity to Camp Asbury will help others like Leslie, who built leadership skills at camp and heard her call to serve children in God’s community as a teacher. Leslie was in fifth grade when she first experienced a week of summer...

Inspired

Ten years ago, Jaime’s pastor sent her to Camp Asbury as a guinea pig to see how the children of her congregation would respond to a week at camp. It was a successful experiment.   Jamie would have never described herself as the charismatic, outgoing, and unspoken...

Special Moments

Erika Rios first attended Camp Asbury for a weekend family camp program when her boys, Randy and Erik, were about 4 and 5 years old. Sheila, a close family friend, encouraged them to join her for a weekend of exploring the outdoors and growing closer to God, but Erika...

Nothing Compared

Ryan Moomaw is nearing the end of his college endeavor of working towards a degree in environmental science. Naturally, he wanted to put himself in a position to practice what he was learning in order to better prepare himself for his after-college pursuits. He...

A Generational Tradition

Rachel Wilke has a long history with Asbury, first coming to camp 40 years ago as a camper, then volunteering as a high schooler, and serving on staff from the mid-90’s through 2010. “I remember my grandmother and grandfather would pay for our camp, and they would...