About Ryde Lake Camp

Ryde Lake Camp, a non-profit organization, has been an enriching factor in the lives of  thousands of girls since 1952.

Over 56 years ago, a small group of very forward-thinking women had a vision and were brave enough to turn it into a reality. That reality become Ryde Lake Camp and today is still a steward of the irreplaceable ministry of Christian camping.

Ryde Lake Camp was originally started to provide a summer camp for Toronto CGIT girls.
CGIT (Canadian Girls In Training) was a Christian girl’s group, sponsored by several Christian denominations (including Baptist, Presbyterian, and United), with many members in the Toronto area churches in the 1950’s.
Over the years there was a gradual decline in CGIT membership. In recent years the girl’s camper population has changed from CGIT-based to a more general camper population and family camping has been added.

Today, our campers are from a diverse group of backgrounds. The program still reflects our CGIT roots and its purpose to “cherish health, seek truth, know God, serve others”.

A quote from the Camp Site Committee Annual Report of May 1952 reads:  “This was a real venture in faith, as it meant assuming a large mortgage, but we felt that it would be justified in the enrichment it would give to hundreds of girls who camp there amid beautiful, natural surroundings.”

How blessed we are to be the beneficiaries of the wisdom and foresight of those founding women so many years ago!

Our mission is to promote growth in mind, body & spirit.

The Ryde Lake Camp experience fosters respect & appreciation of self, others & our natural world within a caring Christian community.

2012 Camp Forms Available Now!

Annual
General Meeting
March 3, 2012

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