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Camp Dixie is dedicated to be a place where campers, counselors, and staff members can grow spiritually, physically, emotionally and intellectually in a positive way by experiencing, reflecting  and evaluating in an outdoor-based Christ centered program.

Camp Dixie is a waterfront summer camp and retreat facility located on Perdido Bay in Elberta, Alabama near Gulf Shores. Camp Dixie was started in 1952 by the Lutheran Layman's League at five area congregations. The congregations range from Mobile, AL in the east to Pensacola, FL in the west. The mission of Camp Dixie is to help Church, Community, and Youth find time away from the usual busyness of life to spend time outdoors in prayer, study, and recreation.

Camp Dixie is more than just a summer camp for kids. The facilities can be rented by individuals, organizations, families, or clubs that are looking for that quiet "get-away" for fun and fellowship or are just looking to get closer to the Lord. Camp Dixie also has a fully furnished house on the property that is available for a weekly rental.




Director- Marty Miller    

    Marty started as Director at Camp Dixie in January of 2006, but his experience in working in outdoor ministry goes back several years, when he was a summer camp counselor at Camp Omega in Southern Minnesota. He also spent a summer as a counselor at Camp Pioneer near Buffalo, New York, and a summer as the Summer Program Director at Camp Lakeview in Indiana.

     After graduating from college, and a year as a Geek Squad "Special Agent" (when Geek Squad was still a little company in Minneapolis) Marty became the Special Assistant to the Director at Camp Omega, and then the Program Director there. He was the Program Director for 4 years.

     After choosing to do an outdoor ministry application rather than a Best Buy supervisor application, Marty was contacted about the Director's position at Camp Dixie. He and his wife Kim now have a son Will, and two cats named Maybe and Surely. He is currently serving on the Youth Ministry Committee for the Southern District, and is the Vice President of the National Lutheran Outdoors Ministry Association.

     Marty ran his first marathon in November, and is looking forward to the Disney World "Goofy Challenge" in January. He has also rediscovered his love for fishing, and is learning more everyday about saltwater fish species.