About Us

Stronghold Center is a four-season retreat and camping center located in Oregon, IL. Our facilities include wilderness cabins, a camping area, dining and meeting rooms, and seven retreat houses able to accommodate 6-56 guests. Located all along bluffs overlooking the Rock River, the beauty of nature exists in a variety of environments. Our unique programming includes summer camps for all ages , challenge courses, and a Confirmation Retreat. In October, Stronghold hosts the annual Olde English Faire. Stronghold is also a great location for one-day seminars, business meetings and professional development programs, church picnics, and family reunions!

Westminster Presbyterian Church has partnered with DCCG since April of 2020. The congregation sprang into action shortly after the beginning of the pandemic in hopes of helping those affected by shutdowns and school closures. We have continued to work with DCCG for the past 3 years, by hosting the Grow Mobile twice a month. 

Westminster partners with Neighbors House to provide a Summer Reading Program. This partnership began in the summer of 2022 and continues to grow. Neighbors House is an organization that partners with churches and organizations to provide literacy programs for the children of Dekalb County. 

Grace Place is a campus ministry at Norther Illinois University. They were founded as a Lutheran Student ministry and are now sponsored by Lutheran, Episcopalian and Presbyterian churches. The are an open and inclusive community that currently meets on Wednesday evening at St. John's Episcopal Church for worship, dinner, and fellowship. 

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance enables congregations and mission partners of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to witness to the healing love of Christ through caring for communities adversely affected by crises and catastrophic events.