Cran-Hill Ranch, founded in 1968 as a ministry of the Michigan Synod of the Reformed Church in America, began as a ministry of the Reformed Church to and for the Reformed Church children, youth and families. It was created to meet a significantly growing need for Youth Camp programming as well as Family Ministry through a campground experience.

Today, more than 42 years later, the ministry of Cran-Hill Ranch continues that original vision yet reaches far beyond any one church or denomination and operates 4 distinct non-denominational ministries. Summer and Year-Round Youth Camps and Events, the Family Campground and Family Camping Ministry, Retreat Ministries and Christian Adventures are all ways in which the ministry of Cran-Hill Ranch reaches thousands of people each year with the message of Jesus Christ.