History
It all started in 1958, when a small group of people got together with a vision for Christian camping. That vision was the beginning of Stillwood.
Born as Columbia Bible Camp from the parent group, Columbia Bible Camp Society, first construction began in 1959. It was the year after the then 60-acre prime real estate site was purchased. Decades of development had begun.
The initial kitchen/ dining room and 11 cabins made way for several buildings and other projects. Amongst these were a summer director’s residence, a heated swimming pool (change and wash rooms included), a gymnasium/ chapel, a picnic shelter, a 16-room motel with conference room, saunas and hot tub, a new well with water system and 31 000-gallon reservoir, a new staff duplex, and a mini retreat centre.
Complete renovation of Columbia Bible Camp began in 1997. This included refurbishing all motel rooms, replacing the cabins with beautiful new cottages that had full amenities, and refurbishing the mini retreat centre. The name Stillwood Camp and Conference Centre was chosen to replace Columbia Bible Camp in 2001, to better reflect the many areas of expansion.
Stillwood Camp and Conference Centre is the largest of it’s kind in British Columbia. An accredited member of the BC Camping Association, and the Fellowship of Christian Camps BC, Stillwood is owned and operated by the BC Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches.
