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About Us
Camp Douglas is one of the specialized ministries of the Presbytery of Westminster of The Presbyterian Church in Canada, supported by the Synod of British Columbia.
Our main focus is our children’s summer camp ministry, hosted on our beautiful property in Roberts Creek on the Sunshine Coast, BC. Throughout July and August, we run week-long overnight camps for children aged 5–16. We love to make the most of our camp’s beautiful patch of West Coast Rainforest and private beachfront, creating opportunities for campers to make memories, build friendships, and explore the Christian faith.
We also provide employment and volunteer opportunities for young adults, helping them grow in leadership, community, and faith while playing a vital role in our ministry.
In addition to our summer camp ministry, Camp Douglas hosts events and groups throughout the year to help our community stay connected. Be sure to visit our events page to find out what’s coming up next!
The purpose of Camp Douglas is to invite children, young people and young adults into a personal exploration of the Christian faith, through play-based, child-led, relational children’s ministry. Our primary vehicle for this is through our summer camp program at the Camp Douglas property, in Roberts Creek, BC.
The top priorities of Camp Douglas, in order, are to provide:
- An excellent children’s ministry in which children and young people can explore the Christian faith.
- A positive and supportive first workplace for young adults to grow and develop.
- Resources for the Westminster Presbytery - through maintaining affordable and accessible use of the Camp Douglas property and through developing opportunities for children’s and youth programming.
Shaped by our Christian faith and desire to follow Jesus Christ, Camp Douglas values:
- Story
- We live out this value in:
- our acknowledgement that we are part of God’s story - that we are loved by God, redeemed through Jesus Christ and are being shaped by the Holy Spirit.
- our commitment to share this story with others.
- our gratitude to the history of the Camp Douglas ministry and the shoulders on which we now stand.
- our compassion for the stories of our campers and staff members - allowing individual needs and perspectives to shape and improve our practice.
- We live out this value in:
- Space
- We live out this value in:
- our care for the space we’ve been given; our careful stewardship of the property, our appreciation for God’s creation and our desire to share the space with others.
- our posture towards the spiritual growth of our campers and staff - to provide an emotionally safe space as well as a physical one, where authentic self-paced spiritual exploration can take place.
- We live out this value in:
- Relationship
- We live out this value in:
- the structure of our program, creating lots of opportunities for friendships to form.
- the way we overcome challenges, by having compassionate conversations with the individuals involved.
- cultivating a staffing structure that values the voices of all.
- We live out this value in:
- Mission
- We live out this value in:
- our movement towards year-round ministry, that equips the Westminster Presbytery and is nimble and adaptable for the communities we serve.
- We live out this value in:
- Inclusivity
- We live out this value in:
- our commitment to eliminate financial barriers for campers, and in our aspirational goal to make Camp Douglas accessible for all.
- our proactive work to invite and welcome campers from a diversity of backgrounds, cultures and life experiences.
- our provision of leadership opportunities to young people.
- our desire to offer an affordable, ecumenical retreat venue.
- We live out this value in:
Meet Our Team
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We acknowledge that Camp Douglas - the land on which we now worship and play - lies within the traditional, ancestral, and unceded lands and waters of the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nation and the shíshálh (Sechelt) Nation, who have inhabited and cared for this land since time immemorial.
As Christians, we recognize God’s call for us to “seek justice and correct oppression” (Isaiah 1:17), yet we confess our historical failure to uphold this for the Indigenous communities around us. We acknowledge the profound impact of colonization, residential schools, and cultural erasure on these communities. We are committed, with God’s grace, to embarking on a journey towards reconciliation, equity, and meaningful partnership with our neighbouring Indigenous communities. While this is just the beginning of our work, we are earnestly seeking out opportunities to engage with Indigenous-led initiatives, to develop meaningful inclusion of Indigenous young people, and to collaborate with respect and humility as we progress on this path.