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Camp Hope - Mountain View Camp and Conference Centre

A destination location for conventions & camping for a family fun filled atmosphere with mountain back drops all around. Destination Weddings upon request.
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Mountain View Camp & Conference Center, is located on 110 acres west of Hope, B.C. Development on this site was started in the early 1970s, and the majority of the development was completed by 1990. This is also the site of the British Columbia camp meeting that draws up to 9000 people for eight days at the end of July. Mountain View Conference Center is availab

le for church groups, family reunions, weddings, seminars, conventions, etc., year-round. Most weekend bookings need to be made about a year in advance. Mid-week bookings are usually available on short notice. Call (604) 869-2615 for more information. Information on Property and Camp Facilities
Mountain View Conference Center is nestled among cedars, firs, hemlock, and maples and is surrounded by towering mountains with the lush Fraser River Valley below. Serving the British Columbia churches, our North American Division counterparts, and the public is our joy. The Conference Center has 72 guest rooms with private baths, a dining room seating 250 people, an auditorium seating 400 people and a variety of meeting rooms. Cabins, bunkhouses, 900 camping and RV sites and recreational facilities are available. At the Mountain View Summer Camp and Retreat Center there are 17 heated cabins that accommodate 130 people. The modern dining hall/kitchen can serve up to 200 people on the upper level. Another smaller assembly area and kitchen located downstairs can service 40 people. There is a campfire bowl located at the base of a 75' rock face that seats 300 people. Other facilities include an indoor/outdoor gymnasium, center, ski boats, canoes, and a craft building. Skiing, hot springs, swimming, sightseeing and hiking are close by. Mountain View Summer Camp offers a wide range of activities for young people and families in a residential summer camp setting. The camp offers horseback riding, water skiing/wake boarding, canoeing, rock climbing, swimming, wilderness living, nature study, crafts, videography, sports and archery. All of these activities are used as a tool to share Jesus with each camper. During the spring and fall, the camp is available to other groups for retreats and conferences. Mountain View Summer Camp exists for the purpose of leading people to a clearer understanding of God through Jesus.

08/18/2026

Camp Meeting 2026... at Night.

If you are an early to bed person, you will likely never see the camp (during camp meeting) from this perspective. These pictures were all taken from 12:21 to 12:56 am.

After visiting the pastors (on the last shift of the day security), and then the night security, down by the front gate, I meandered back through the quiet camp looking for night shots, after taking the first WAVE pics. There was a full moon behind the clouds and it was illuminating the cloud edges very nicely.

Have also learned over the years that extra eyes and ears, late at night, from a security perspective, never hurts. It was a pretty quiet night. We like them like that.

08/11/2026

Last September and October, Camp Hope was the on-location site for filming of Season 7 of the Docu-drama series Hitler's Last Stand, for the National Geographic Society and Disney Corp.

Season 7 is scheduled to be aired and broadcast beginning in a few weeks, in September.

While narration happens, actors replicate various actions and battle scenes. Historians share factual details in brief interviews. Pictures and film clips from the National Archives are utilized and embedded in each episode.

From online..."The documentary series Hitler's Last Stand follows the final, desperate months of World War II in Europe after the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944. Rather than focusing on high-level generals, it tells the visceral, ground-level stories of Allied soldiers vs desperate N**i forces fighting fierce, block-by-block battles as the Third Reich collapsed.

These are true stories of selfless courage and heroism of Canadian, American and British soldiers/special services. Often little known or overlooked stories, they bring to light heroism and bravery of key individuals, platoons or companies as they liberate Europe, fighting for the high cost of our freedoms from the oppressors in the N**i regime.

While we were ready to be used in a cameo appearance, none of the Camp Hope staff were used in any scenes. :)

If you tune in to watch any episodes, you might recognize areas of the camp amidst the fog from the fog machines, such as the interior of the ADRA building that was utilized as a 'headquarters' and a 'hospital', the root celler/bunker at the bottom of J Hill, the Pastor's cabins village, the front of the fire hall, the road to the burn pile and other areas.

You can find previous episodes on YouTube.

The posted pictures are of some of the actors, producers, lighting/camera/make up/pyro technic specialist crew etc. We had a good time dining with, sitting and visiting these mostly young men, and the support crew.

We shared the book of Desmond Doss with some of the lead producers. Filming happened Monday to Friday and our regular retreats and seminar rentals happened as per normal. As outdoor rentals decrease dramatically after the summer, they were able to utilize the various locations around camp with little to conflict or interference from other campers.

Due to contractual obligations, no sneak previews were allowed to be posted. It was only recently that we were permitted to share these pictures.

Interesting note. The guns they use are all exact replicas. They are made for filming. They are totally incapable of firing. There are NO live munitions. There is no sound from them during the filming. All the noise and visual theatrics are added in later.

They are professionally 'aged' so they look exactly like the real ones. One man is responsible for taking them out of their cases, and putting them back in at the end of the day. They are all locked up overnight.

The pyrotechnics person makes the explosions. They are predominantly smoke with not very much sound. We had a tank on location for a few days. It acually ran, up on the unpaved road that leads to our burn pile. It did not fire.

There were two 20 foot containers with mostly uniforms. The uniforms are never washed, though the guys are down and dirty in the dirt, crawling on their bellies, falling in the dirt for certain scenes. It was definitely much more authentic than what we are used to seeing in Hogan's Heroes et al.

We have an area out back where we dump all the old concrete from our old sidewalks that we replace. This looked exactly like a bombed out city might look after it is leveled. I am not positive, but some scenes may have been filmed there.

Each week or two they would be filming at night and the later into the fall we got, the colder it got.

Our excavator dug some foxholes and trenches for the soldiers for certain episode. It was all very very interesting and we worked well with their administration team, and the young actors were all very friendly too. We were invited to eat with them whenever we were available.
All their meals were eaten in the covered picnic area and the little kitchen there was the source of all their meals.

08/10/2026

Camp Meeting 2026 ended on August 1. Every year the next day Sunday, we take down the camp and put away everything that took 3-4 days to set up. Putting the big tents up and taking them down are the biggest tasks, and it takes many hands and some specific skills to accomplish this safely and efficiently.

However, Sunday, August 2 was wet and the many tents could not be stored wet. So with some hot days in the forecast, the following Thursday the 6th was chosen to be the official tent take down day, and clean up of anything else that might have gotten missed.

All of the pastors from the Lower Mainland were invited back with the plan to start at 8:00 am, so we could beat the heat. Everyone turned up and were eager to finish off the task of 'camp take down'.

However, there was heavy dew that night and the tents were wet...again, so we needed the heat we were trying to avoid. We took some of the walls down, creating better airflow in the big tents. We were delayed for a while, but it was a very warm day and soon the tents were all dry.

The tents were soon dry and the team got busy, and by noon the job was completed. Since our head cook was off for a few days, the rest of our Camp Hope staff made a delicious Pansit lunch for everyone, and we enjoyed a tasty meal. They arose to the challenge.

Now, apart from the table of many lost and found items from camp meeting, and the camp trailers that need to get winterized and put back into storage, Camp Meeting 2026 is in the books. We can now get back to our regular camp related rentals and tasks.

Three groups who were supposed to be coming in August have cancelled due to the fires, smoke and uncertain travel.

PS. Did we ever say President Culmore was an amazing tractor driver? Let it be known!

08/05/2026

A BIG Thank You to this group. They were the take down crew, stacking the benches and a few other misc clean uppy items. Alisa B was also very active moving benches, displaying her strength. Adriana S and Crystal were helping with sweeping as well. There were a few others too. Sorry if we missed catching your names.

It was a job well done and all the help was extremely appreciated.

07/26/2026

👀 You've seen the drinks...
🧋 You've heard the buzz...
Now it's time to experience it for yourself!

The Camp Hope Soda Shop is serving up refreshing boba teas, handcrafted sodas, delicious café sandwiches, and so much more.

Come grab a drink, bring a friend, and make some memories. We can't wait to see you! 💙

07/22/2026

Important Weather Update for Camp Meeting 2026
(and heads up to blackberry pickers).
If you are coming to camp meeting 2026, beginning in just a couple days https://2026.bccampmeeting.ca/ please be advised that there are some showers in the forecast for the first 3 or 4 days. See the pictures. Those are from three different weather sites.

DO NOT BE ALARMED! Often times our forecasted showers are super minimal and they are literal sprinkles, and we are left wanting more. Sometimes they are a little more substantial. Rain or showers this time of year in our area are quite rare. We wish they would be up where all the fires are and be heavy downpours.

We do not know exactly what will come, but being prepared for whatever we get and everyone stays happy. There will be no dust! :)

The weather improves midweek and gets warm again. It is very hot here at camp pitch. They workers start work at 5:00 am and then stop during the heat of the day.

Bring some clothes for cooler/damper weather.

If you are tent camping, bring a tarp(s) or plastic to cover your tent and eating areas.

The blackberries are ahead of schedule and have been ripe for over a week or more. If you love to pick berries when you are here, they are ripe and ready for you.

Do not let this discourage you or change your mind from coming. It is only showers forecasted. Sometimes they are at night when everyone is sleeping, but still they are in the forecast. They will be much better than 35 degree heat.

Everyone travel carefully and safely.

And don't forget the FUN RUN and Walk on the first Sunday.

07/21/2026

More Sad News.

Our extended Christian family has lost an amazing musician/songwriter/servant/witness. A father of seven children. Many with special needs, he lived close by In Abbotsford.

A humble family man. A prolific song writer, we sing many of his songs. Both of my daughters have sung with him, on video recordings, with the choirs they were in. My family and friends have attended many of his concerts. We have his music in our home.

Thank you to all who prayed for him. We have the amazing hope of the resurrection and seeing him again, and singing with him again.

07/18/2026

Prayers Needed
Local Abbotsford Christian musician Brian Doerksen was our guest artist for the Sunday afternoon musical concert that we invited our neighboring community to. Not only were we blessed with a concert, but he held a master class on song writing earlier in the afternoon. He has had serious pain issues since February. It was thought just to be prostate issues, however just recently they discovered it was much much more serious. Here are a few paragraphs copied from his FB page.

Brian is in hospital and now under the care of an excellent team of caring and competent doctors. The news yesterday was difficult. In short, scans indicate a mass in the pelvis and spots on the liver and lungs and close to the heart. Brian will be undergoing a colonoscopy and biopsies today and results will be known in 3-5 days.
We are heartbroken and hopeful.
But, in Brian’s words:
From our genesis to that final breath
You’re redeeming all our trials and sorrows
Every tear that falls you collect them all
Then you heal us with your love and mercy.

If you would like to send Brian a message, please send it to [email protected]

And the most recent post.

Thank you for praying and for spreading the word about Brian's condition. Your words of encouragement have been such a gift to our family and team, and we have been deeply blessed by your kindness during this difficult time.

We have just been informed that Brian has been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. The doctors are still working to determine the specific type of cancer it is. The medical team is moving forward with treatment, as well as pain management.

Through it all, we are thankful for the doctors, nurses, and medical staff who are doing everything they can to care for Brian in this very complex situation.

We have decided to start a GoFundMe to help support Brian and his family with the financial burden of medical expenses during this season. Depending on where you're reading this, you'll find the link in the comments, in his bio, below this post, or on his website.
Please continue to pray for Brian and his family. Thank you for walking with us through this journey.

Address

61855 Lougheed Highway (Box 369)
Hope, BC
V0X1L3

Telephone

+16048692615

Website

http://camphope.ca/

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