About
The BCMB Bible Camp Society has the privilege of operating five Mennonite Brethren camps across British Columbia. Every summer we are blessed to share the life-changing Good News of Jesus Christ with nearly 5,000 summer campers. For many of our campers, their week at camp is the most profound and best week of their summer. Many campers come to know Jesus Christ for the first time, and many more grow in their relationship with Jesus, gaining valuable life and leadership skills. Our five camps are a special place for children and their families in so many powerful ways.
Endowment Information
Our new BCMB Bible Camps Endowment Fund is owned by the BCMB Bible Camp Society with a clear mandate to help all five of our camps reach their full ministry potential. It is hosted by the Canada Gives Foundation, professionally managed by Newport Private Wealth, and advised by Curtis Scoville, Master Financial Advisor – Philanthropy, at G7 Wealth Inc.
Building a strong balance sheet is important for our five camps as we look to the future. Financial support for our summer staff, campership aid, insurance premiums, and capital projects are just some of the many ways this fund can practically help our camps.
How Your Gift Becomes a Permanent Legacy
Every donation to the endowment will grow and pay dividends for generations to come. Investments are managed with the same care and diversification as pension funds, foundations, and insurance companies. Our goal is to provide a secure foundation for our ministries that covers 10 to 15 percent of our combined annual budgets.
The endowment trustees will discuss the current camp needs, how the fund is doing, and bring forward recommendations which will be presented to the BCMB Bible Camp Society board of directors for discussion and approval.
Our Goal
Our goal is to see 2 million dollars in our fund – which will, in turn, give our camps an additional $100,000 in annual revenue!
Donate Today
Will you partner with us today, ensuring our camps have a strong balance sheet enabling them to fulfil their mission of evangelism, discipleship, and leadership development?
The Endowment Team
Our Consultant
Curtis Scoville, MFA-P
- Master Financial Advisor – Philanthropy
- G7 Wealth Coach
- G7 Wealth Inc.
Curtis can provide our donors with the following services:
- Confidential Gift Planning Consultation.
- Increased Tax Savings.
- Decreased After-Tax Cost of Giving.
- Non-Cash Gift Planning (includes; stocks with unrealized capital gains, life insurance policies, corporate gift planning for added savings, private company shares, art, and collectibles).
- Gift Integration with Tax & Estate Planning.
Simply put, Curtis will confidentially help our donors convert more of their dollars otherwise owing to Revenue Canada, into charity dollars in the most efficient and beneficial way possible.
Our Investment Firm
Newport Private Wealth
In 2001 we designed a business model that put client’s interests first and built our firm from the ground up. We invested our own money as Newport’s first clients, and soon attracted like-minded clients.
Today, we are one of Canada’s largest independent private wealth management firms for individuals and families across the country. We provide a stable, confidential home for people who want greater control of their wealth and customized solutions to its challenges and opportunities. Our team-based approach harnesses the intellectual capital of all our wealth professionals to creatively solve issues and serve the best interests of our clients. From our offices in Toronto, Ontario and Kelowna, British Columbia, with a business location in Kingston, Ontario we provide wealth management for clients coast to coast. We remain privately owned and managed by the professionals who work here.
Newport clients feel part of something special, and they are – a firm that was built for them.
Our Accountant
Loewen Kruse – Chartered Professional Accountants
Loewen Kruse is the joint partnership of brothers Mark and Michael Loewen. We approach our work with vision, vigour, and humour, bringing our family dynamic to the whole firm. With over 20 years of experience, we have an unparalleled level of accounting knowledge, deep personal interest in our client’s businesses, and a unique specialization in non-profit accounting. If you want your accounting taken care of as quickly and cheaply as possible, without having to speak to another human, then we are not the firm for you. If you want a trusted accounting expert with open lines of communication and transparency, then you will find what you’re looking for in Loewen Kruse.
Our Endowment Management Committee
Tim Loewen – President at Pine Meadows Tree Farms Ltd
Don Pasuik – President at Peterbilt Pacific Inc. – Retired 2015
Bryan Penner – Chair at BCMB Bible Camp Society
Bob Kroeker – Executive Director at BCMB Bible Camp Society