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More Family Experiences with a Focus on Fun! Yes, Holidays this summer are definitely different and spending quality time with family has taken on a whole new meaning.  With the exciting on-site [...]

Family Experiences with a Focus on Fun! Holidays this summer are definitely different, and spending quality time with family has taken on a whole new meaning.  With the exciting on-site programs [...]

You can continue to make a difference by standing in the gap! “How many intentions have we seen realized which have been pronounced impossible?” Wilbur Wright. Wilbur Wright was a man known [...]

Hello there! I’m Amanda, I was involved in Camp Shalom for six years. Camp Shalom came into my life at a very integral point. I had grown up in a Christian home and attended a Christian [...]

This May 2019, we will be celebrating the 50th Anniversary of “Camp Shalom” now the summer ministry of Countryside Camp and Conference Centre. So, what do you remember about 1969? For some of [...]

I have been fundraising for Christian causes consistently since 1988, both in the United States of America and here in Canada. My staff sometimes call me the most rejected person they have ever [...]

For more than 15 years, I have personally been a member of FaithLife Financial, as have a number of individuals that have served on the camp board over the years. Why is membership important to [...]

Hi everyone 🙂 For those that don’t me, my name is Mel Van Rootselaar (Bakelaar). I was on staff from 2006-2008. I was a lifeguard, head lifeguard and Trek Coordinator. I met my husband Josh at [...]

  Wow. What a privilege to be able to tell you about my experiences at Countryside Camp / Camp Shalom. I have read some of the other posts by alumni and am honoured to be able to join them. [...]