Our Mission Statement

Park River Bible Camp is a camp and retreat ministry for all ages that encourages a faith relationship with Jesus Christ through Bible study, worship, music, and fellowship.

We Are a Christ-Centered, Lutheran Ministry

Being a Christ-centered camp, we desire for our campers to have a living faith in Jesus Christ. Being Lutheran, we hold to the confessional Lutheran understandings of faith, salvation, grace, sin, the Church, and the sacraments.

We Are a Diverse Ministry

We have many different programs for different age groups: Camping and retreating for youth throughout the entire year; a Vacation Bible School program throughout the summer; quilting and scrapbooking/stamping retreats for adults; and the Fall Gathering for Senior Citizens.

We Have Excellent Grounds, Facilities, and Program Structures

We are located on about 80 acres of property 6 miles west of Park River, ND (about an hour northwest of Grand Forks, ND.) Among our facilities we have a large Chapel and Fireside Room (currently under renovation) and a year-round Retreat Center with cabins, a gym, a fellowship room, restrooms, and a kitchen. We can currently house about 200 people in our 12 rustic cabins, 5 winterized cabins, and 5 Retreat Center rooms. We also have a 220 foot waterslide that is a popular way to cool off, a batting cage, a low adventure course, a high ropes course, and a climbing tower. The challenge courses enhance Bible studies through active adventure learning.