What We Believe

Mission
Statement

This ministry will strive to provide well-maintained residence facilities and grounds in order to:


Disseminate the truths of the Bible and glorify God in all areas of camp ministry.

Stress the necessity of salvation, sound Biblical doctrine, and a deeper, consistent walk with the Lord Jesus Christ.

Provide innovative, challenging, nature-based educational camping for people of all ages.

Our
Beliefs

The Bible

The Bible is inspired by God in every word, completely without error in the original writings, and is the authority in faith and life. (2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:21)

God

God exists eternally in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:18, 2 Corinthians 13:14)

Man

Man was created in the image of God, but man sinned, rebelling against his Creator, incurring not only physical death, but also spiritual death, which is eternal separation from God. Being born in this state, all men have a sinful nature and thus deserve eternal judgment from a righteous God. (Romans 5:12-14; Ephesians 2:13)

The Lord Jesus Christ

The Lord Jesus Christ is true God and true man. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He paid the full penalty for man's sin when He died on the cross and shed His blood at Calvary as a substitutionary sacrifice. He was buried and raised bodily from the dead, and He is now seated at the right hand of the Father and is our High Priest and Advocate. (Philippians 2:5-11; 1 Peter 3:18; Ephesians 1:17-23)

Salvation

Salvation is a free gift of God's grace, received through a personal faith in the person and finished work of Jesus Christ. Once granted, salvation and eternal life can never be lost. Man's eternal destiny is solely determined by his acceptance or rejection of Jesus Christ. (Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:4-7; John 10:28-29; John 3:16-18)

The Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit produces new life and places every believer into the Body of Christ. He permanently indwells the believer, effecting maturity and conformity to the image of Christ and producing a witness to the saving power of Christ to a lost world. The evidence of this indwelling rests not in some spectacular event or spiritual gift but solely in the authority of God's Word. (John 3:1-7; Romans 8:9-10; Ephesians 1:13-14)

Satan

Satan is a real personality and he, with his demons, is in aggressive warfare against God. In His omnipotence, God is permitting him for a season to be "the god of this world" and "the prince of power of the air." The Lord Jesus Christ defeated Satan by His death, resurrection and ascension. In Christ Jesus the believer may claim continuous victory in this warfare! (Luke 4:11-13; Ephesians 2:1-7; 2 Corinthians 4:3-4)

The Blessed Hope

The Blessed Hope of the believer is the imminent, personal return of the Lord and Savior. (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Titus 2:11-15)

We request that groups, while using our facilities, engage in no teaching contrary to the above doctrinal statement, including any teaching that evidence of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit rests in some special event or spiritual gift rather than solely on the authority of God's Word. Thank you.

Directions

Finding
Here

Mountain View Bible Camp is located in Snydertown, between Sunbury, Danville, and Elysburg, in the middle of central Pennsylvania's beautiful Appalachian Mountains.

From NY and NJ
  • From Interstate 80 take Exit 224 onto Route 54.
  • Proceed on Rt. 54 for 3.6 miles.
  • Cross the river and railroad tracks, then bear right onto Sunbury Road.
  • Turn left after 2/10 miles onto Avenue G.
  • Stay on the main road (Avenue G becomes Center Road) approximately 5 miles until you approach a large farm on the left.
  • Turn left onto Orchard Road and go 2.2 miles to Mt View Lane - MVBC's driveway on left. (Believer's Bookshelf is just past the driveway on the right.)
From From Harrisburg, PA
  • Take routes 11 & 15 north (to Sunbury).
  • Then follow Route 61 South to the Sunbury exit (bear right and cross the bridge).
  • Once on bridge, get in left lane and follow signs for 61 South/405 North (these run together as "Front Street").
  • After the bridge go 1.3 miles.
  • Turn right onto Reagan Street, and stay on Reagan Street till it ends (approximately 1 mile).
  • Turn left and travel 6 miles into Snydertown.
  • At crossroads in Snydertown, turn left onto North Main Street and go 4/10 mile, passing Believer's Bookshelf;
  • MVBC driveway is on the right.

The Views

Spring
2024

Thoughts From The Administrator’s Desk

2024 Theme:
The Mountain Is Calling
And I Must Go
I lift up my eyes to the mountains, where does my help come from? –Psalms 121:1

Dear friends of Mountain View Bible Camp,

As school is wrapping up and summer plans move into full swing, camp is preparing to receive campers and staff. It is always an exciting an extra busy time of year as we move from spring weekends into the summer full week camp programs.

Over the years, camp has been blessed to have a good stream of volunteers who give of themselves to serve. Since the pandemic, we are especially concerned with a shortage of volunteers in many areas of service throughout the United States. This trend seems to be affecting volunteers in all areas of service, not just in Christian camping. For months, the MVBC staff and others have been praying for enough lifeguards, directors, counselors, activities leaders, food service helpers, medical staff, etc… Every area of camp seems to be harder to fill. I remember a statistic from a number of years ago which shared that 80% of the work is done by 20% of the volunteers. That number has shifted to be closer to 90% of the work now being done by 10% of the volunteers.

As a young child, I remember large groups of volunteers who would come to camp to clear brush, clean, paint, pound nails … build the facilities. Quite often now, folks who attend camp sessions kindly ask what is new. Having been on staff since January 1997, I can attest that there have been a lot of changes and improvements over the years. New construction, remodeling and maintenance all take money, but more importantly, time and man power. As the facility grows, just the cleaning and maintaining of what the Lord has entrusted to us, takes hours each week simply to prepare for the next camp program. The MVBC staff is also aging and at times we notice some physical limitations. Should the Lord tarry, additional full time staff will be necessary to keep up with the ever growing ministry needs.

How can you help? Please prayerfully consider volunteering at camp. We need good volunteers available to the Lord for His service. We regularly lift up our eyes to this mountain: Mountain View Bible Camp. We know our help comes from the Lord – but maybe He will use you to help us in this large work He has blessed for many years. Please join us in praying for the staff team, for camp programs and for the equipment and maintenance needs. As the Lord, the one who is our help, provides through His people, we will continue to serve all who pass through this ministry.

On behalf of MVBC

Jonathan Stassel
Camp Administrator

The Views
Archive

Past Thoughts From The Administrator’s Desk

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