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Celebrating God’s Faithfulness to Mount Gilead
In 1963, Mount Gilead was born out of a need to provide a Christian camping facility to hold the American Sunday School Union’s (now American Missionary Fellowship) youth camping programs. Founded in 1937, the ASSU camping program known as Camp Allegiance, served 20 rural communities in a 10-county area of northern California. By 1963, the facilities we were renting were no longer able to meet the rapidly growing youth camping ministry needs of ASSU. Christian camping provided a ministry environment to teach God’s Word to boys, girls and young people with the purpose of evangelism, discipleship, fellowship and lots of fun. The focus was to help develop Christian growth for those who lived in the 20 rural communities and attended the ASSU churches, Sunday schools and summer Vacation Bible Schools. Camp fees accommodated the youth from these rural communities who could not otherwise afford to attend. Thus, all of the leadership and workers were volunteers, and the majority of the food was donated.

God’s Leading and Provision!
God miraculously directed us to and provided the resources for the original purchase of 110 acres of a beautiful, undeveloped redwood grove. The property was dedicated to the LORD on September 28, 1963, with 300 in attendance in God’s redwood cathedral. It was on this date, resulting from a contest among all the ASSU mission communities, that the name “Mount Gilead Bible Conference” was selected. According to C.I. Scofield, Mount Gilead means “A HILL OF WITNESS!” Psalm 60:7 says, "God hath spoken in His holiness...Gilead is mine."• In Judges 7, you will find Gideon at Mount Gilead preparing to face the Midianites. At the Lord’s command, he called out soldiers for battle. God today is still calling out his soldiers at Mount Gilead to be witnesses of His power and grace.

After 1963’s summer camps at rented facilities, it was decided by Mount Gilead’s newly appointed board, that God would have us by faith trust him for the development of an entrance road, a kitchen/dining hall and a restroom building for 1964’s summer camps. A groundbreaking service was held on April 4, 1964. Nine godly men became our volunteer operational board. They had a vision and passion to reach our youth with God’s love through Christian camping. Through a giant step of faith and God’s provisions and enablement, a team of adults and young people from the 20 American Sunday School Union rural communities launched what seemed an impossible project of having the camp open for our youth within 3 months time. With volunteers working around the clock during the last few weeks, high school camp opened on July 4, 1964. Our camp theme for that first year was “Our God Is Able.”

Since there were no funds available and many projects needed to be developed for the camp, the official camp board made a commitment to build as God supplied the resources. For the first 12 building projects God directed the board to TRUST HIM for 1/3 donated labor, 1/3 donated materials and 1/3 donated cash contributions. Our LORD provided then and today He still does provide all the camp’s needs. Philippians 4:19

To keep commensurate with the growing Bible-centered programming, during the first 25 years 22 building projects were completed, and 3 additional land parcels were purchased. To God’s praise, during those same years, 169,750 people enjoyed a Bible camping experience with 2,420 making decisions to accept Jesus Christ as their Savior.

Over the past 43 years of Mount Gilead’s history, hundreds of volunteers, staff and board members have been faithfully providing a Christian camping experience for 10,000 to 12,000 campers each year. To God be the glory for the thousands who have had a life changing experience as they were impacted with God’s Holy Word in the creative setting of these majestic redwoods. As we look to the future, may God continue to provide the leadership and resources so that we might have the privilege of sharing God’s redeeming love with thousands of children, young people and adults who yet will experience the opportunity to camp at Mount Gilead.

Mount Gilead’s Purpose
Mount Gilead was founded by the American Sunday School Union, which in 1974 changed its name to the American Missionary Fellowship. AMF’s history is also the story of its future ---evangelizing, discipling and congregating the yet unreached people of the United States for Jesus Christ. Thus, the primary aim and purpose of Mount Gilead Bible Conference, Inc., is to aid and further the Christian work which AMF is carrying on in Northern California by providing, maintaining and operating a Bible Conference Center where adults and young people may meet to study the Bible, grow in the knowledge and grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and to encourage others to know and accept Him.