YFC Canada
Camp Cedarwood is a ministry of Youth for Christ Winnipeg Registered Charity #119307619 RR0001
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About Us
Camp Cedarwood is a ministry of Youth for Christ Winnipeg, located on Pinawa Bay near Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada). As a year-round Christian camp and retreat centre, Camp Cedarwood welcomes children, youth, schools, churches, and community groups from across Manitoba to experience adventure, community, and personal growth in a safe and welcoming environment.
At the heart of Camp Cedarwood is the mission of seeing every young person living fully in Christ. Through Christ-centred programming, meaningful relationships, outdoor adventure, and intentional discipleship, the camp creates opportunities for young people to encounter the love of Jesus in authentic and life-changing ways. Hospitality is central to everything they do, striving to ensure that every guest feels welcomed, valued, and cared for while experiencing the hope and love of Christ firsthand.
Cedarwood is an accredited camp with the Manitoba Camping Association and a member camp Christian Camps International (CCI), assuring you high standards in safety, facilities, and programming. Youth for Christ Winnipeg is an Accredited Member of the Canadian Centre for Christian Charities (CCCC). YFC Winnipeg has met over 50 requirements within the Standards of Accountability as set out by the CCCC in order to receive this accreditation.
The Ministry
What has contributed to it’s success? First – solid Christ centered leadership. The Board of Directors, The Executive Director, the Cedarwood Director , supporting staff, and both the summer team and the year-round Cedarwood team have been made up of individuals whose hearts have responded to a spiritual calling to serve the mission of reaching youth through using their God-given giftedness in a variety of skill-sets. Secondly – Ministry Partners who through their generosity made each project possible and each missionary camp staff possible. It was and continues to be a group effort of partners. Thirdly – the literally thousands of volunteers over the years who have donated their time in all kinds of ways to complete the team and ensure every aspect of operations happened with excellence. We are so grateful.
Every year there were needs we thought were mountains almost too big to overcome, and every year we witnessed God’s faithfulness and provision. The biggest obstacles of course included the fire, but it also included the mandatory close-down of Cedarwood for a season because of covid. We are well on our way to full recovery from missing two years of what normally would have been intense ministry.
We would love it if God led you to serve with us as part of the story going forward.