About Us
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Our Vision: We will be a
vibrant, year-round camping and retreat facility, known for its
Christian Hospitality.
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Our Mission: To invite people
of all ages to experience the love of Jesus Christ and to grow
spiritually within a natural setting, which is safe and fun.
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Our vision for the Van-Es Camp and Conference Centre is to be a vibrant,
year-round conference, meeting, camping and retreat facility known for
Christian hospitality.
Our overall mission is to invite people of all ages to experience the
love of Jesus Christ and to grow spiritually within a natural setting
which is safe and fun.
The Moravian Church is a Christian organization with more than five
hundred and fifty years of history. We are the oldest Protestant denomination
in the world. Of us you could say that we have a heartbeat for God,
and a passion for people. We are part of the Unitas Fratrum, the Moravian
Unity of the world wide Moravian Church. And our motto is:
In Essentials, Unity
In Non-Essentials, Liberty
In All Things, Love
And our faith tradition is best summarized in our core values:
- Focus on Jesus
- Make disciples
- Truly love the discipline of worship, study and prayer
- Serve
- Extend love, understanding and compassion to all people
- Develop and provide leadership
- Be led by the teaching of the Holy Spirit
- Be open to new and exciting possibilities of mission
The Moravian Church is a worldwide church, with more than 750,000 members,
organized in 19 provinces around the world. In Canada, there are eight
congregations in Alberta, as well as congregations in Ontario &
Labrador. Although our history and identity are unique, we remain deeply
connected with our bothers and sisters in other congregations across
the Moravian Church Northern Province.
Van-Es Camp and Conference Centre - Board of Directors
- Lynne Hennig – Chair (Good Shepard)
- Rev. Aaron Linville – Vice Chair/Pastor Liaison
- Randy Downing – Secretary (non-voting)
- Rev. James Lavoy (non-voting)
- Randy Nehring – Edmonton Moravian
- Emma Martin – Rio Terrace
- Barry Gurnsey – Christ Moravian
- Keith Wyllie – Millwoods
- Neil Fenske – Heimtal
- Blake Holt – Member at Large
Other Staff and Volunteers
- Business Manager – Randy Downing
- Program Coordinator -- The Rev. James Lavoy
- Caretaker -- Rupert Neuman
