The Muskoka Bible Foundation (MBF) exists to support transformative camp, conference and retreat experiences taking place at Muskoka Bible Centre.

Summer at MBC

Each summer, more than 3,000 families journey to MBC to be strengthened and equipped to stand firm in a world that increasingly challenges biblical faith. Through this experience, families not only grow in their faith but also deepen their relationships—both within their own households and within a larger, supportive community of believers.

Building strong faith communities is essential to cultivating personal, resilient faith. A summer at MBC prioritizes this through daily Bible teaching tailored for children, youth, and adults.

Our Transforming Culture sessions (and podcast) offer biblical discernment on pressing societal trends and challenges that families face today. Meanwhile, Resilient Family Workshops equip parents with practical tools and resources to navigate parenting according to biblical principles.

MBC Retreats

Each year, MBC hosts 12 to 14 retreats, each designed with a specific purpose. Many provide hope and healing for those walking through life’s most difficult challenges, whether grieving the loss of a child (HOPE), parenting adoptive children (CHOSEN), or supporting family members with exceptional developmental needs (UNIQUE).

Our Women’s and Men’s retreats are crafted to strengthen faith and equip participants to live out biblical principles in their homes, workplaces, and communities.

Ministry to Pastors & their Families

The Church faces a growing challenge in sustaining faithful, long-serving pastors to shepherd local congregations. Many pastors struggle to balance their ministry responsibilities while nurturing their own families in faith. With rising burnout and early departures from pastoral roles, this crisis is intensifying.

MBC is committed to supporting pastors and their families through our respite program, as well as developing new retreat opportunities specifically for pastors, their spouses, and their children.

MBC and the Widjiitiwin Youth Camp provide a dynamic platform for more than 125 young people, ages 15 to 25, to engage in Immerse—an intentional, community-based discipleship and work experience.

In a time when many young people are disengaging from Christianity, and studies show a growing exodus from the faith of their parents, investing in the next generation is more critical than ever. Through Immerse, students take on meaningful work roles while living in a Christ-centered community where biblical values are not just taught but lived. The Bible becomes their lens for understanding and navigating the culture around them.

Each year, we witness incredible life transformation as students encounter and take ownership of a vibrant, biblical faith.

Our goal: $200,000 to support this gospel-centered, life-changing experience for young people.

Widjiitiwin is a program of Muskoka Bible Centre (MBC) dedicated to meeting the unique and complex needs of marginalized youth and their families. This ministry collaborates with community partners in some of the most underserved areas of Southern Ontario.

Each year, these partners bring over 300 campers to Camp Widjiitiwin, where they experience a week filled with activities such as archery, basketball, canoeing, swimming, rock climbing, and more. In addition to these fun activities, each community group engages in Bible teaching, devotionals, singing, and prayer, as part of our mission to share God’s love and hope for their lives.

$365,000 is needed to help cover the cost of bringing these campers to experience something transformative that they may never otherwise be able to know. MBC Inc is committed to financially supporting the expenses associated with these camper experiences to match donations given to Muskoka Bible Foundation. This ensures that campers from these communities have the opportunity to attend at whatever investment they can afford, most can afford to pay very little or nothing at all. Your support of Widjiitiwin has a profound impact—lives are being transformed, both spiritually and physically, thanks to your generosity.

In 2024, we launched a fund to enhance the teaching and learning spaces for both our Widjiitiwin SALT (Skills & Leadership Training) program and the Widjiitiwin student leaders. This year, we’re focusing on building this space, along with addressing a few other priorities at Widjiitiwin.

Our fundraising goal of $185,000 will help us achieve the following:

1. Upgrades in the kitchen ($7,000)
2. Purchase a used vehicle for transporting campers and team members to and from MBC ($10,000)
3. Install a new dock system ($38,000)
4. Construct the new SALT/Staff learning space ($130,000)

The good news is that over $100,000 was generously donated last year, leaving just under $85,000 needed to complete these projects in 2025!