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About Us
Our vision
is to introduce people to Jesus Christ, train leaders, and
strengthen families.
History of
Yellowstone Alliance Adventures
Yellowstone
Alliance Adventures began in the mind of Rev. Harold
Erickson who at the time was the pastor of the Belgrade
Alliance Church. In the late 1950s, Harold had a great
desire for a camp setting where he could take the families
of his congregation for a few days. In the first few years
the camp bounced between locations that could be borrowed
for the days needed.
Early on it was clear that a permanent location would be
desirable and the idea was shared. Dr. Richard Nollmeyer, a
practicing physician in Bozeman and member of the Belgrade
Church, was quick to pick up on the vision and made some
property available. It was 1961 when our Lord laid it upon
the heart of Doc Nollmeyer and his wife to donate 80 acres
of land to the Rocky Mountain District of the Christian and
Missionary Alliance and its Central Montana Camping Zone.
Finally, the vision for Yellowstone Bible Camp found its
permanent home.
The idea immediately proved its worth when summer youth
camps for the children of Alliance churches began filling up
and families flocked to summer outings. Workers came from
far and wide to assist in the building of the new district
camp. Gradually, but with a certainty of God's leading,
Yellowstone Bible Camp began to take form.
As the word about the camp spread, various churches and
Christian organizations began to inquire about renting the
facilities. The idea to start developing the facilities into
a retreat center seemed to be a good direction to move in
and soon, after much prayer and discussion, the Rocky
Mountain Conference Center was born.
The two organizations functioned separately until 1995 when
the two boards came together, under the direction of Rev.
Jim Stumbo, and decided to unite the two ministries into
one. A search was conducted for one person who would manage
both simultaneously. On July 15, 1995, Jim Hawthorne,
together with his wife Andrea and daughter Jessica, arrived
at our camp, and Jim became the first director of YBC/RMCC.
One of the initial hurdles was how to overcome the
distinction of the two separate ministries. This process was
not an easy one to work through as both had become well
established. It was during the November Board meeting of
1996 when all deliberations came to an end as a new name for
our organization was adopted. Now Yellowstone Bible Camp and
the Rocky Mountain Conference Center were formally united
into what is currently known as Yellowstone Alliance
Adventures. |
A Ministry of the Rocky Mountain District
Christian and Missionary Alliance Churches |
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