For the health and safety of our Zoo animals, as well as your animals, there are no pets allowed on site at any time.

Yes, our camp store carries items like hoodies, crewnecks, theme t-shirts, water bottles, and caps. The store will be open at least one time during drop off or pick up during your child’s session. We will send out this information 1 week prior to your child attending camp. We accept cash, credit card, and debit only, no cheques.

We are located seventy-five minutes southwest of Winnipeg, and just ten minutes outside of the cities of Winkler and Morden. Search for “Winkler Bible Camp” in Google Maps or click here for the Google Maps location.

All campers (both Day and Overnight) registered for Little Buddies, Junior and Intermediate camps may make up to two cabinmate requests. Cabinmate requests must meet all of the following criteria:

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1. Must be within 2 grade years of the camper being registered

2. Both campers’ registrations must match in the following areas:

• Camp type - Day camp or overnight camp (except Intermediate campers)
• Session type - Little Buddies and Junior OR Junior and Intermediate campers will not be placed in the same cabin, even if they are the same age
• Session length - 3 and 5-day campers will not be placed together
• Same sex

3. Must request each other

4. A maximum 3 friends will be placed in the same cabin to ensure a healthy cabin dynamic. If groups are larger than 3, every effort will be made to place your child with ONE of their cabinmate requests, provided the other requirements are met.

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While every effort is made to honour cabinmate requests, it is not a guarantee.

Kinder kids are not assigned to cabin groups, but rather operate as one group (sometimes divided into boys and girls when a smaller group size is beneficial). Kinder Kids registering for the same session will be part of one group with many leaders, therefore cabinmate requests are not necessary.

LDP’s stay in the same facility (separated by sex on different floors) and do most activities as one large group; therefore, cabinmate requests are not necessary.

No, due to last minute cancellations and registrations, we cannot confirm a request for a cabinmate placement ahead of registration day. However if you have followed all the guidelines correctly it is very likely to happen.

We do our best to send out an acceptance package by email or mail within ten business days of receiving the registration. Due to the high volume of registrations submitted in March, please be advised it can take up to twenty business days to process. If you do not receive an acceptance package within this time, please contact the camp. If your child is on a waiting list for their preferred session, we will be in contact with you if a spot opens up. Winkler Bible Camp will not hold your child’s spot without registration and deposit, or confirmation of alternative funding.

Yes, in many cases we are able to host campers with physical or intellectual disabilities and provide a one-on-one support worker for your child’s stay at camp. We offer a limited number of spots each week with a one-on-one support worker. You will need to fill out the one-on-one assistance form during the registration process to request a spot. Our office will then contact you about your request and your child's specific needs.

Click here to view a copy of the Terms and Conditions we will ask you to sign when you register your child.

We use an online registration system. Instructions are included in the process. Call our office if you have any questions. If you would rather register with a paper form, please contact our office at 204-325-9519 or info@winklerbiblecamp.com.

To help allow for everyone to have a chance to attend camp each summer, you may only sign up your child for a second session June 1st.

Once a camp is full, our registration portal will make our waitlist available for you to sign up with. You will need to complete and submit all the required forms to be put on a waitlist and will receive email confirmation when you are done. No payment will be necessary until there is a spot for your child. As other campers make changes to their camp week or cancel, we fill those spots from our waitlist, in the order that we received your forms. This can happen anytime between when you get on the waitlist up to the morning the session of camp starts. We will make several attempts to reach you about a spot for your child before moving on to the next child on the waitlist. Please ensure you sign up with an email address that you check and a phone number where we can leave a message if you aren’t available when we call.
We encourage you to make use of our waitlists, as we have lots of movement on them throughout the season, especially in the first month of registration. We are unable to predict which camps will have spots open, so we can’t guarantee anything, but many children get into their preferred session of camp each year off our waitlists.

Kinder Kids is run by our Leadership Development Program which allows for a 1:2 or 1:3 leader-to-camper ratio, and they are not divided into cabin groups of 10, but rather participate in most activities in a larger group, but with more leaders. Little Buddies are divided into cabin groups of about 10 campers with 2 leaders. They spend the day together with their cabin group, only joining other cabins for specific activities throughout the day.

The main difference is that our Intermediate campers participate in evening social events (night game, cafe, etc) with other Intermediate cabins while our Juniors start preparing for bedtime.  

Financial assistance is available through the Sunshine Fund managed by Manitoba Camping Association (click here to call) or www.mbcamping.ca. If you are not able to receive funding through the Sunshine Fund, please contact our office and we will direct you to other sources, including our own campership aid fund. The deadline to have your completed funding application to the agency is June fifteenth, or within one week of applying to WBC for registrations received after June fifteenth. 

Note: It is your responsibility to secure funding, however you may contact the camp if you require assistance in filling out forms, we are happy to help. 

We offer the option of paying for your camp fees in installments. The deposit is due at the time of registration, and the remaining balance is divided into equal payments that are charged to your credit card on the 15th of the month between when you register and June 15th. You can sign up for payment plans during the registration process, or contact the office.

We accept payment by credit card through our online portal here, debit, cheque or cash (we do not recommend mailing cash). We do not accept e-transfers. A non-refundable $75 deposit per child is due within 2 weeks of submitting the registration. The balance of fees is due by June 15th.

If you cancel more than two weeks prior to a camp session, the fee, less the deposit, will be refunded. If you cancel less than two weeks prior to the registered camp session, NO REFUND will be granted.

When you register you will be required to pay a non-refundable $75 dollar deposit for each camper and full payment is due June 15th. You may pay in full, or sign up for a payment plan. Please contact our office if you need to make alternate payment arrangements. We ask that you help us by taking care of payment promptly.

A discount of ten percent for families registering three or more children is available on all camper fees, including LDP. If three or more children are registered at the same time, the discount is automatically applied to your cart. If you register a third child or subsequent child separately, or one of your children is registered for LDP, you will need to contact the office to have this discount applied.

A discount of fifty percent is available for families who have one parent in qualifying full time ministry. To apply for this discount, please pay your deposit for each camper application that you submit and contact our office for a ministry discount application form or find it here. If your application is approved, we will apply the discount to your balance owing. This discount cannot be combined with the family discount.

To provide the best experience and help prevent homesickness, we discourage direct contact with your child during their week of camp. If you have any concerns or a time-sensitive message for them, please contact the camp office at 204-325-9519.

During your child’s stay, we have a team dedicated to capturing the fun through photos and video. These can be seen on our social media platforms.

In order to keep Winkler Bible Camp a safe place for your child, campers must be signed out each time they leave our site. The name of the pick-up person/people will be required during registration. If this changes, please notify the camp office before pick-up time.

In order to provide the best camp experience for your child, we recommend that you reschedule all appointments and prior commitments that conflict with their camp session. If you must pick up your child early, please contact the office at least 1 day in advance, between 8:30 am and noon, to arrange an appropriate time to pick them up. We appreciate your consideration in giving us adequate time to prepare your child to leave camp early.

We will send out cabin photos by email to both parents listed on the account, at the end of the week that your child was at camp. If you don't receive yours, please check your spam folder first and if it's not there, email our office.

Our cabin leaders are trained to deal with homesick campers, and are usually able to help them through it by distracting them with the many fun activities at camp. If this does not work, the child may be allowed to call home in an attempt for the parent to encourage the child to stay. If your child is struggling we may call you to see what you recommend, because sometimes having a camper call home makes it harder for them to stay. If this does not help and the parent and camper agree that the camper should go home, we would help line that up. In this case the camper will not be able to return to camp that week, nor will any refund be given.

For homesickness information specifically for Intermediate campers, please see the next question.

Yes, both Intermediate overnight and day campers are in the same cabins. If a camper would like to change session types, we ask that this change is arranged during office hours, 8:30 a.m. - noon. This allows us to ensure all pick up and drop off details are confirmed well in advance. There is no cost difference between camp types. If an overnight Intermediate camper goes home homesick, they would be allowed to return as a day camper for the rest of their session. Note: this does not apply to any other age group, as they do not share cabins.

Click here for a printable packing list of what to bring and what not to bring for your child’s time at camp.

The cost for daily canteen items is included in the registration fee. Please do not send money with your child.

A qualified medical officer is always on site while campers are here, and we are a five minute drive from Boundary Trails Health Centre. The health and care of your child are very important to us while they are here. If your child has any medical information please make the camp aware of this through the registration portal or by calling the office.

Yes, all vitamins, supplements, over the counter and prescription medication, etc., must be in their original containers and handed in to the Medical Officer upon arrival. You will have the opportunity to discuss your child’s needs and we will ensure they receive their doses daily. Please send enough doses to last the entire length of your child’s camp session (including Day Camps so you don’t need to pick up/drop off anything daily).