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Do we take credit
cards? |
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Yes! We accept
Visa, MasterCard and
Discover cards. |
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How are the five
Shamineau ministries related? |
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Shamineau Ministries is the umbrella
organization whose board of directors
provides the governance of Camp Shamineau
and Rock Ridge Camp. Shamineau International
Inc. was a program of Shamineau Ministries
that has incorporated as a separate
non-profit organization with its own board
of directors of which the Executive Director
of Shamineau Ministries is an ex-officio
member.
Shamineau Ranch and Shamineau Adventures
operate as part of Camp Shamineau and are
not separate organizations. |
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How did Shamineau get
its start? |
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Historically, Shamineau Ministries found its beginning in 1914 as the Minnesota
Young People’s Society which started Buffalo
Lake Bible Camp on the shores of Buffalo
Lake in Buffalo, Minnesota. In 1957 that property
was sold to purchase the current property on
Lake Shamineau, becoming Camp Shamineau, with
its first summer of ministry in 1958. |
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How many staff members
does it take to run Shamineau? |
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Shamineau Ministries, Camp Shamineau, and
Rock Ridge Camp employ about 16 full time
employees, 10 part-time employees, and 3
interns year round. An additional 60-70
collegians are hired for the summer ministry
with around 55 high school SMTs (Summer
Missions Team). |
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Who owns Camp
Shamineau? |
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Shamineau Ministries is a non-profit
organization (Camp Shamineau, Rock Ridge
Camp) and is governed by a Board of Directors
who are elected at an annual meeting of
Evangelical Free Churches of the North
Central District. Thus, the Board has
stewardship of the Shamineau properties. The Board is
also responsible for hiring the Shamineau Ministries
Executive Director. |
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Where is Camp
Shamineau? |
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Camp Shamineau is located
in central Minnesota, near Motley--two hours north of
Minneapolis/St. Paul, 25 minutes west of Brainerd,
and 2 hours east of Fargo, North Dakota. Shamineau
Adventures and the Shamineau Ranch are also
on-site at Camp Shamineau. |
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How big is Camp Shamineau? |
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Camp
Shamineau covers 215 acres with one mile of
lake frontage. In addition, Camp Shamineau owns
a 22 acre island in Lake Shamineau which
also has one mile of lake frontage. |
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Do we take Electronic
transfers of funds? |
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We do accept Electronic
transfers for donations only, you just need to get a form
from the camp office by calling 218-575-2240, complete it and send it in. |
