Our mission is simply

That every camper will have an undeniable encounter with Christ.

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Our mission
is simply

That every camper will have an undeniable encounter with Christ.

Overview

Located on 135 wooded acres on the picturesque Pend Oreille River, we are a full-service, all-season Christian Camp and Retreat Center, as well as a rental facility specializing in meeting the unique needs of church groups & non-profits. Bear Paw Camp has been serving northeast Washington and north Idaho area for over 40 years, providing a pristine location and opportunities to foster relationships based on Faith and Trust in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Tailor a camping experience for your church that Is safe, comfortable, and effective. At Bear Paw you will enjoy:

  • An outdoor setting
  • Excellent facilities
  • Outstanding food
  • Professional camp support & planning

History

Bear Paw Camp was originally founded as a boy scout survival camp in 1965. It remained a survival camp until it was bought by Bob and Nancy Suoboda as a Christian camp and retreat Center in 1992 and has faithfully operated as one since then.

Ministry

We love Jesus and People by partnering with local and regional ministries to provide a unique camp experience set in God’s beautiful creation, away from the world’s distractions.  We offer a variety of trust activities that could build people’s relationships. 

​Bear Paw is where the Gospel of Jesus Christ is proclaimed so that every camper may have an undeniable encounter with Christ.

STAFF

Jason McQuinn

Owner & Camp Director

Jason has been the owner of Bear Paw Camp since September of 2018. His God given vision of Bear Paw Camp has shaped the atmosphere of the camp’s mission statement that “every camper has an undeniable encounter with Christ”. Jason has a passion for youth finding relationships with Jesus and has a heart for equipping God’s people by offering training and encouragement in a camp setting. If you want to hear a radical story of how Jason got the camp click below:

Jason's Story

Dr. Beth McQuinn

Co-Founder & Director of Bear Paw Camp

Dr. Beth owns and runs Total Health Center in Newport, Washington as a Naturopathic Physician. 

She works as the administrator at Bear Paw Camp and enjoys helping guide the interns over the summer as well as interacting with or supporting the campers as camp medic, clean-up crew, or whatever is needed. She loves raising her & Jason’s 3 bustling kiddos to be like Jesus! Her passion is to see people set on fire for Jesus and stepping into their God-given authority. 
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Garry & Annette Hare

Internship Directors
Garry’s and Annette’s calling is to glorifyify Jesus Christ: To resource, teach, equip and establish the priesthood of all believer’s in their identity, intimacy, calling and spiritual authority as beloved children of God. To empower believers to share the Good News of Jesus Christ, confirmed by the signs and wonders of the Holy Spirit. To help re-establish the Church to manifest the supernatural power of the Word and the Holy Spirit so as to flow outward in ministry and missions. To encourage God’s people to be a prophetic catalyst and blessing, first in their local community and then to the ends of the earth. To the advance the Kingdom of God in acts of love, compassion, mercy and grace, especially to the poor and broken. Garry and Annette’s mandate is based on Isaiah 61.
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Chris Thunder

Summer Internship Missionary

Chris is a missionary from Zimbabwe who answered the call of God to come to America and help disciple the next generation at Bear Paw through the summer internship program. Chris is an anointed preacher and teacher and his contagious personality shows the heart and love of God as soon as you meet him.

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