Mt Hope Staff
Our Mt Hope team consists of missionary and paid staff. Executive Director Bud Englund and his wife Rita are serving as full time missionaries and are in their 9th year serving at Mt Hope. Cook/Maintenance staff Casey Green has stepped out in faith for his first year as missionary staff. Our paid full-time staff includes our Program Director Jorden Stocks. We are excited to have this well rounded team to work together to move forward and improve Mt Hope. Our staff will continue to strive to stay true to our camps mission: To provide a distraction free environment for people to come and grow closer to the Lord and other believers.
Director - Bud Englund
Bud and his wife Rita come to Mt. Hope with a long history of serving in youth and children's camp ministries. They met in their early 20’s serving at Wolf Mt. Camp in Grass Valley. Bud was working as a counselor of a teen work crew and Rita was a lifeguard. Bud also worked as a young adult at Mt. Hope under Dave Delle. Later, when their four kids started attending church camps, they dove back into camp ministry. Bud volunteered as a medic and Rita as a counselor and later as an assistant director. Bud and Rita enjoy hanging out with family and friends and serving in various ministry and mission opportunities. Bud has an amazing testimony of how God led him back to serve at Mt Hope that he loves to share over a cup of coffee. Bud and Rita both now serve as full-time missionaries at Mt Hope. They are excited to see how God is going to work through their lives here at Mt. Hope Bible Camp
Program Director - Jorden Stocks
We are excited to have Jorden back at Mt Hope! Jorden comes to Mt Hope with over 23 years of camping, vbs and missions ministries experience. Her desire is to daily serve the Lord and help with the mission of Mt Hope; to provide a place for people to relax and grow closer to God. Jorden has 3 boys; Liam (15), Gage (12) and Drew (10) who are her pride and joy. The boys are all active in sports, so the family spends a lot of time at practices and games supporting one another. They enjoy camping, hiking, fishing, lake days and exploring everywhere they go! Jorden and her boys feel so blessed to be a part of the Mt Hope Ministry Team!!
Cook/Maintenance Staff - Casey Green
Casey came to work at Mt Hope as a seasonal cook. He has a heart to serve and a calling “to encourage the lost and broken to seek the Lord and to find their purpose in life”, which was evident during his time serving in the summer. This led to the decision to ask him to stay on staff full-time at Mt Hope. Casey’s testimony of restoration to Christ drives his passion to help others. He has stepped out in faith to serve as a missionary and we encourage you to support God’s continued work through him.
Summer Missionaries
The Summer Missionary Program is an awesome ten week summer opportunity for anyone 15 years old and older to serve on the mission field of Mt. Hope for a short term missionary experience. Duties can include working in the kitchen, housekeeping, grounds maintenance, light construction projects, and serving as a cabin leader and game staff for our youth camps.
We Love Our Faithful Volunteers
Our goal at Mt. Hope is to provide affordable camping for all people. Our volunteers are a critical and necessary part in making that goal possible.
If you would like more information on plugging in as a volunteer, please give us a call. We would love to discuss the many fun and rewarding opportunities to serve God here at camp. We look forward to the opportunity to serve along side of you and have you on board as a member of the Mt. Hope ministry team.
Board of Directors
Here at Mt. Hope we are blessed to have a Board of Directors that are unified by their desire to fulfill the "Great Commission" through Christian Camping. "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in[a] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” (Mt. 28:19-20) They are also committed to seeking God's will for Mt. Hope and are excellent stewards of the resources He provides.
President - David Rice, Associate Pastor Loma Rica Community Church
Secretary- Ken Butler, Retired Local Businessman
Treasurer- Nathan Bamford, Local Businessman
Member - Nathan Tyler Bamford, Local Businessman
Member - Ed Law, CBM
Member - Eddie Chow, CBM
