A ministry of The Episcopal Diocese of Virginia
Our Mission
Shrine Mont Camps will provide life-enriching experiences for campers to sense God’s love and creation.
​Goal 1: Campers and staff will care for one another in a safe and nurturing environment.​
Goal 2: Staff and chaplains will be highly trained to lead and model the values taught to us by Jesus Christ, that welcome and include all.​
Goal 3: Campers will engage in fun, challenging, and formative experiences that contribute to their growth and development.​
Goal 4: Campers and their families will become more connected, because of their camp experience, to congregations, the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, and wider church communities for continued faith formation and fellowship.
Our History
1961 - The Rev. James Lincoln holds camp on the present site of St. George's Camp with campers sleeping in tents.
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1962 - First permanent camp building is in place under the supervision of Mr. Lincoln and Shrine Mont Director Wilmer Moomaw.
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St. George's camp dedicated and Choir Camp, predecessor to Music and Drama (MAD) Camp, opens.
1964 - The Rev. Churchill J. Gibson, Jr. begins serving as chaplain.
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1968 - St. George's becomes coeducational, adds two cabins and Lincoln Pavilion expands capacity to 90 campers.
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1973 - Wilderness Odyssey, predecessor to today's Explorers' and Explorers' the Great Camps, opens.
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1979 - Shrine Mont purchases Orkney Springs Hotel property, including Bear Wallow Camp facility.
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Senior High Youth Conference begins.​
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1980 - Art Camp opens.
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1988 - St. Andrew's Camp founded.
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Happy Pullman becomes program director.
1989 - Choir Camp becomes MAD camp.
1999 - St. Elizabeth's Camp meets for the first time with five campers and five volunteers.
2007 - St. Sebastian's Camp (successor to Soccer Camp) opens.
2012 - Celebration of 50 years of camps at Shrine Mont.
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2020 - Light in the Valley virtual camp took place during the global pandemic.
2025 - Shrine Mont celebrates its 100th Anniversary. ​
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