BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Have you ever wondered how Upper Peninsula Bible Camp is governed? UPBC is a registered 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation, which means it must have a board of trustees to manage the affairs of camp. UPBC also has a controlling document called bylaws that regulate how camp is managed by the trustees.

The UPBC trustees are a group of fifteen men and women nominated and elected by the voting membership of UPBC. To learn more about how to become a voting member of UPBC, please click HERE. Trustees are elected at the annual meeting, held most recently on October 21, 2023 at Forest Hills Bible Chapel in Ada, MI.

One of the really cool things about UPBC is the ocean of volunteers who serve tirelessly for God’s glory! The trustees are part of that ocean, working hard at camp for the Lord. With camp’s growing ministry, the leadership seeks to model this work ethic for all who are part of the camp family.

To be eligible for election, a trustee nominee must:

• Be nominated by a camp member

• Be an active Camp member

• Submit a completed biographical worksheet (bio), and

• Successfully complete a criminal background check (required by the State of Michigan)

Are you a camp member? Do you know someone who would make a good trustee? Do they meet the above qualifications? Are they willing to serve? If the answer is yes to all these questions, please follow this process:

1. By August 31, the camp member completes and sends this NOMINATION FORM to secretary@upbiblecamp.org.

2. By August 31, the nominee completes and sends this BIO to secretary@upbiblecamp.org.

3. By Labor Day, the nominee submits required documentation and successfully completes a criminal background check (the Nominating and Board Assessment (NBA) committee will follow up on this with each nominee).

4. By September 15, the NBA committee interviews and screens the nominees.

5. By September 25, the NBA committee evaluates nominee qualifications and presents a list of qualified nominees and their bios to the Trustees with recommendations for a slate of nominees to fill vacancies for the coming year and provide two alternates.

6. By October 1, the trustees select the slate of nominees and the secretary emails the slate with bios to the camp membership.

7. At the October annual meeting, the camp members in attendance vote on the nominees included on the slate. Nominees receiving the most votes will fill the trustee vacancies. The remaining two nominees will serve as alternates, available for election if a trustee vacancy occurs before the next annual meeting.

Each year, five trustees are due for re-election or to rotate off the board. Each trustee is limited to two consecutive three-year terms, with a minimum one year rest before being eligible for nomination to serve again.

Here is the list of trustees currently serving at UPBC:

2022-2025

Lance Giannola

Charlie Gray*

Ronda Hill*

Greg Norwine*

Dave Wordhouse

*Indicates trustee is eligible for re-election
**Serving final year of Julie (Barrett) Heldman’s term