Volunteer

Volunteer opportunities

Getting involved

Come out for a day, come out for a week. If you have a desire to be a blessing, we have a place where your whole family can serve together. We have a variety of tasks around the Ranch fit for any skill level:

  • Carpentry
  • Plumbing
  • Electrical
  • Landscaping
  • Drywall
  • Appliance maintenance
  • Tractor and vehicle repair
  • Fencing and irrigation
  • Tree trimming and care

Interested in volunteering at one of our camps? You can:

  • Lead craft and game sessions
  • Help with archery, tomahawk/knife throwing, and pony rides
  • Lead music or accompany with an instrument
  • Assist in the kitchen
  • Tidy up facilities after camp

During our summer Character Camps, there is also an opportunity to invest in the Native children from the Colville Reservation. We also have groups that rent the Ranch. Please get in contact with us if you are interested in helping in the kitchen during these camps.

If you can't make it to a scheduled event, feel free to come out any time of year to assist at the Ranch. Current building-related tasks include:

  • Ranch House (Drywall repair, painting, bathroom caulking, foundation vent screens, roof flashing, kitchen - counters and flooring installed, new flooring installed in the entryway)
  • Shalom Cabin (painting, heaters and fans installed)
  • Strawbale Construction (we are finalizing plans and then will apply for permits)

Miscellaneous projects include:

  • Building a gutter ball game and box hockey
  • Archery stand backing
  • Slide installation
  • Horse round pen
  • Basketball court
  • Rebuilding our gaga ball pit

Here's a peek into our plans for the future:

  • A high-ropes course
  • A creation/antique museum and library
  • Staff housing built with straw bale construction
  • New straw bale constructed shop

(Last updated: February 12, 2024)

Summer Internship Opportunity

Are you looking for a place to serve this summer? Peniel Ranch could be the place for you! We have lots of volunteer opportunities year-round, fit for any skill level. Peniel Ranch hosts family camps, mission trips (character camps), and rental groups of all sizes. To keep up with the business of camps, there is much to be done at the Ranch, from cooking, serving, and cleaning for camps to yard, machinery, appliance, and building maintenance. During the summer there are lots of projects and repairs that need to be done too. Come for the whole summer or for a shorter time—we’d love to have you whenever you are available!

AGE: We are looking for volunteers who are at least fourteen years old.

EXPECTATIONS:  A born-again believer with love for Christ that overflows from the heart, a Christ-centered attitude towards work and others and a teachable mindset, a joyful attitude that is quick to help and slow to complain, perseverance through hard work, and little sleep.

JOB EXPERIENCE: None required. We will teach you how to do everything you are asked to do. If you do have job experience in cooking, cleaning, carpentry, plumbing, electrical, landscaping, drywall, appliance maintenance, tractor and vehicle repair, fencing and irrigation, equine care, tree trimming, and care, let us know.

EXPERIENCE GAINED: You will walk away with a whole summer where you have served the Lord and hopefully grown in your faith and relationship with Jesus.  An entire summer of electives for your high school or college education. And work experience in so many different areas that can go on your resume for job applications.

Contact us for more on how you can serve the Lord at Peniel Ranch!

Camp2Us Program

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Are you looking into getting a college degree while working at a camp? You can do this at Peniel Ranch. We are excited to partner with Faith Baptist College out of Iowa with their Camp2Us program. College-age students can earn a degree online through Faith at a discounted price, all while working and living at Peniel Ranch!