Victory Ministries of Alaska
Our History
Victory Ministries was established,
to support the Body of Christ in reaching the lost, to build the faith of Christ's followers, and to equip those seeking to serve God.
More than 50 years ago, in 1941, a few missionaries met together and discussed the benefits of meeting yearly for a time of spiritual refreshment. An extensive prayer list pinpointed the requirements for a camp and conference site, including such priorities as a high lake, good water supply and accessibility to a main road. Each of these items was found at a site by Index Lake, near the Matanuska Glacier.
Alaska was then a Territory, so it was necessary for bills to be introduced in the U.S. Congress to make the purchase of the first 80 acres possible. The camp was named Victory Bible Camp and now has facilities for more than 300 people, located on 389 acres in this beautiful valley.
Victory Bible Camps and Conference Center, located 95 miles northeast of Anchorage, in the Talkeetna Mountains, ministers mainly to the urban population of Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valley (Palmer and Wasilla). Frequently though, campers come from the lower 48 states, Canada, and Russia. There are camping programs year-round and include: family camps, missionary conferences, weekend retreats, public school programs and summer camps for all ages.
Camp Li-Wa (Living Water) was started in 1959 and was operated as part of the Denali Bible Church in Fairbanks for 25 years mainly as a summer camp. Wycliff also had a missionary there. Camp Li-Wa was turned over to InterAct Ministries (Victory's parent organization) and then to Victory Ministries.
Camp Li-Wa now runs eight weeks of summer camp. It is also a winter retreat for churches in the area and just recently completed a heated riding arena to minister to the needs of the Fairbanks community. Camp Li-Wa is located just five miles from Fairbanks and ministers in that area.
