Meet Our Team
Neil has served in several roles at BCC since the summer of 2013… He became the Full-Time Executive Director in August 2024.
Neil was born in Stuart, Florida in 1973. It was there in south Florida where he grew up attending church and began following Jesus at the age of 9. It was also there in Florida where he first heard God’s call of ministry on his life. In 1993, at the age of 20, Neil began in ministry with The New Life Drama Company, a ministry based out of southern Tennessee. As a part of that ministry, he traveled the country preaching in churches, teaching in schools, and performing drama in many places. In 2000, he moved to Georgia where he worked in bank management and volunteered teaching in the local church. In late 2001, he met his beautiful bride Stephanie. Neil married Stephanie in July 2002, and they have 3 amazing children; Taylor (married to Tommy), Elyssa (married to Jared), and Elijah. Taylor and Tommy gave them their first grandson Noah in March 2024. Neil and his family moved to Great Falls, Montana in April 2013 where he served as the Student & Family Pastor at Harvest Springs Community Church for 10 years. He has always loved camp ministry because of the unique experience and intimate setting it creates for people to build a deeper relationship with Jesus and others. Being in camping ministry has been a prayer and dream for both he and Stephanie since before they even met each other! Neil loves spending time with his family, coaching and watching sports (especially volleyball, football, & basketball), listening to music (just about any kind & usually pretty LOUD!), spending time in the mountains, and having great conversations with friends. Other than the Holy Spirit… Neil is mostly fueled by coffee, pizza, and gravy!!!
Shawn has been serving as the Facilities Director at Beartooth Christian Camp since early 2023.
Shawn oversees all things grounds, buildings, construction and maintenance. He brings a huge wealth of experience here to BCC from his many years in the industry. Shawn can fix just about anything! He has been married to his wife Michelle for 26 years and they have 3 sons (Justin, Jared, and Kyle) and two daughters in-law (Katie who is married to Justin, and Elyssa who is married to Jared). They have been serving in ministry to young people and families for over 20 years. Shawn’s goal is to make sure young people have a chance to hear the truth of God’s Word. Shawn loves a good fish fry or a perfectly grilled brat! He is a huge Green Bay Packers fan and loves watching the Wisconsin Badgers play football and volleyball.
Stephanie has served in many roles at BCC since the summer of 2013… She has also served on the BCC Board.
Stephanie takes care of all of the bookkeeping for BCC. She has been married to Neil since July 2002. She is a mom to 3 amazing kids and a grandmother to 1 (so far!) Stephanie was born in Georgia, but she will tell you that she feels like she was made to live in Montana! She accepted Christ at the age of 25 and has felt His calling to serve Him ever since. She has especially felt called to mentor young women. While she has done quite a few things over the years, including owning her own event planning business… she has spent most of her career in the accounting field. She worked over 20 years for a Christian financial planning & accounting firm based in Georgia and has worked for a few firms in Montana as well. When Stephanie first stepped foot on the campus of BCC in June 2013, it immediately became her favorite place on Earth! She calls it her “happy place!” Both her and Neil feel incredibly blessed that God has called them here to do HIS work! Stephanie loves spending time with her family, watching volleyball, reading, and watching a good crime drama. She is a huge fan of Diet Dr Pepper, Slim Jims, and STEAK!!
Michelle has been serving with her husband Shawn & their kids at Beartooth Christian Camp since early 2023.
Michelle is married to her husband, Shawn Patterson, who serves as the Facilities Director at Beartooth Christian Camp. Together, they have three sons, and two daughters-in-law. Michelle is excited to be taking on the role of Office Manager and providing over 20 years of experience in the business industry. Michelle’s goal is to serve others with the administration gift that God has blessed her with. Michelle loves to hunt and fish, especially with her boys! Her favorite food includes just about anything Mexican or Italian. One thing most people don’t know about Michelle is that she is a published author!
The Berglund’s began serving at BCC in the summer of 2024.
Maddie and her husband Rick came to BCC the summer of 2024 with a heart and passion for Serving the Lord. She is heading up our fund raising and strategic savings around camp. With over 35 years of Christian Camping Experience as well as being a corporate banker and business owner, her knowledge is being used daily. Maddie also fills in our Food Service area. She raised three wonderful children . Ben (23) who works along side at BCC, Heather (21) newly married to Kevin and Joe (35) married to Liz with three beautiful grandchildren. Maddie has a real passion for food! She really enjoys exploring all types of different food cultures including learning to cook them.
The Berglund’s began serving at BCC in the summer of 2024.
Rick came to BCC with his wife Maddie and son Ben in the summer of 2024. Rick works alongside Shawn as his assistant and also in Development with Maddie. Rick has worked in Christian Camping over 30 years from counseling to serving on camp boards. Rick really enjoys serving others and building things. With Maddie, they have raised three kids. Rick enjoys hunting, fishing and sports. His favorite sports are wrestling (coached for many years) and church softball. Rick’s biggest enjoyment is seeing young people grow closer to God out at camp. Rick’s new passion for food is anything and everything huckleberry. Since moving up here to camp, he now says… “Huckleberry, is his new jam!”