Join us for this year’s Women’s Retreat on May 13th and 14th! Our annual Women’s Retreat is a weekend to get away, grow friendships and make new ones, and be encouraged in your relationship with God through time with Him and in His Word. We hope you will take advantage of this great opportunity for spiritual, relational, and physical rest and rejuvenation!

No Longer Strangers

Ephesians 2:11-22

Christ’s sacrifice gives us the opportunity to be sisters instead of strangers. Following two years that have been stressful, and at many times isolating, we’ll dig in to what it means to come together after a period when differences have felt stark. Rebecca Harrington (Dartmouth ’10, Cru Lifelines) will lead us through Ephesians 2 and some experiential learning activities,  exploring our reconciliation through Christ and our shared identity in His family.

Retreat Details

We’ll be returning to Pilgrim Pines Conference Center in Swanzey, NH for our retreat. Pilgrim Pines is beautiful, with hiking trails, a small lake, and a variety of housing options.

Accomodations

The retreat begins Friday evening and ends Saturday night after dinner, but the option to stay another night is available.  The cost of the retreat depends on how long you plan to stay. Rooming options include singles, doubles, and group options for 3-8 women in cabins or apartments (no bunkbeds)*.

  • Friday Night - $110 (includes Saturday breakfast, lunch & dinner).
  • Friday & Saturday Night - $175 (includes Saturday breakfast, lunch & dinner, Sunday breakfast).
  • Saturday Day Only (no lodging) - $65 (includes Saturday breakfast, lunch & dinner).

*Some housing options may be limited
If you have not yet registered but would like to attend, please email Faye Gillespie as soon as possible. 

What to bring

Bible, Notebook, Pen
Toiletries
Comfortable Clothes
Walking shoes, if you plan to walk or hike

Directions

Pilgrim Pines is about 1 hour and 20 minutes from Hanover, near Keene, NH.
220 West Shore Road
Swanzey, NH 03446
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Questions?

Contact Faye Gillespie.

Previous Retreats

You can get a sense of what previous Women's Retreats looked like below!
Women's Retreat 2024
March 19th, 2024
On March 15th and 16th, women from Christ Redeemer Church, Christ Restoration Church, and The Quechee Church gathered at Pilgrim Pines Conference Center in Swanzey, NH for a retreat. The retreat theme was "Why This? Why Now?" Speaker Coletta Smith helped us reflect and consider how we can grow in our understanding of God's plan for each of our lives. Special thanks to all who planned and helped ma...
Women's Retreat 2022
May 25th, 2022
After a two year hiatus due to covid, we were delighted to return to Pilgrim Pines in Swanzey, NH for our 2022 Women's Retreat. The retreat theme was "No Longer Strangers." Over the weekend, we considered how Christ’s sacrifice gives us the opportunity to be sisters instead of strangers. After two years that were very stressful, and at many times isolating, we dig into what it means to come togeth...
Women's Retreat 2019
May 14th, 2019
For this year’s annual Spring Women’s Retreat, women from Christ Redeemer Church, Christ Restoration Church, and The Quechee Church returned to Pilgrim Pines Conference Center in Swanzey, NH to reflect on the theme “He Brings the Rain: Learning to Embrace the Storms of Life”.Through short teaching sessions, interactive activities, personal testimonies and discussion groups, we considered ways that...