Dates for upcoming Focus Retreats for ministry leaders in the Charis Fellowship have been announced.
The Central Focus Retreat will be held October 05 – 07, 2020, at Deer Creek Lodge Conference Center, 22300 State Park Road 20, Mt Sterling, OH 43143. It begins with a 3 p.m. registration on Monday, October 5 and concludes with a send-off late in the morning on Wednesday, October 7. Click here for more information.
The East Focus Retreat will be October 19 – 21, 2020, at Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites Ocean City, 1701 Atlantic Avenue, Ocean City, MD 21842. Like the Central Retreat, it begins with a 3 p.m. registration on Monday afternoon, and concludes with a send-off late in the morning on Wednesday.
The retreats will be led by Phil Sparling, executive director of the Charis Fellowship and pastor of Auburn Grace Community Church, a Charis Fellowship congregation in Auburn, Calif. They will follow the theme of Biblical Relationships, centered around Ecclesiastes 4:12: ‘And if one can overpower him who is alone, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart.’
- Southwest: January 25 – 27, 2021 at Camp Lawrence Daley at Mt. Crags, 26801 Dorothy Dr. Calabasas, Calif.
- South: March 08 – 10, 2021 at Florida FFA Leadership Training Center, Haines City, Fla.
- Northwest: May 24 – 26, 2021, Camp Clearlake, 11660 Tieton Reservoir Rd., Naches, Wash.
Registration for the retreats in early 2021 will be available as the dates draw nearer.