![]() Eighteen hotel-style rooms have two beds and a private bathroom. Group leaders wanting to host retreats or overnight events at the facility can pick between two choices of lodging in the same building, both of which can accommodate up to 100 people. Situated on 150 acres of woods and prairie in Farmington, Minnesota, near a small lake surrounded by marsh, Mount Olivet Conference and Retreat Center has plenty of quiet spots for reflection and meditation. In the summer, guests can enjoy swimming, a waterslide, inflatable toys, rock walls, water ziplines and more.Ĭ Mount Olivet Conference and Retreat Center Farmington, Minnesota There are hiking trails, axe throwing, archery, and canoes and kayaks on the lake. Groups do not have to be religious to host events there, but “we offer an environment conducive to spiritual renewal, personal reflection and inspiring relationships,” said Ross Knecht, executive director of the retreat center.įor fun, groups can ride four ziplines that run almost 1,000 feet, challenge each other on two paintball fields or participate in interactive team building activities, such as a low ropes course and individual challenges geared to engage groups. The worship facility can seat 1,000 people. On the other side of the lake, Country Lake has five dorms that sleep 500 and dining facilities for 600. The center’s food service staff can feed up to 200 guests. The center hosts everything from quilting retreats to mission organization conferences. Originally built as a summer camp for a church in Louisville, the property has expanded from a few primitive cabins to a 52-room hotel and conference center overlooking the lake. It sits on the edge of a 16-acre lake on 200 acres of rural property about three minutes off the interstate. Country Lake Christian Retreat Underwood, IndianaĬountry Lake Christian Retreat is 25 miles north of Louisville, Kentucky, in southern Indiana. The following five centers provide food, lodging and fun activities, from yoga, axe throwing and meditation to ziplining, climbing walls and ropes courses. ![]() S ometimes the best spiritual experience happen in the wilderness.Īmerica’s Heartland has plenty of retreat centers for religious groups wanting to get out of the city for conferences or meetings.
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