Close out Black History Month with some Laughter, Lunch, & Learning centered around the story of a great American abolitionist, featuring the Rev. Jackie Utley as Sojourner Truth, and hosted by Pegi Roberts.

This one-day retreat at Camp Kinard will be hosted on Thursday, February 27, from 9:30am-2:00pm. Cost is $30/person and includes lunch and all program materials. Come as an individual or sign up as a group – we hope to welcome you there! Sign Up Here →

 Ever wonder what this old-fashioned biblical word say to us in our fast-paced culture?

How do we slow down, stop, see, notice, and appreciate what surrounds us. You are invited to join your sisters in Christ on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (Walterobo, SC) for mid-afternoon tea (3:00-5:30pm), scrumptious goodies, exciting conversation, and an inspiring message. Our theme will be “Behold!”

Donations are appreciated. Participants will take home a beautiful cup and saucer. Invite a friend! This event is for women and girls of all ages! Register soon so that we can plan accordingly! Learn more →

Are you tired of being tired?

Are you interested in hearing about how fuel for your Soul and Spirit can inform and BE informed through God’s good food for your body?

Come together April 10-12, 2025, to explore the connection of Spiritual and Physical nourishment and how our lives can COME ALIVE with God’s good fuel. Utilizing Scripture and Nature hand in hand, you will leave this retreat inspired and equipped to immediately begin a shift toward a more complete life FULL OF LIFE-ING! Come and be fed with the Living Word and life-giving foods! Learn more →

 Sign up today and explore your creative side at Coastal Retreat’s upcoming “Coastal Crafting” program, hosted over April 30 – May 3, 2025.

Your creative spirit will be awakened (regardless of how asleep it is!) with opportunity through game night, talent sharing, and contemplative Taize devotions to accompany the crafting projects. You’ll also be guided through candle making, sweetgrass basket sewing, pokeberry-dying, and tin can jewelry and chimes honing.

Interested? Learn more →

The following groups have recently hosted events or are scheduled to stay at Camp Kinard or Coastal Retreat this month. We appreciate their support of this ministry of hospitality!

Christ Our King Catholic Church (Mt. Pleasant, SC)
Christus Victor Lutheran Church (Columbia, SC)
Diocese of Charleston – E Team Retreat
Ebenezer Lutheran Church (Columbia, SC)
SCLRC Laugh, Learn, & Lunch
SC Synod – CYFM Elementary School Retreat
SC Synod – Women of the ELCA
Sequanota Lutheran Conference Center & Camp (Jennerstown, PA)
Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities (Charleston, SC)
South Carolina TeenPact
St Benedict Catholic Church (Mt. Pleasant, SC)
St Pauls Anglican Church (Summerville, SC)
Westminster Catawba Christian School (Rock Hill, SC)