As our staff and board of trustees kick-off the 2025 retreat season, we eagerly anticipate celebrating the next milestone in the Building+Renewing+Believing: Holy Spaces campaign!

Thanks to YOUR generosity, the South Carolina Lutheran Retreat Centers have raised $958,000+ for several key projects at Camp Kinard, including the construction of a new chapel overlooking the lakes. Your support is making a significant impact and bringing us closer to creating a sacred worship space at Camp Kinard.

We encourage you to invite others on this journey as we look to further SCLRC’s ministry of providing holy spaces for God to change lives! Help us reach the $1 Million Milestone →

Make new friends and learn something new at our annual Laugh, Learn, & Lunch program. There are two opportunities to join our staff in the near future for this fun program you won’t want to miss! Register as an individual, bring a friend, or sign up your congregational group.

We hope to see you there!

Laugh, Learn, & Lunch @ Coastal Retreat (Feb. 6, 2025)
Guest Presenter: Rev. Mary Finklea Register Here →

Laugh, Learn, & Lunch @ Camp Kinard (Feb. 27, 2025)
Guest Presenter: Rev. Jackie Utley Register Here → 

*Please note the presenters and dates have been corrected from the email version. We apologize for the confusion!

Make it a resolution this year to show off your love for Camp Kinard & Coastal Retreat this year!

“Coastal Retreat” t-shirts/stickers and “SCLRC”  water bottles are now available for purchase on location at Coastal Retreat or through our virtual store. Water bottles and “Camp Kinard” stickers are also available for purchase at Camp Kinard, with t-shirts (and more!) being available online. Shop Here → 

Are you tired of being tired?

Do you wonder how our food systems might have become so distorted and broken that local food shared by neighbors has become radical and difficult?

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 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! Recipes and Scripture will be yours for the keeping, in addition to fellowship and the peaceful pristine beauty of Camp Kinard.

Come and be fed with the Living Word and life-giving foods! Register Here → 

Stay at Coastal Retreat over April 30 – May 3, 2025 for this relaxing retreat on the beautiful coast of South Carolina.

Your creative spirit will be awakened with opportunity through game night, talent sharing, and contemplative Taize devotions to accompany the Crafting projects. You’ll be guided through candle making, sweetgrass basket sewing, pokeberry-dying, and tin can jewelry and chimes honing. Learn more →

Due to low enrollment, Camp Kinard has made the difficult decision to postpone the previously scheduled “Frazzled to Fantastic” retreat. Our staff is eager to plan a future event that better meets your needs and is seeking feedback for possible dates. Complete Survey→  

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!

Camp Jubilee – Leadership Retreat
Christ Our King Catholic Church (Mt. Pleasant, SC)
Diocese of Charleston – E-Team Retreat
Faith Presbyterian Church (Irmo, SC)
Joint Ministries of Region 9 – Campus Ministry
Leadership Lexington  – Entrance Retreat
Mt. Hermon Lutheran Church (West Columbia, SC)
SC Lutheran Scouts – 55th Annual Retreat
SC Synod – Children, Youth, and Family Ministry – Middle School Retreat
SCLRC Board of Trustees